| Word |
Meaning |
| acid rain noun |
rain that contains harmful chemicals that collect in the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned |
| carcinogen noun |
a substance that has been linked to causing one or more types of cancer |
| contaminated adj. |
has come in contact with organisms or substances that cause disease |
| developing country noun |
a nation that is working towards becoming more economically and socially advanced |
| domestic waste noun |
garbage that is produced by people in a household |
| dumping verb |
placing waste in an area that is not appropriate ( ex. dumping chemicals in oceans) |
| hazardous waste noun |
a form of garbage that is harmful to health of plants, animals, or humans and requires careful disposal (ex. batteries or paint) |
| industrial adj. |
related to the advancement of the economy |
| pesticides noun |
chemicals that are sprayed on crops to prevent insects from destroying them |
| pollutant noun |
something that causes damage to the environment |
| pollution noun |
the contamination of the environment |
| priority noun |
of top concern |
| sewage noun |
waste that humans put down drains |
| smog noun |
air pollution caused by a reaction between chemicals in the atmosphere and sunlight |
| sustain verb |
support |
| toxic chemicals (toxins) noun |
poisonous materials that can cause disease |
| ventilation noun |
the replacement of unclean air with fresh air |