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(M6) Environmental Issues Vocabulary

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  • a result or goal which you are trying to achieve
    target
  • the cutting down, or burning of trees in a large area
    deforestation
  • a substance designed to kill plants
    herbicide
  • a gradual increase in the world's temperatures, believed to be caused in part at least, by the greenhouse effect
    global warming
  • a situation that gets worse and worse in a way that cannot be controlled
    spiral or spiral out of control
  • made of material which will naturally decay relatively quickly because of the action of bacteria on it
    biodegradable
  • a kind of energy which is obtained from the sun's rays
    solar energy
  • energy which is able to be used for a long time without causing damage to the environment
    sustainable energy
  • a gas which has no colour or smell and which is present in the atmosphere
    carbon dioxide
  • a place where waste material is buried under layers of earth, often being excavated especially for this purpose
    landfill site
  • all the living creatures and plants in a particular area, together with their environment or habitat, often considered in relationship to each other
    ecosystem
  • used especially of plants and animals which are in danger of being made extinct, at risk of being harmed or destroyed
    endangered
  • the unnecessary, extravagant, wrong or unwise use of something
    waste
  • the natural surroundings in which plant or animal usually lives
    habitat
  • poisonous (synonym)
    toxic
  • to make something dirty or harmful by putting something dirty or harmful into it
    contaminate
  • waste material in the form of liquid discharged from a sewage works, factory and others
    effluent
  • a person who lives in a place
    inhabitant
  • an area of land where a large number of windmills have been built to generate electricity
    wind farm
  • a chemical substance that is used to kill pests, especially insects which are considered harmful to crops
    pesticide
  • the radioactive waste which left after an industrial nuclear process has been completed
    nuclear waste
  • the animals, birds, insects which live in their natural surroundings and are not domesticated
    wildlife
  • waste that is produced in the course of manufacturing process which is toxic and so presents a threat to the environment
    hazardous waste
  • the act of protection and preserving something, especially the environment
    conservation
  • layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone collects, absorbing harmful radiation from the sun
    ozone layer
  • not causing any damage to the environment
    environmentally-friendly
  • the name given to a political party which encourages the protection of the environment
    the Greens or Green Party
  • to put material or an object through some kind of process that allows it to be used again
    recycle
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