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Dirty Dozen EDCsBPA | Lead | Dioxin | Arsenic | Atrazine | Mercury | Phthalates | Perfluorinated chemicals | Perchlorate | Organophosphate pesticides | Fire retardants | Glycol Ethers |
A list of endocrine disrupters: 12 hormone-altering chemicals Why did endosulfan cause serious defects?It was dumped into rivers and caused increased DNA strand breaks. |
Time periods in The Third Wave by Alvin TofflerThe Industrial Revolution (The 2nd Wave) began in the 18th century. KNOW it was from 1820-1840. It began in Britain and within a few decades it spread | Information Technology (The 3rd Wave) |
| | Environmental Impact of Industrial RevolutionDeforestation | Water pollution including ground aquifers | loss of oxygenation | resource depletion | more CO2 in air |
Air PollutionSulfur dioxide gets released into atmosphere | Acid rain = sulfur dioxide |
Acid RainAcid rain is Sulfur dioxide + nitric oxide | When the emissions travel long distances secondary pollutants form | Nitrogen dioxide, nitric acid, acid vapor, sulfuric acid, sulfate, nitrate salts |
Smoglarge part is ground-level ozone. (TOXIC) | Ozone = nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons react with oxygen. Catalyzed by sunlight. |
Chromium Land PollutionOpen cast mining leaves TONS of reject minerals | Rain washes away toxic chromium | 50 Year Lifespan | 85% of Sukinda Valley population suffers from “pollution induced” diseases | Skin cancers occurred in Hinkley, California |
Uranium Contamination in Navajo nationChromium and Uranium mines not cleaned up | People not notified of radiation | Some people live less than quarter mile |
Pesticide: DDTNot used in USA but USA still exports it | Most pesticides kill more than just pests | How does DDT affect birds? | birds metabolize DDT to DTE. They lay soft shell eggs |
Land PollutionLeads to water pollution. | Chemicals washed into bodies of water |
Point Source Water PollutionEasy to find and control | & can be Reduced and Monitored | Factories | Sewage system | Power plans | Underground coal mines | oil wells |
Non-point sourcesHard to find. Cannot control | Rain and Snow move through the ground and pick up pollutants | Runoff of fertilizer from farm | Storm water drainage from lawns, parking lots, streets |
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