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11 Cards in this Set
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Carrying Capacity
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Maximum numbers of individuals of a given species that the environment will support
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Composting
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Conservation method in which yard wastes such as cut grass, pulled weeds, and raked leaves are piled and left to decompose gradually
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Conservation
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Careful use of resources to reduce damage to the environment though such methods as composting and recycling materials
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Enzyme
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Substance that causes chemical reations to happen more quickly
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Hazardous Waste
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Poisonous, ignitable, or cancer causing waste
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Pollutant
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Any substance that contaminates the environment
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Recycling
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Conservation method in which old materials are processed to make new ones
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Sanitary Landfill
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Area where garbage is deposited and covered with soil and that is designed to prevent contamination of land and water
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Stream Discharge
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Volume of water that flows past a specific point per unit of time
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Radioactive
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Of, caused by, or exhibiting radioactivity. Radioactivity is the giving off of rays of energy or particles by the breaking apart of atmos of certain elements such as uranium
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Carbon Dioxide
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A heavy colorless gas that does not support burning, dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, is formed especially by the burning and breaking down of organic substances, is absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis, and has many industrial uses
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