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1) Acid rain
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Acid rain can start with a simple car trip to the grocery store. Car exhaust, waste smoke from factories and even volcanic eruptions cause acid rain to fall all over the world.
2) Oil spills
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
How can a fuel we depend on to heat and light our homes give us so much trouble? Scientists are prepared with emergency plans to trap oil if it spills into the environment.
4) Polluted air
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
People in big cities listen for air pollution reports, just like weather bulletins. The ozone layer over the north pole keeps getting thinner. What can we do to save our atmosphere?
5) Toxic wastes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Toxic waste is everywhere - from household cleaners in your kitchen to radioactive waste in nuclear power plants. Scientists now think that tiny bacteria might help rid us of toxic waste.
6) Trash
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Each person makes about three pounds of trash every day of every year. How can you dig out of the 1,095 pounds of trash you make? Recycling is one way.