MODULE 1 ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

ECOLOGY

ECOSYSTEM

ECOLOGICAL CRISES

FORM OF POLLUTION

CONTAMINATION

POLLUTION PARAMETERS

quantity and distribution

interactions with environment

number of living organism

ecological science, multi disciplinary

influenzed by climate solar insulation geology

conneted by food chain

decomposition

relation ship with other element

global warming (greenhouse effect)

hole in the ozone layar

reversible crisis

deforestation

extincion of a specie, difficult survival

nuclear meltdown

water pollution: industrial waste

noise pollution : aircraft

air pollution: chemicals, smog, co2

light pollution : over illumination

soil contamination

visual pollution: power lines, moterway billboards

humans activities;: heavy metals, nuclear power

pollution of natural disaster : hurricane