ClimateChange Climatechangeisasignificantdifferenceinweatherpatternsoveranumberofyears. Thiscanmeanachangeinweatherconditionsorsimplyavariationintheamountofextreme andirregularweatherevents.Climatechangeiscausedbytheamountofsolarradiation receivedbyEarth.Humanshavealsobeenidentifiedtocauseclimatechangethroughglobal warming.Climatechangeisposingseveralthreats.Sealevelsarerising,manyspeciesand wildlifeisatrisk,temperaturesarerising,landscapesarechangingandstrongerstormsare beginningtooccur.

warming risingtemperature changesinrainfall risingsealevels oceanwarming,acidifying,meltingicecaps

leadtorisingglobaltemperature

TroposphericOzone(O3)isagreenhousegas. BalancedEquation:NO2(g)+O2>NO(g)+O3(g) ReactionType:Combustion

Reduced:Oxidized: NetIonicEquation: Observations:

WaterPollution Waterpollutionisthecontaminationofanysortofbodyofwater.Itcanoccurwhen pollutantsareputintowaterwithaninadequatecleansingtreatment.Microorganismsareoften formedinpollutedwaterwhichcanbeextremelyharmfultohumans.Thermalpollutionisthe changeintemperatureinabodyofwaterduetohumans.Whentemperaturechanges,the physicalpropertiesofwateralsochanges.Temperaturechangescaneitherincreaseor decreaseoxygenlevelswhichcanbelethaltoorganismsinthewatersuchasfish.Thedeath ofaspeciescandrasticallyalterfoodchainsandecosystems.

BalancedEquation: H2O(l)+SO3(g)>H2SO4(aq) ReactionType:Synthesis Reduced:H2Oxidized:O3 NetIonicEquation: Observations:

ToxinsinFoodandSoil Atoxinisapoisonoussubstanceproducedbylivingcellsandorganisms.Toxinscanbe smallmoleculesorproteinsthatarecapableofinflictingharmuponcontactorabsorptionwith thebody.Environmentaltoxinsincludesyntheticcontaminatesaswell.Environmentaltoxins areoftenpassedthroughfoodchains.Forexample,theyoccurinsoilduetogroundpollution andareabsorbedbyplants,thetoxinisthenpassedupthroughthefoodchainaffectallthe animalsinaparticularecosystem.Toxinsinbothfoodandsoilcanbeharmfulandlethaltoall floraandfauna.

DepletingOzoneLayer Sincethe1970s,humanshaveobservedanapproximate4%depletionofozonein Earthsatmosphere,perdecade.Theozonelayerspresencehasallowedlifetodevelopon landandonsurfacelayersofbodiesofwater.Ozonedepletionisaseriousthreattohuman health,animallifeandplantlife.Duetothelesseramountofozone,Earthisbeingexposedto moreUVBradiationwhichcancauseworsesunburns,moreskincataractsandhigheramounts ofskincancer.

BalancedEquation:O3+O2O2 ReactionType:Synthesis Reduced:Oxidized: NetIonicEquation: Observations:

AirPollution Airpollutionisthereleaseofchemicalsandparticlesintothatatmospherethatcause discomfort,diseaseordeathtohumansalongwithdamagetootherorganismsandthenatural environment.Airpollutioncangreatlyaffecttherespiratoryandinflammatorysystems.Nitrogen dioxideandsulphurdioxidecanirritatetheairwaysystemsinthebody.Particlescarriedintothe lungscancauseirritationandinflammationinthelungsandleadtoworseningconditionsinthe respiratoryandcardiovascularsystems.Carbonmonoxidepreventstheuptakeofoxygenby bloodandcanleadtodeath.,whetheritbethroughacademics,sportsorthearts

BalancedEquation: ReactionType: Reduced:Oxidized: NetIonicEquation: Observations: