I. Solid waste
A. Biodegradable
1. Decomposers
2. Worm farm
3. Compost
B. Inorganic nontoxic
1. Vast landfills
C. Toxic
1. Incineration
a) Pros
b) Cons
2. Radioactive wastes
a) Indefinite storage
b) Fission
c) Effects on living cells
II. Air
A. Acid rain experiment
1. Short term solutions
2. Long term solutions
B. Smog
C. Ozone
1. How is it helpful?
2. How is it harmful?
D. Greenhouse gases
1. Carbon dioxide
2. Carbon tetrachloride
3. Chlorinated fluorocarbons
4. Methane
5. Methyl chloroform
6. Water vapor
E. Greenhouse effect
F. How are we hurt by radiation?
III. Water
A. Goldfish experiments (ethics and morality in science)
B. Thermal pollution
C. Acid lakes
D. Oil spills
E. Sewage
F. Fertilizer
1. How can farmers help?
IV. Bio-magnification
A. The nitrogen cycle
1. Ions
2. Molecules
3. Producers
4. Consumers
B. Food chain
C. Food web
D. Construction of food pyramids
E. Organic gardening
F. History of DDT
G. Graphing exponential functions
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