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вторник, 29 октября 2013 г.

"Environmental issues". Vocabulary list

environment
environmental (protection, issues ...)
damage, to cause damage
harm, harmful
acid rain
global warming
greenhouse effect
ozone depletion, ozone layer
resource depletion
fuel, oil
renewable ≠ irreplaceable
deforestation
rainforest

to pollute
air/water/soil pollution; noise pollution
carbon dioxide
fertile soil
radioactive/nuclear/chemical contamination
poisoning, to poison
emission, to emit
to melt, ice melting
sea-level rising
waste disposal
to dispose of smth.
waste/refuse
nuclear waste
landfill
to reuse
to recycle
biodiversity
wildlife
(rare) species (of animals, plants)
plants, crops
to plant
habitat
to become extinct/ to die out/ to disappear/ to vanish
conservation
rate
valuable, to value, value
poacher
to reduce ≠ to increase
to consume, consumption
interdependent (to depend on smth)
consequence
crucial
hazardous
breath, to breathe
lungs
to have an impact on smth
to be aware (of smth)
to assess
to influence smth = to have influence on smth

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