ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN EUROPE Air Pollution Air tends

Air Pollution Air tends to be more polluted in urban areas than rural areas

Acid Rain Acid rain is especially bad in Western and Central Europe - Ex:

Chernobyl � Chernobyl video clip – fill in what happened in notes � Consequences:

Impact � In all three of these issues, the pollution or radiation is (or

European Union � Environment is a central issue � Applicant countries must demonstrate that

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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN EUROPE

Air Pollution Air tends to be more polluted in urban areas than rural areas � Example: United Kingdom � Why? Factories, power plants, car exhaust � Effects: Causes acid rain and contributes to global warming, damage to vegetation and harm to human beings � �Asthma and respiratory problems �Heart disease �Nervous system/immunity disorders �Cancer

Acid Rain Acid rain is especially bad in Western and Central Europe - Ex: Germany � What is it? precipitation (rain, snow, or sleet), containing large amounts of acid-forming chemicals � Why? pollutants from coal smoke from factories, chemical manufacturing, and smelting, that have been released into the atmosphere and combined with water vapor � Effects: causes damage to vegetation and aquatic life, contamination of drinking water, and damage to physical structures such as buildings and monuments �

Chernobyl � Chernobyl video clip – fill in what happened in notes � Consequences: land evacuation, land contamination, economic impact on farmers, and health issues �Cancer �Birth defects �Death

Impact � In all three of these issues, the pollution or radiation is (or was) carried through air currents to neighboring countries

European Union � Environment is a central issue � Applicant countries must demonstrate that they have taken significant measures toward improving environment in four categories Air 2. Water 3. Energy 4. Waste management 1.