The document discusses various environmental issues that concern Americans, including water pollution, climate change, air pollution, and soil contamination, with significant percentages expressing worry about these problems. It highlights the impacts of acid rain, energy dependency on fossil fuels, and the importance of protecting the ozone layer. The document calls for personal responsibility in reducing pollution through actions like recycling and using public transportation.

1. Environmentalproblems
LUCIA Y CANDELA

2. WaterPollution
Generalworryoverwaterpollutionand
associatedenvironmentalissuesgreatlyconcerns
halfofallAmericanswhoparticipatedinthe2008
poll.Relatedissuesincludeacidrain,ocean
dumping,urbanrunoff,oilspills,ocean
acidification,andwastewater.

3. Climatechange
Andissuesrelatedtoglobal
warming,suchasthegreenhouse
effect,globaldimming,andthe
gradualriseinsealevel,climate
changereferstochangesin
averageweatherconditions.

4. SoilContamination
Soilerosion,soilconservation,
soilsalination,andsoil
contaminationbywaste,pesticides,
andleadworries50percentof
Americans.

5. AcidRain
Acidrainisthetermforwetanddry
materialfromtheatmospherethat
containspollutantsandhasbecome
acidic.Theterm“acidrain”canapplyto
rain,snow,sleet,hail,orfog,aswellas
gasesanddustparticlescarriedbythe
wind.

6. Airpollution
Concernsoverairpollutionhaveremained
steadyoverthelastdecade,withmorethan40
percentofAmericansworriedaboutindoor
andoutdoorairquality,carbonemissions,
troposphericozone,particulatematter,
sulfuroxides,volatileorganiccompounds,
radon,refrigerants,andmethaneemissions.

7. ContaminationofDrinkingWater
Contaminationoffreshwaterusedfor
householdneeds,includingpollutionof
oceans,rivers,lakes,andreservoirs,rankstop
onthelistofenvironmentalconcernsfor
manyAmericans.

8. ozonelayerdepletion
Theozonelayerisanaturally-
forminggasthatsurroundstheplanet
andprotectsitfromthesun’s
radiation,alsoknownasUVrays.

9. energy
Americaistoodependentonfossil
fuels,particularlythoseacquired
fromtheMiddleEast.Fossilfuels
includecoal,oil,andnaturalgas,
andthey’rederivedfromtheresidue
leftbehindbyprehistoricorganisms.

10. i think
doingthisworkwehavecometothepollutionthatisintheworld
fordifferentcausesbutbetweenthat,apartofthePollutionwe
causeus:whenwethrowtrashontheground,theenginesofthe
cars,ifnotrecycled,whenwearecuttingdowntrees.Webelieve
thatyou,likeuswouldhavetolearnnottopollute,usingpublic
transportation,recycling,donotthrowthingsonthefloor,do
notspendmuchpaper,pleasehelpourplanetisnotcontaminated.
PS:Thanks,Ihopeyoulikedit

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