Electricity production Safety issues Nuclear reactor types Radiation and human health Environmental Radioactive wastes advantages/disadvantages Nuclear fusion E. Hydroelectric Dams Silting Flood control Other impacts Salmon F. Energy Conservation Energy efficiency Hybrid electric vehicles CAFÉ standards Mass transit G. Renewable Energy energy Small-scale hydroelectric Solar electricity waves and tidal energy Hydrogen fuel Geothermal Biomass Environmental Wind energy advantages/disadvantages VI. Pollution (25 30%) – A. Pollution Air pollution Sources primary and secondary Heat islands and temperature – Major air pollutants inversions Measurement Indoor air pollution Smog Remediation and reduction Acid deposition causes and strategies – effects Clean Air Act and other relevant laws Noise pollution Sources Control measures Effects Water pollution Water purification Sources, causes, and effects Sewage treatment/septic systems Cultural eutrophication Clean Water Act and other Groundwater pollution relevant laws Maintaining quality Solid Waste Types Reduction Disposal B. Impacts on the Environment and Health Hazards to human health Environmental risk analysis Air pollutants Acute and chronic effects Smoking and other risk Dose-response relationships Hazardous chemicals in the environment
Electricity production Nuclear reactor types Environmental advantages/disadvantages Safety issues Radiation and human health Radioactive wastes Nuclear fusion E. Hydroelectric Dams Flood control Salmon Silting Other impacts F. Energy Conservation Energy efficiency CAFÉ standards Hybrid electric vehicles Mass transit G. Renewable Energy energy Solar electricity Hydrogen fuel Biomass Wind energy Small-scale hydroelectric waves and tidal energy Geothermal Environmental advantages/disadvantages VI. Pollution (25 – 30%) A. Pollution Air pollution Sources – primary and secondary Major air pollutants Measurement Smog Acid deposition – causes and effects Heat islands and temperature inversions Indoor air pollution Remediation and reduction strategies Clean Air Act and other relevant laws Noise pollution Sources Effects Control measures Water pollution Sources, causes, and effects Cultural eutrophication Groundwater pollution Maintaining quality Water purification Sewage treatment/septic systems Clean Water Act and other relevant laws Solid Waste Types Disposal Reduction B. Impacts on the Environment and Health Hazards to human health Environmental risk analysis Acute and chronic effects Dose-response relationships Air pollutants Smoking and other risk Hazardous chemicals in the environment
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