Pollution Articles

• Water
  Floods
  Environmental Issues
  Pollution
  Sustainability
  Landslides
   
  

  Surface runoff

  Surface runoff is water, from rain, snowmelt, or other sources, that flows over the land surface, and is a major component of the water cycle. Runoff that occurs on surfaces before reaching a channel ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
  Hazardous Waste
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Landfill

  Landfill is a waste disposal site for the deposit of the waste onto or into land. Most modern landfills require a minimum of one containment ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
  Recycling and Waste
  Environmental Science
  Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Waste

  Waste, rubbish, or garbage is unwanted or undesired material. Waste is something which has lost its apparent value to its owner. It is a misplaced ... > 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
• Water
  Recycling and Waste
  Drought
  Environmental Issues
  Drought Research
  Ecosystems
   
  

  Groundwater

  Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of geologic formations. A formation of rock/soil is called an aquifer when it can yield a useable ... > 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
• Organic Chemistry
  Geochemistry
  Chemistry
  Biochemistry
  Acid Rain
  Pollution
   
  

  Phosphate

  In inorganic chemistry, a phosphate is a salt of phosphoric acid. Phosphates are also important in biochemistry. Surface runoff of phosphates from excessively fertilized farmland can be a cause of ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
  Renewable Energy
  Energy Policy
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Fossil fuel

  Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals. In common dialogue, the term fossil fuel also includes ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Forest
  Environmental Science
  Oil Spills
  Ecology
   
  

  Smoulder

  Smouldering (or smoldering in American spelling) combustion is a flameless form of combustion, deriving its heat from oxidations occurring on the surface of a solid fuel. Common examples are the ... > more
• Global Warming
  Water
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Fog

  Fog is a cloud in contact with the ground. Fog differs from other clouds only in that fog touches the surface of the Earth. The same cloud that is not fog on lower ground may be fog where it contacts ... > more

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