Contaminants and Human Health

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Across
  1. 3. acidification Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems have lost the ability to neutralize the acid rain
  2. 5. substances that occur in the environment that concentrations greater than what is expected
  3. 6. is a system that indicates air quality and its associated risks
  4. 8. released directly into the atmosphere in amounts that are a threat to health
  5. 9. source pollutants come from an easily identified source
  6. 10. when the air pollution hangs over urban areas and reduces visibility
  7. 12. is a substance in the environment that is harmful or could become harmful to living things
  8. 13. a goal for the future leaves future generations with a rich and full earth concerns the earths natural resources maintains fully functioning ecological system
  9. 17. the total of our surroundings, all things around us with which we interact
  10. 18. source pollutants come from more difficult to identify source
  11. 20. science, the pursuit of knowledge about the natural world scientists try to remain objective
  12. 22. when acid rain falls on lakes rivers and land increasing the acidity of water and soil
Down
  1. 1. sources distort discharge pollutants in an unconfined manner
  2. 2. a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world Ecological footprint, the environmental impact of a person or population
  3. 4. gases certain gases in the earths atmosphere can act like the gas glass of a greenhouseThe heat in the atmosphere
  4. 7. acidification involves short intense periods of acid precipitation
  5. 11. precipitation is highly acidic precipitation in the form of rain snow sleet or hail
  6. 14. bio accumulationThe concentration of a fat soluble toxins increases in higher order carnivores in a process called bioaccumulation
  7. 15. science the study of how humans interact with their environment is everything that surrounds us both natural and man-made
  8. 16. air pollutants substances that result from when to primary air pollutants mix
  9. 19. sources discharge substances from a discrete pathway such as a pipe ditch channel or tunnel from an industrial site
  10. 21. building syndrome how issues related to indoor air quality