ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN EUROPE

ACID RAIN IN GERMANY

CAUSES: Smoke from factories which burn coal,

natural gas, and oil Cars and busses which burn gasoline

and diesel fuel Air currents which spread toxic air to

nearby countries in Europe

ACID RAIN IN GERMANY

EFFECTS: Damages:

- soil and trees

- eats holes in statues and buildings

- pollutes rivers

- kills wildlife

ACID RAIN IN GERMANY

GOVERNMENTS’ RESPONSE: Replacing coal burning factories with water powered ones Passed laws to reduce emissions from factories and

automobiles Factories switching to cleaner fuels Smokestacks which scrub the smoke before it enters the air Promised to use cleaner/more re-useable energy (such as

water, wind, and solar power) Use less coal and oil

AIR POLLUTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

CAUSES: Use of coal in power plants and homes

Gasoline and diesel powered vehicles

AIR POLLUTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

EFFECTS: Burns the lungs, nose, and eyes Endangers human life Keeps children and seniors indoors Blackens buildings and threatens

wildlife

AIR POLLUTION IN THE UNITED KINDGOM

GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE: Smokeless zones (places where only smokeless fuels may be

used) Cleaner coals Increased use of electricity Government limits for industries Laws requiring more autos to produce less harmful exhaust Regular government checks of air quality Citizens asked to drive less and use cleaner forms of energy.

NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE

NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE

IN 1986, A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE EXPERIENCED A DISASTER.

CAUSE: ONE OF THE REACTORS GOT TOO HOT AND EXPLODED.

EFFECTS: Radio active material went into the air, falling on northern

Europe and Scandinavia.

NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE

EFFECTS: Land was diseased (damaging crops and animals)

NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL, UKRAINE

EFFECTS: Water was poisoned (damaging drinking water

and fish.

NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL,

UKRAINE

EFFECTS: Many animals and people got sick and many died.

NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL,

UKRAINE

EFFECTS:

NUCLEAR DISASTER IN CHERNOBYL,

UKRAINE

GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE: Ukraine decided to become a nuclear free country, except for the 3 other reactors at Chernobyl.