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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN EUROPE
ACID RAIN IN GERMANY
CAUSES: Smoke from factories which burn coal,
natural gas, and oil Cars and busses which burn gasoline
and diesel fuel Air currents which spread toxic air to
nearby countries in Europe
ACID RAIN IN GERMANY
EFFECTS: Damages:
- soil and trees
- eats holes in statues and buildings
- pollutes rivers
- kills wildlife
ACID RAIN IN GERMANY
GOVERNMENTS’ RESPONSE: Replacing coal burning factories with water powered ones Passed laws to reduce emissions from factories and
automobiles Factories switching to cleaner fuels Smokestacks which scrub the smoke before it enters the air Promised to use cleaner/more re-useable energy (such as
water, wind, and solar power) Use less coal and oil
AIR POLLUTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
CAUSES: Use of coal in power plants and homes
Gasoline and diesel powered vehicles
AIR POLLUTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
EFFECTS: Burns the lungs, nose, and eyes Endangers human life Keeps children and seniors indoors Blackens buildings and threatens
wildlife
AIR POLLUTION IN THE UNITED KINDGOM
GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE: Smokeless zones (places where only smokeless fuels may be
used) Cleaner coals Increased use of electricity Government limits for industries Laws requiring more autos to produce less harmful exhaust Regular government checks of air quality Citizens asked to drive less and use cleaner forms of energy.
NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE
NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE
IN 1986, A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE EXPERIENCED A DISASTER.
CAUSE: ONE OF THE REACTORS GOT TOO HOT AND EXPLODED.
EFFECTS: Radio active material went into the air, falling on northern
Europe and Scandinavia.
NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE
EFFECTS: Land was diseased (damaging crops and animals)
NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE
EFFECTS: Water was poisoned (damaging drinking water
and fish.
NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL,
UKRAINE
EFFECTS: Many animals and people got sick and many died.
NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL,
UKRAINE
EFFECTS:
NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL,
UKRAINE
GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE: Ukraine decided to become a nuclear free country, except for the 3 other reactors at Chernobyl.
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