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  Infiltration (hydrology)

  Infiltration is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. Infiltration is governed by two forces, gravity, and capillary action. While smaller pores offer greater resistance ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
  Hazardous Waste
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
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  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
• Air Pollution
  Acid Rain
  Geochemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Soil Types
  Organic
   
  

  Nitrogen

  Nitrogen is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen constitutes 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere and is a constituent of all living tissues. ... > more
• Air Quality
  Forest
  Global Warming
  Geochemistry
  Climate
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  Activated carbon

  Activated carbon (also called activated charcoal) is the more general term which includes carbon material mostly derived from charcoal. It denotes a material which has an exceptionally high surface ... > more
• Earthquakes
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  Oil Spills
  Geology
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  1999 Izmit, Turkey Earthquake

  The Izmit earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 which lasted for 45 seconds killed over 17,000 in northwestern Turkey on 17 August ... > more
• Petroleum
  Fossil Fuels
  Energy and the Environment
  Rainforests
  Air Quality
  Chemistry
   
  

  Natural gas

  Natural gas, commonly referred to as gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. It is found in oil fields and natural gas fields, as well as—in smaller quantities—in ... > more
• Oil Spills
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  Water
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  Gulf of Mexico

  The Gulf of Mexico is a major body of water bordered and nearly landlocked by North America. Because of the ever increasing amount of nitrogen and phosphates dissolved in the waters of the Gulf of ... > more
• Renewable Energy
  Nuclear Energy
  Energy and the Environment
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  Nuclear power plant

  A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. Nuclear power plants are base load stations, which work best when the power output is ... > more
• Weather
  Severe Weather
  Climate
  Atmosphere
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Global Warming
   
  

  Meteorology

  Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. Meteorological phenomena are observable weather events which illuminate and are explained by ... > 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
• Soil Types
  Agriculture and Food
  Organic
  Sustainability
  Fungus
  Landslides
   
  

  Agronomy

  Agronomy is a branch of agricultural science that deals with the study of crops and the soils in which they grow. Agronomists work to develop methods that will improve the use of soil and increase ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Mercury poisoning

  Mercury poisoning, also known as mercuralism, is the phenomenon of toxication by contact with mercury. The main dangers associated with elemental mercury are that at standard conditions for ... > more

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