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• Nuclear Energy
  Weapons Technology
  Energy and the Environment
  Mining
  Renewable Energy
  Pollution
   
  

  Uranium

  Uranium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92. Heavy, silvery-white, toxic, metallic, naturally radioactive, pyrophoric, and teratogenic uranium ... > more
• Renewable Energy
  Hazardous Waste
  Energy and the Environment
  Recycling and Waste
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Radioactive waste

  Radioactive waste is waste type containing radioactive chemical elements that does not have a practical purpose. It is sometimes the product of a nuclear process, such as nuclear fission. The ... > more
• Alternative Fuels
  Fossil Fuels
  Fuel Cells
  Energy and the Environment
  Petroleum
  Renewable Energy
   
  

  Common ethanol fuel mixtures

  Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) and methanol (methyl alcohol) are two types of alcohol fuels. The use of pure alcohols in internal combustion engines is only possible if the engine is designed or modified ... > more
• Alternative Fuels
  Fossil Fuels
  Fuel Cells
  Energy and the Environment
  Vehicles
  Petroleum
   
  

  Flexible-fuel vehicle

  A flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) or dual-fuel vehicle (also sometimes called only flex-fuel) is an automobile that can typically alternate between two sources of fuel. A common example is a vehicle that ... > more
• Geomagnetic Storms
  Sun
  Solar Flare
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Wind Energy
   
  

  Solar wind

  A solar wind is a stream of charged particles (i.e., a plasma) which are ejected from the upper atmosphere of a star. When originating from stars other than the Earth's Sun, it is sometimes called a ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Thermodynamics
  Sports Science
  Water
  Physics
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Evaporation

  Evaporation is one of the two forms of vaporization. It is the process whereby atoms or molecules in a liquid state (or solid state if the substance sublimes) gain sufficient energy to enter the ... > more
• Acid Rain
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Air Quality
  Soil Types
  Forest
   
  

  Acid rain

  Acid rain is defined as any type of precipitation with a pH that is unusually low. Dissolved carbon dioxide dissociates to form weak carbonic acid giving a pH of approximately 5.6 at typical ... > more
• Geology
  Earth Science
  Atmosphere
  Earthquakes
  Geochemistry
  Natural Disasters
   
  

  Geophysics

  Geophysics, the study of the earth by quantitative physical methods, especially by seismic reflection and refraction, geodesy, gravity, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, and radioactivity ... > more
• Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Climate
  Environmental Policy
  Nature
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  Greenhouse gas

  Greenhouse gases are components of the atmosphere that contribute to the greenhouse effect. Some greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere, while others result from human activities such as ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
  Hazardous Waste
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
  Pollution
  Water
   
  

  Sewage treatment

  Sewage treatment is the process that removes the majority of the contaminants from waste-water or sewage and produces both a liquid effluent suitable for disposal to the natural environment and a ... > more

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