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• Ecology
  Biodiversity
  Environmental Policy
  Sustainability
  Rainforests
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Conservation biology

  Conservation biology is the protection and management of biodiversity that uses principles and experiences from the biological sciences, from natural resource management, and from the social ... > 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
• Soil Types
  Organic
  Fungus
  Landslides
  Agriculture and Food
  Acid Rain
   
  

  Soil science

  Soil science deals with soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Environmental Science
  Energy Technology
  Sustainability
  Solar Energy
   
  

  Renewable energy

  Renewable energy (sources) or RES capture their energy from existing flows of energy, from on-going natural processes, such as sunshine, wind, flowing water, biological processes, and geothermal heat ... > 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
• Water
  Nature of Water
  Drought Research
  Environmental Issues
  Ecosystems
  Pollution
   
  

  Water

  Water is a tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless (it has a slight hint of blue) substance in its pure form that is essential to all known forms of life and is known also as the most universal ... > more
• Ozone Holes
  Environmental Issues
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Atmosphere
   
  

  Ozone

  Ozone (O3) is an allotrope of oxygen, the molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms instead of the more stable diatomic O2. Ozone is a powerful oxidizing agent. It is present in low concentrations ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Agriculture and Food
  Organic
  Sports Medicine
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Pesticide

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or USEPA) defines a pesticide as "any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest". A pesticide ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Renewable Energy
  Sports Science
  Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
   
  

  Methane

  Methane is a significant and plentiful fuel which is the principal component of natural gas. Burning one molecule of methane in the presence of oxygen releases one molecule of CO2 (carbon dioxide) ... > more
• Mining
  Pollution
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Science
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Lead

  Lead is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, ductile, very soft, highly malleable, bluish-white metal that has ... > more

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