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Ferndale High School

Ferndale, WA

Allison Porter

aporter@ferndale.wednet.edu

(360) 383-9303

Environmental Science

VI. Pollution (25-30%)

Pollution Types

Air pollution
(Sources-primary and secondary; major air pollutants; measurement units; smog; acid deposition-causes and effects; heat islands and temperature inversions; indoor air pollution; remediation and reduction strategies; Clean Air Act and other relevant laws)

Noise pollution
(Sources; effects; control measures)

Water pollution
(Types; sources, causes, and effects; cultural eutrophication; groundwater pollution; maintaining water quality; water purification; sewage treatment/septic systems; Clean Water Act and other relevant laws)

Solid waste
(Types; disposal; reduction)

Impacts on the Environment and Human Health

Hazards to human health
(Environmental risk analysis; acute and chronic effects; dose response relationships; air pollutants; smoking and other risks)

Hazardous chemicals in the environment
(Types of hazardous waste; treatment/disposal of hazardous waste; cleanup of contaminated sites; biomagnification; relevant laws)

Economic Impacts
(Cost-benefit analysis; externalities; marginal costs; sustainability)