ENSP 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Toxics Release Inventory, Indoor Air Quality, Tropospheric Ozone
14 May 2019
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Us air quality has improved since clean air act. Globally air can still be very unhealthy. Makes plants more suceptible to disease and pests. Epa ranks indoor air pollutants as one of the top risks to public health. Cfcs can deplete the stratospheric ozone layer. Nationas water quality has been and continues to be unsatisfactory. Biggest source is from nutrient runoff from agriculture. Loss of wetlands increases pollution since they can clean pollutants from the water. Over 90% of chemicals are considered safe despite never having a full toxicity test. 1986 emergency planning and community right to know act. Hard to track where hazardous wastes go, making it extremely dangerous. Hazardous chemicals can lead from containers, landfills to contaminate groundwater. Generally larger and are harder to clean up. Blue ribbon commissionon america"s nuclear future in 2010. Humans are using a huge portion of earth"s natural capital, leaving less for other. Most effective strategy is to reduce use of consumer goods.
