CH 16 vocab
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mvbernardini on February 3, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nuclear radiation | a form of energy that comes from nuclear reactions |
| Transboundary pollution | pollution that starts in one country and crosses boundaries into other countries |
| Industrial revolution | the huge social and econimic change in Europe and the U.S. that shifted from hand tools to machines |
| Accidental pollution | the release of harmful substances in to the environment from an accident |
| General pollution | The release of harmful substances into the environment from daily activities |
| Acid Rain | rain that can damage the environment because it contains acid |
| River system | a river and all the tributaries that flow into it |
| Downwind | in the direction that the wind is blowing |
| Toxic Chemicals | a chemical that is poisonous to living things |
| Toxic Waste | waste materials from industries that are poisonous to living things |
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