https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli Important environmental issues around the world en-us 2020-04-20 16:12:18 UTC 2025-03-21 00:40:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30a.png hmberry https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/518033629 Site of nuclear core meltdown. ]]> 2020-04-20 16:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/518033629 hmberry https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/518041281 Buried chemical waste. Led to the formation of CERCLA/Superfund]]> 2020-04-20 16:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/518041281 hmberry https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/553372610 E-Waste
Issue:
- electronic waste shipped via overseas transport = carbon dioxide emissions, fossil fuel use, oil pollution
- Health impacts on residents - waste is burned which releases toxins and heavy metals into the air - can cause respiratory distress (particulates), cancer (heavy metals) and learning disabilities (Lead & mercury)]]> 2020-05-05 22:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/553372610 hmberry https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/553375723 Wildfires due to prolonged drought
Issues:
- decreased wildlife habitat
- decreased breeding grounds
- increased erosion
- death of plants and animals
- economic impacts: decreased tourism, loss of lumber, increased cost of insurance, loss of farmland & crops]]> 2020-05-05 22:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/553375723 hmberry https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/553379622 Coral bleaching due to increased temperatures
- death of coral
- loss of habitat and breeding grounds
- decreased carbon dioxide absorption due to loss of photosynthetic organisms

Other issues:
- invasive species - sea star
- fertilizer runoff
- overuse from tourism]]> 2020-05-05 22:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/553379622 hmberry https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/553381688 Directions: Choose a location that we have used as a case study OR add one of your own. Create a Case study by clicking on the pencil in the upper right corner. List issues with the area and solutions - a few bullet points is sufficient. Add a photo or link for more info.]]> 2020-05-05 22:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/553381688 https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/560543748 -gas leak from pesticide plant 
-contaminated the area 
-caused nausea and deaths 
-pesticides cause throat and eyes to burn 
-many casualties- estimates vary from 3,800 to 16,000 
-generated conversation about situations like this and how gov't should respond 
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-worlds-worst-industrial-disaster-is-still-unfolding/560726/
Mandy Leander ]]> 2020-05-08 18:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/560543748 https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/563705997 2020-05-11 02:09:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/563705997 schroedernw https://padlet.com/hmberry/9xk6bggio88b7dli/wish/563706622
Red panda
Issues:
Extreme habbitat loss
hunted for pelets
only 10,000 remain
Commonly found in illegal pet trading in china
slow reproduction
Solutions:
Constructing new bamboo habitats
taking red pandas from wild and caring for them at places like zoos to help them reproduce
harsh laws revolving around the trapping and capturing of red pandas including fines and jail time

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