Unit 3, Topic 3: Environmental Impacts Vocabulary

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resource management

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the process of regulating resource use to ensure sustainability

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soil degradation

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the decline in the quality of soil

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natural resource

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anything found in nature that living things can use

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nonrenewable resource

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natural resource that cannot be replaced after it is used

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renewable resource

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natural resource that can be replaced after it is used

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corrosive

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tending to cause a breakdown of materials

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hazardous waste

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any waste material that is harmful to humans or the environment

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pollution

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a harmful or poisonous substance in the environment

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chemical reaction

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process that changes one substance into another substance

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Superfund Act

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a law passed by the U.S. Congress in the 1980s that held companies responsible for their hazardous waste