(Encyclopedia) water pollution, contamination of water resources by harmful wastes; see also sewerage, water supply, pollution, and environmentalism.
The United States has enacted extensive federal…
(Encyclopedia) pollution, contamination of the environment as a result of human activities. The term pollution refers primarily to the fouling of air, water, and land by wastes (see air pollution;…
Global Warming Many scientists believe human-caused pollution is making the world a warmer place, a process called global warming. Scientists also think…
AIR POLLUTIONGREENHOUSE EFFECTACID RAINACCIDENTAL POLLUTIONFIND OUT MOREPollution is waste that we put into the environment. It can harm plants and animals, including humans. Pollution comes…
(Encyclopedia) air pollution, contamination of the air by noxious gases and minute particles of solid and liquid matter (particulates) in concentrations that endanger health. The major sources of air…
(Encyclopedia) water rights, in law, the qualified privilege of a landowner to use the water adjacent to or flowing through his property. The privilege, also known as riparian rights, may be modified…