Environmental Issues

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Across
  1. 3. Using resources in a way that meets present needs without harming the future
  2. 7. Risks Dangers to people’s health caused by toxic exposure
  3. 9. A large e-waste dumping site in Ghana
  4. 11. Removing valuable materials from waste or the ground
  5. 13. Chain The journey of a product from raw materials to consumer
  6. 14. When land becomes polluted by chemicals
  7. 15. Discarded electrical devices such as phones and computers
  8. 17. Impact The effect technology has on the natural world
  9. 19. Reprocessing materials so they can be used again
  10. 21. The process used to extract metals that releases toxic smoke
  11. 22. A precious metal found in phones and recovered from e-waste
  12. 25. Obsolescence Designing products to encourage frequent replacement
  13. 26. Chemicals Harmful substances such as lead or mercury found in e-waste
  14. 27. A dangerous chemical released when electronics are burned
  15. 28. Labour Children working in unsafe conditions to earn money
Down
  1. 1. Using resources responsibly to protect the future
  2. 2. Extracting raw materials from the Earth for manufacturing
  3. 4. Pollution Harmful substances entering rivers or drinking water
  4. 5. A valuable metal used in phone batteries, often mined in poor conditions
  5. 6. Damage to air, water, or land caused by harmful substances
  6. 8. Earths Scarce materials used in electronic components
  7. 10. Footprint The total greenhouse gases produced by an activity or product
  8. 11. Design Designing technology with environmental and social responsibility
  9. 12. When products are designed to stop being useful over time
  10. 16. Consumption The amount of energy used by devices and services
  11. 18. Recovering materials to reduce environmental damage
  12. 20. A metal extracted from old electronics and used in wiring
  13. 23. Sites where waste is buried in the ground
  14. 24. Poisonous substances released from burning e-waste