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• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Exotic Species
  Atmosphere
  Air Quality
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  Volcanic ash

  Volcanic ash consists of very fine rock and mineral particles less than 2 mm in diameter that are ejected from a volcanic vent. Ash is created when solid rock shatters and magma separates into minute ... > more
• Pollution
  Pests and Parasites
  Environmental Policy
  Environmental Issues
  Geography
  Nature
   
  

  DDT

  DDT was the first modern pesticide and is arguably the most well known organic pesticide. Overall, it is known that DDT concentrates in biological systems (particularly in body fat), that it is a ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Caving
  Geography
  Geology
   
  

  Mount Etna

  Mount Etna is an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. It is the largest active volcano in Europe, currently standing about 3,350 m (10,991 ft) high, though it ... > more
• Apes
  Mammals
  Sports Medicine
  Animals
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Gorilla

  The gorilla, the largest of the living primates, is a ground-dwelling herbivore that inhabits the forests of Africa. Gorillas are divided into two species and either four or five subspecies. Its DNA ... > more
• Nuclear Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Weapons Technology
  Physics
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Nuclear fission

  Nuclear fission is a process in nuclear physics in which the nucleus of an atom splits into two or more smaller nuclei as fission products, and usually some by-product particles. Hence, fission is a ... > more
• Water
  Ecosystems
  Drought Research
  Floods
  Pollution
  Ecology
   

  Brackish water

  Brackish water is water that is saltier than fresh water, but not as salty as sea water. It may result from mixing of seawater with fresh water, as in estuaries, or it may occur as in brackish fossil ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
  Environmental Issues
  Hazardous Waste
  Environmental Science
  Sustainability
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Recycling

  Recycling is the collection of used materials that would otherwise be waste to be broken down and remade into new products. Similarly, reuse is collecting waste such as food and drink containers to ... > more
• Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Sports Science
  Nuclear Energy
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Chernobyl disaster

  The Chernobyl disaster was an accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 26, 1986 at 01:23 a.m., consisting of an explosion at the plant and subsequent radioactive contamination of the ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
  Environmental Science
  Recycling and Waste
  Air Quality
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Energy and the Environment
   

  Hazardous waste

  Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of the these characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, ... > more
• Wildfires
  Oil Spills
  Rainforests
  Trees
  Ecology Research
  Ecology
   
  

  Controlled burn

  Prescribed or controlled burning is a technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, or prairie restoration. Fire is a natural part of both forest and grassland ecology and controlled fire ... > more

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