Pollution Articles

• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Oil Spills
  Geology
  Pollution
   
  

  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
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Water
  Ecosystems
  Global Warming
  Severe Weather
   
  

  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
  Weapons Technology
  Environmental Science
  Hazardous Waste
   
  

  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
  Environmental Science
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   
  

  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
• Computer Modeling
  Computer Science
  Mathematical Modeling
  Distributed Computing
  Computer Programming
  Communications
   

  Computer simulation

  A computer simulation or a computer model is a computer program that attempts to simulate an abstract model of a particular system. Computer simulations have become a useful part of mathematical ... > more
• Sustainability
  Agriculture and Food
  Soil Types
  Organic
  Energy and the Environment
  Ecology
   

  Sustainable agriculture

  Sustainable agriculture integrates three main goals: environmental stewardship, farm profitability, and prosperous farming communities. Sustainable agriculture refers to the ability of a farm to ... > more

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