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Warm Up Warm Up K-W-L Chart: Air pollution, acid K-W-L Chart: Air pollution, acid
rain, and nuclear disasterrain, and nuclear disasterCreate a K-W-L chart, and under your Create a K-W-L chart, and under your
k-column, write down anything you k-column, write down anything you already know about air pollution, acid already know about air pollution, acid rain, and/or nuclear disaster. Next, rain, and/or nuclear disaster. Next, write down anything you would like write down anything you would like to know about the topics.to know about the topics.
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What New Things Are We What New Things Are We About to LEARN???????About to LEARN???????
Standard: SS6G9Standard: SS6G9: The student will discuss : The student will discuss the environmental issues in Europe.the environmental issues in Europe.
What Should You Be Able to do with What Should You Be Able to do with this Standard??????this Standard??????
--EXPLAIN how acid rain (Germany), air pollution EXPLAIN how acid rain (Germany), air pollution (UK), and nuclear disaster (Ukraine) have (UK), and nuclear disaster (Ukraine) have impacted European countries. impacted European countries.
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• Problem?Problem?
• Causes?Causes?
• Effects?Effects?
• Solutions?Solutions?
Environmental Issues In Environmental Issues In EuropeEurope
• Acid Rain in GermanyAcid Rain in Germany
• Air Pollution in the United KingdomAir Pollution in the United Kingdom
• Nuclear Disaster in Chernobyl, Nuclear Disaster in Chernobyl, UkraineUkraine
ProblemProblem - Acid Rain In - Acid Rain In Germany Germany • is rain, snow, sleet, or other is rain, snow, sleet, or other wet wet
precipitation precipitation that is that is polluted by polluted by acids such acids such as as sulfuric and nitric acids.sulfuric and nitric acids.
• Causes -Causes - caused caused chiefly chiefly from the burning of coal, from the burning of coal,
gas, and oil by cars, factories, and power gas, and oil by cars, factories, and power plantsplants
Effects of Acid Rain In Effects of Acid Rain In GermanyGermany• harms the environment harms the environment over large over large
areas:areas: a) can a) can damage statues, buildings, damage statues, buildings,
and bridges,and bridges, b) has b) has killed entire fish populations killed entire fish populations
in lakes,in lakes, c) can c) can harm forests and soilharm forests and soil
Areas Where Acid Rain Is A Areas Where Acid Rain Is A Major ProblemMajor Problem
• Central Europe- Germany is hit Central Europe- Germany is hit particularly hard by this problem particularly hard by this problem because of their because of their large industrial large industrial based based of their of their economy.economy.
• ScandinaviaScandinavia
• Eastern North AmericaEastern North America
Solutions -Pollution Solutions -Pollution ManagementManagementGerman government passed laws to reduce German government passed laws to reduce
emissionsemissions from automobiles and from automobiles and factories.factories.
• Some Some factories developed devices factories developed devices that that remove harmful particles from remove harmful particles from smokestack emissions, such as smokestack emissions, such as filters, filters, by by traps that use static electricity, or by traps that use static electricity, or by devices called devices called scrubbersscrubbers that wash out that wash out particles with chemical sprays.particles with chemical sprays.
Checking For Understanding (CFU)Checking For Understanding (CFU)Q/AQ/A
How has acid rain harmed Germany’s How has acid rain harmed Germany’s environment??? Explain.environment??? Explain.
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Write Write all all the statements/problems that the statements/problems that are caused by acid rain in Germany.are caused by acid rain in Germany.
1.) ___ Trees damaged or killed1.) ___ Trees damaged or killed
2.) ___ Fish die2.) ___ Fish die
3.) ___ Brick and stonework buildings 3.) ___ Brick and stonework buildings damageddamaged
4.) ___ Average temperature getting 4.) ___ Average temperature getting coldercolder
5.) ___ Fewer schools built5.) ___ Fewer schools built
1. How does nature play a 1. How does nature play a role in Germany’s acid rain role in Germany’s acid rain problem?problem?• A. the poisonous emissions from cars A. the poisonous emissions from cars
cause acid rain.cause acid rain.
• B. Air currents carry toxic smoke from B. Air currents carry toxic smoke from other countries’ factories to Germany.other countries’ factories to Germany.
• C. The rivers of southwestern C. The rivers of southwestern germany are used to make electricity germany are used to make electricity for other countries.for other countries.
• D. Germany has many buildings that D. Germany has many buildings that are being destroyed by the chemicals are being destroyed by the chemicals in the acid rain.in the acid rain.
2. What are the main 2. What are the main causes of acid rain?causes of acid rain?
• A. farms and forestsA. farms and forests
• B. water power and electricityB. water power and electricity
• C. coal burning factories and C. coal burning factories and automobile emissionsautomobile emissions
• D. solar power and wind turbines D. solar power and wind turbines blowing the poison gases.blowing the poison gases.
3. Which situation is an 3. Which situation is an effect of acid rain?effect of acid rain?
• A. cleaner riversA. cleaner rivers
• B. diseased forestsB. diseased forests
• C. buildings and statues that look C. buildings and statues that look newnew
• D. increased automobile D. increased automobile manufacturingmanufacturing
4.Which solution to 4.Which solution to Germany’s acid rain Germany’s acid rain problem would be the most problem would be the most challenging?challenging?• A. reducing automobile emissionsA. reducing automobile emissions
• B. increasing the use of wind and B. increasing the use of wind and solar powersolar power
• C. getting other countries to stop C. getting other countries to stop using fossil fuelsusing fossil fuels
• D. changing from coal-burning power D. changing from coal-burning power plants to water-powered ones.plants to water-powered ones.
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• Problem?Problem?
• Causes?Causes?
• Effects?Effects?
• Solutions?Solutions?
Problem Problem - Air Pollution in the - Air Pollution in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom• SmogSmog is a form of air pollution is a form of air pollution
• first used in 1905 to describe the first used in 1905 to describe the combination of smoke from the burning combination of smoke from the burning of fossil fuels and thick fog of fossil fuels and thick fog that at times that at times hung over London and other cities in the hung over London and other cities in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
• Causes -Causes -
• caused by caused by the action of the action of sunlightsunlight on the on the exhaust gases from automobiles and exhaust gases from automobiles and factoriesfactories
London-Type SmogLondon-Type Smog
• occurs when moisture condenses occurs when moisture condenses with smoke produced by the burning with smoke produced by the burning of coalof coal
• forms smog dropletsforms smog droplets
• sulfur dioxide is in air in London--sulfur dioxide is in air in London--attacks the lungs and makes attacks the lungs and makes breathing difficult (called breathing difficult (called sulfur sulfur smog)smog)
Video Clip: London Smog - Video Clip: London Smog - 19521952
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Effects of SmogEffects of Smog
• Can kill Can kill (About 4,000 (About 4,000 Londoners died within five Londoners died within five days as a result of a thick days as a result of a thick smog in 1952)smog in 1952)
• destroys plant lifedestroys plant life
• causes building materials causes building materials to deteriorate faster than to deteriorate faster than usualusual
Solution - What is Being Solution - What is Being Done to Reduce Air Pollution Done to Reduce Air Pollution
in the UK????in the UK????The UK has been working hard to reduce The UK has been working hard to reduce
air pollution since the Great London air pollution since the Great London Smog occurred.Smog occurred.
The government has:The government has:– tightened emissions standards for tightened emissions standards for
vehiclesvehicles– endorsed the use of cleaner fuelsendorsed the use of cleaner fuels– urged citizens to use public transportation urged citizens to use public transportation
like buses and subway systems.like buses and subway systems.
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The term The term smogsmog is a derived is a derived from the words smoke and from the words smoke and fog.fog.
1. What is the main cause of 1. What is the main cause of air pollution in the UK air pollution in the UK today?today?• A. Factory SmokeA. Factory Smoke
• B. London smogB. London smog
• C. use of fossil fuelsC. use of fossil fuels
• D. Automobile exhaust emissionsD. Automobile exhaust emissions
2. Which is one of the UK’s 2. Which is one of the UK’s solutions to the air pollution solutions to the air pollution problem?problem?• A. monitoring the air qualityA. monitoring the air quality
• B. restricting the driving milesB. restricting the driving miles
• C. allowing factories to pollute C. allowing factories to pollute without monitoringwithout monitoring
• D. keeping drivers from using D. keeping drivers from using gasoline in their carsgasoline in their cars
3. Which was created after 3. Which was created after the Great Smog of 1952?the Great Smog of 1952?
• A. A ban on coal firesA. A ban on coal fires
• B. an industrial revolutionB. an industrial revolution
• C. London’s smokeless zonesC. London’s smokeless zones
• D. King Edward’s ban on coal firesD. King Edward’s ban on coal fires
4. Which solution began to 4. Which solution began to reduce the air pollutants in reduce the air pollutants in the UK?the UK?• A. the ban on coal firesA. the ban on coal fires
• B. acid rain in Western EuropeB. acid rain in Western Europe
• C. the development of cleaner coalC. the development of cleaner coal
• D. the link between asthma and D. the link between asthma and vechicle exhaustvechicle exhaust
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Write Write all all the statements/problems that the statements/problems that are caused by acid rain in Germany.are caused by acid rain in Germany.
1.) ___ Trees damaged or killed1.) ___ Trees damaged or killed
2.) ___ Fish die2.) ___ Fish die
3.) ___ Brick and stonework buildings 3.) ___ Brick and stonework buildings damageddamaged
4.) ___ Average temperature getting colder4.) ___ Average temperature getting colder
5.) ___ Fewer schools built5.) ___ Fewer schools built
Event – Chernobyl Nuclear Event – Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Disaster in the Ukrainein the Ukraine
• The worst nuclear accident in historyThe worst nuclear accident in history
• When did it happen? - April 26, 1986When did it happen? - April 26, 1986
• Where did it happen? - Chernobyl Where did it happen? - Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine nuclear power station in Ukraine (former Soviet Union)(former Soviet Union)
• caused numerous deaths and injuries caused numerous deaths and injuries
• widespread environmental widespread environmental contamination contamination
Why did it happen?Why did it happen?
• In the 1980’s In the 1980’s many countries were many countries were using nuclear power to replace fossil using nuclear power to replace fossil fuels. fuels. Nuclear power plants were Nuclear power plants were producing cheaper energy without producing cheaper energy without filling the air with pollution and filling the air with pollution and without using up Earth’s supply of without using up Earth’s supply of fossil fuels.fossil fuels.
HowHow Did The Disaster Did The Disaster Happen?Happen?
•Nuclear reactor Nuclear reactor overheated and overheated and exploded releasing large exploded releasing large amounts of radioactive amounts of radioactive material.material.
Radiation Found In the Ground Radiation Found In the Ground After Chernobyl DisasterAfter Chernobyl Disaster
WhoWho was involved? was involved?The Cover-UpThe Cover-Up
• Soviet leaders concealed the Soviet leaders concealed the accident accident from the public for nearly from the public for nearly two days and refused outside helptwo days and refused outside help
• Eventually, nearby towns were Eventually, nearby towns were evacuated evacuated - evacuees- evacuees
• Cleanup workers covered the reactor Cleanup workers covered the reactor with a concrete shell with a concrete shell
• Northern and Central Europe – Northern and Central Europe – victims of falloutvictims of fallout
What happened? Effects of What happened? Effects of Chernobyl DisasterChernobyl Disaster
Many died from radiation sickness or burns Many died from radiation sickness or burns
•FalloutFallout (radioactive material) from the (radioactive material) from the accident accident caused a number of health and caused a number of health and environmental problemsenvironmental problems
•increased rate of cancer, skin diseases, increased rate of cancer, skin diseases, respiratory ailments, and heart problemsrespiratory ailments, and heart problems
CFU: Q/ACFU: Q/A
In your own words, explain how the In your own words, explain how the nuclear disaster happened in nuclear disaster happened in Chernobyl, Ukraine.Chernobyl, Ukraine.
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QuestionsAcid Rain (Germany) Air Pollution (UK)
Nuclear Disaster (Chernobyl, Ukraine)
What is the problem? Acid Rain
Air Pollution (Smog) combination of smoke and thick fog.
Nuclear Disaster
What are the causes of the problem?
Sulfuric and Nitric Acids =caused from the burning of coal, gas, and oil by cars, factories, and power plants
caused by sunlight on the exhaust gases from automobiles and factories
•four nuclear reactors were in service at Chernobyl nuclear power plant.•power surge caused fuel in the reactor to overheat, resulting in a steam explosion and fire•produced a radioactive cloud more than 3,280 feet in height •Air Currents/Winds carried the radioactive material into northern and central Europe
How has the problem affected the country?
•Damage statues, buildings, and bridges,•Killed entire fish populations in lake, &•Harm forests and soil
•Can kill •Destroys plant life•Causes building materials to deteriorate faster than usual
•31 people reportedly died from radiation sickness or burns
•increased rate of cancer, skin diseases, respiratory ailments, and heart problems
What are solutions to the problem?
•laws to reduce emissions •factories developed devices: filters and scrubbers
•tightened emissions standards for vehicles•use of cleaner fuels
•nearby towns were evacuated
•Cleanup workers covered the reactor with a concrete shell
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