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Environmental Issues and Solutions Guide

The document discusses various environmental problems such as pollution, resource depletion, population growth, and habitat destruction. It then goes into more detail about different types of pollution like solid wastes, chemicals, and gases. The document also discusses renewable and nonrenewable resources and gives examples of each. Finally, it discusses potential solutions to environmental problems like reducing waste, reusing items, and recycling.

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Environmental Issues and Solutions Guide

The document discusses various environmental problems such as pollution, resource depletion, population growth, and habitat destruction. It then goes into more detail about different types of pollution like solid wastes, chemicals, and gases. The document also discusses renewable and nonrenewable resources and gives examples of each. Finally, it discusses potential solutions to environmental problems like reducing waste, reusing items, and recycling.

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Environmental

Problems/Solutions
By: Mr. Hunter
Youve just been to Wal-Mart. Rather
than throw away your bag, you
decide to reuse it.

Brainstorm a list of ways to reuse the


bag.
Environmental Problems
Pollution

Resource Depletion

Human Population Growth

Habitat Destruction
Pollution
What do you think of when you think
of pollution? Which type of pollution
do you think is worse?
Types of Pollution
Solid Wastes

Chemicals

Radioactive Wastes

Gases
Solid Wastes
Hazardous Wastes

Waste that can catch fire, wear


through metal, explode or make
people sick
Chemicals
Compare/contrast CFCs PCBs
Nonrenewable/Renewable
Resources
Renewable Resource: a natural
resource that can be replaced at the
same rate at which the resource is
consumed

Nonrenewable Resource: a
resource that forms at a rate that is
much slower than the rate at which it
is consumed
Renewable or Nonrenewable?
Sunlight
Wind
Natural Gas
Coal
Iron
Fresh water
Trees
Renewable
Sunlight
Wind
Fresh water
trees
Nonrenewable
Natural gas
Coal
Iron
Renewable vs. Nonrenewable
Are there any items on the
renewable list that could become
nonrenewable?
Renewable
Many renewable resources could
become so polluted or overused that
they would no longer be valuable.
Human Population Growth
The human population exhibits
exponential growth.

As more people move around, more


natural resourced are needed.

Eventually, the resources may


become depleted and pollution level
may rise.
biodiversity
Deforestation, point-source, non-
point sources
Your Community
Draw a picture of what your
commmunity might look like in the
year 2100 if pollution and habitat
destruction continue at a rapid rate.

Draw a picture on the other side


showing what it looks like if the
environmental problems are
prevented
Prevention of Environmental
Problems
REDUCE
REUSE
RECYCLE

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