EmissionsHarmful substances entering the atmosphere together with
exhaust gases from the exhaust system. |
EnvironmentEnvironment is a generalized concept that characterizes the natural conditions of a certain area and its ecological state. |
Fossil fuelsnon-renewable energy sources, such as coal, oil, and natural gas. |
Greenhouse effectthe 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 |
HydropowerHydropower is a power station in which the gravitational energy of water is converted into electricity |
Microwavesare a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from about one meter to one millimete |
Natural resourceselements 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. |
Ozonosphereололл |
Phototrophsare autotrophic organisms that use light energy for biosynthesis (plants, cyanobacteria). |
Pollutionthe introduction of harmful chemical agents into the environment. |