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Humans and their impact on the environment.

CUE NOTES
● The ➔ Humans - reasons to blame [ in many ways].
environment - overpopulation,pollution, deforestation, bag plastic pollution,..
has degraded a - destroying by killing wildlife, cutting, locking of trees &
lot creating space for urbanization.

➔ From pollution: plastic, water, gas extraction, oil spills,..

➔ Air pollution - forest fire → harmful greenhouse gasses,
● Affecting planet -warm up → rise temp & rise in sea level => one of the
wildlife worst pollution.
- B/c: exhaust power plants, factories & wildlife
( deadly breathing mixture).

➔ From human activity pollution, affects envỉonment by ozone

● Majority depletion, climate change, haze acid, rain crap,..( including
CFC,HFCs & the halon - found in solvent, pesticides, foaming
pollution
agent.
➔ Thinning ozone layer → UV: damage crops & hurting immune
system, skin → Increase susceptibility to diseases, pests &
other environmental stressor.
- Acid rain: nitric + sulfuric from fossil fuels ( burned)
+ damages trees & other wildlife.
➔ Affect pp: cause cancer → death ( 9M pp were killed - 2015).

● Protect the ❖ Following 3R : reduce, reuse, recycle.

planet ❖ Conserve water.
❖ Plan trees, save energy.
❖ Use less chemicals, drive less, walk, bike,.. → EPA
❖ X litter, throw ur burning cigarettes outside → forest fire.

SUMMARY:
- We need to realize the issues b4 too late.
- Save the planet & go hug a tree.
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CFC chlorofluorocarbon

HFCs hydrofluorocarbons

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