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E

Emissions

Harmful substances entering the atmosphere together with exhaust gases from the exhaust system.


Environment

Environment is a generalized concept that characterizes the natural conditions of a certain area and its ecological state.

F

Fossil fuels

non-renewable energy sources, such as coal, oil, and natural gas.

G

Greenhouse effect

the process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without this atmosphere


H

Hydropower

Hydropower  is a power station in which the gravitational energy of water is converted into electricity


M

Microwaves

are a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from about one meter to one millimete

N

Natural resources

elements of nature (objects and phenomena) that are necessary for human life support and are involved in material production (atmospheric air, water, soil, solar radiation, minerals, climate, vegetation, wildlife, etc.). They are divided into real and potential, interchangeable and irreplaceable, exhaustible and inexhaustible natural resources. Cf. Natural conditions.

O

Ozonosphere

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P

Phototrophs

are autotrophic organisms that use light energy for biosynthesis (plants, cyanobacteria).

Pollution

the introduction of harmful chemical agents into the environment.