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The process of quickly and safely returning wastewater to the environment is called water __?__. |
reclamation |
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The document that called for a 50% reduction of CFCs by 1999 was the __?__. |
Montreal Protocol |
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Environmentalists claim that global warming is caused by human release of the chemical __?__. |
carbon dioxide |
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The place where processed wastewater is discharged into the environment is the __?__. |
outfall |
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Resources that regenerate slowly, if at all, are called __?__ resources. |
nonrenewable |
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Name one of the two replacement chemicals for CFCs. |
HFCs or HCFCs |
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What unit of measurement is used to measure ozone levels? |
Dobson units |
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Name the period, beginning in the 1300s, in which global temperatures dropped drastically. |
Little Ice Age |
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What term refers to any naturally occurring material that mankind can use? |
natural resource |
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What branch of science develops new methods of conservation through the application of environmental science? |
environmental technology |
