Pollution

1.       Pollution Types

a.       Air pollution

                                                               i.      Sources—primary and secondary

                                                             ii.      major air pollutants

                                                            iii.      measurement

                                                           iv.      units

                                                             v.      smog

                                                           vi.      acid deposition—causes and effects

                                                          vii.      heat islands and temperature inversions

                                                        viii.      indoor air pollution

                                                           ix.      remediation and reduction strategies

                                                             x.      Clean Air Act and other relevant laws

b.      Noise pollution

                                                               i.      Sources

                                                             ii.      Effects

                                                            iii.      control measures

c.       Water pollution

                                                               i.      Types

                                                             ii.      sources, causes, and effects

                                                            iii.      cultural eutrophication

                                                           iv.      groundwater pollution

                                                             v.      maintaining water quality

                                                           vi.      water purification

                                                          vii.      sewage treatment/septic systems

                                                        viii.      Clean Water Act and other relevant laws

d.      Solid waste

                                                               i.      Types

                                                             ii.      Disposal

                                                            iii.      Reduction

2.       Impacts on the Environment and Human Health

a.       Hazards to human health

                                                               i.      Environmental risk analysis

                                                             ii.      acute and chronic effects

                                                            iii.      dose-response relationships

                                                           iv.      air pollutants

                                                             v.      smoking and other risks

b.      Hazardous chemicals in the environment

                                                               i.      Types of hazardous waste

                                                             ii.      treatment/disposal of hazardous waste

                                                            iii.      cleanup of contaminated sites

                                                           iv.      biomagnification

                                                             v.      relevant laws

3.       Economic Impacts

                                                               i.      Cost-benefit analysis

                                                             ii.      Externalities

                                                            iii.      marginal costs

                                                           iv.      sustainability