Europe's Environmental Issues

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What is smog?

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A mixture of vehicle exhaust and factory smoke mixed with fog.

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Main source of air pollution TODAY in the United Kingdom?

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vehicle emissions

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Where did one of the worst nuclear disasters in history take place?

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At the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Chernobyl

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What is the most probable cause to explain the changes to the statue?

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Acid rain damaged the statue.

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Acid rain in Germany

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Contaminates soil and kills trees, eats holes in the surfaces of buildings and statues, pollutes rivers and harms wildlife

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Pollution from which source causes acid rain in Germany?

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Coal-burning factories

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Acid rain is destroying the Black Forest. This is a major problem for what country?

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Germany

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The United Kingdom has set forth government regulations for emissions released from cars. They are working hard to reduce ______________

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Air Pollution

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What was one effect of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion?

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Drinking water was contaminated.

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What country had a big problem with the nuclear incident at Chernobyl?

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Ukraine