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6678709922LD 50the dosage that kills 50% of a sample0
6678713814SO₂produced: fossil fuel burning (coal) primary pollutant damage: respiratory tract, trees, acid rain, smog?1
6678719669NOxsources: fossil fuel, vehicle, industrial primary pollutant damage: greenhouse gas, smog, acid rain?, damage ozone2
6678912826most common greenhouse gaseswater vapor and CO2, prob methane after3
6678929392acute and chronic exposureacute: short strong levels chronic: long term lethal: dead4
6678939390minimata japanmethylmercury in all the water; bioaccumulate5
6678959869photochemical cmogUV hits nitrous oxides and causes visible smog6
6678974338garbage %s27% paper 12 plastic, metal and glass small; wood 6, yard trimmings 13, food waste 14, rubber 97
6678981359NPPnet primary productivity: how much energy produced - how much used by producer8
6678986818GPPgross primary productivity: how much energy made by producer ignoring how much the producers use9
6689889322efficiency of diff irrigation methodshydroponic > drip > central pivot > gravity/flood10
6689907080why does low pH hurt fishrange of tolerance develop mucuous layer over gills to protect that suffocates them11
6689917676what percent of water in US used for irrigation8012
6689936375criteria air pollutantsestablished by NAAQS (nat ambient air quality standards) CO, CO2, NOx, SO2, lead, O3, particulates pollutants that cause damage to health and enviro; EPA13
6689957098energy starcertification of energy efficient products from EPA and DOE that has spread across the world14
6689959967soil horizonsO: organic matter, humus A: roughly even mix of organic and sediments E: leaching of nutrients and stuff from above layers B: subsoil, distinct composition from parent rock, elluviation layer brings metals and silicate clays C: lightly broken up parent rock R: bedrock15

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