Environmental Issues of Europe

SS6G9 The student will discuss environmental issues

in Europe. a. Explain the major concerns of Europeans

regarding the issues such as acid rain in Germany, air pollution in the United Kingdom, and the nuclear disaster in

Chernobyl, Ukraine.

Student will be able to:

• Explain the impact of acid rain, air pollution and the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster on the economies and population of Europe.

Environmental Issue____________________________________________________

Causes EffectsEvent

(Important Facts)

Solutions?

Acid Rain________smoke or ________ exhaust containing _______ dioxide and ________ oxides go up into the atmosphere and come back down to earth in the form of harmful precipitation (_____, ____, etc.) ______ deposits also fall from the ____ when there is no precipitation.

Kills ________

Pollutes _______

Destroys ________ and monuments.

Other _______

____________

_____________

Car __________(_________ and particles which are put into the ______ by various sources.

Kills _________ and other plants.

______% of the _______ _______ has been severely damaged.

.

Name: ____________________ Date: _________ Period: ______

Causes Effects

Event (Important Information)

Solutions?____________ emission laws (how much pollution can be let out in the air)________________-renewable energy resource that uses the Earth's water cycle to generate electricity

__________is at an all time low

Destroys buildings and ____________destroys buildings and monuments

destroys buildings

Germany

Acid Rain: Caused by these…

Acid Rain: Results in this…

Acid Rain in Germany

What is acid rain?

Rain is rain that has been made acidic by certain

pollutants in the air.

Acid rain is related to Air Pollution!

• Air pollution rises into the air and returns as acid rain in

the form of precipitation

• Some of the UK’s air pollution is carried over to Germany

and adds to their Acid Rain problem

Acid rain occurs when…

smoke from factories or the exhaust from vehicles - contains

sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides

released into the air

“acts with water, oxygen, and other chemicals”

becomes ACIDIC

and it comes back down to earth in the form of harmful precipitation - rain, snow, sleet – ACID RAIN

No, Acid doesn’t fall from the sky…

Normal, clean rain has a pH value of between 5.0 - 5.5, which is slightly acidic. However, when rain combines with sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides—produced from power plants and automobiles—the rain becomes much more acidic. Typical acid rain has a pH value of 4.0.

Acid Rain in Germany

• Causes:

car emissions (gases and particles which

are put into the air by various sources)

factories emissions

other air pollution

Acid Rain in Germany

• Effects:

kills animals, pollutes water

Forests are dying and other plants

Destroys buildings and monuments

50% of the Black Forest has been severely damaged.

Timber is at an all time low

destroys buildings and monuments

Very few pine cones and young trees are found in Europe.

Germans afraid of this…

Black Forest in Germany

…becoming this…

Solution: Acid Rain

stronger emissions laws (how much

pollution can be let out in the air)

Hydroelectricity-renewable energy

resource that uses the Earth's water cycle to generate electricity

Hydroelectricity: Human/Environmental Interaction: Depending on our environment.

renewable energy resource because it uses the Earth's water cycle to generate electricity. Water evaporates from the Earth's surface, forms clouds, precipitates back to earth, and flows toward the ocean.

Environmental Issue UK_

Causes EffectsEvent

(Important Facts)

Solutions?

Air Pollution

Air PollutionRelated to ______ rain. Air ________ rises into the air and returns as ______ rain in the form of _____________ or dry ______. ______ pollution is carried from the U.K. to other countries by _______currents resulting in acid rain in those countries. U.K. has very bad _____ pollution. Air pollution includes _______, _________, and ________ (a mixture of _________ and _________.

Hurts humans (burns the ______, _______, and _______ forcing senior citizens and ________ to stay indoors.

Hurts _______ through acid rain.

Local __________

Vehicle _________

_______ burning in homes (Great _______ of 1952) sent _____ into the air, mixed with _____; creating smog

Hurts ___________

Name: ____________________ UK Causes Effects

Event (Important Information)

Solutions?Government _________ air quality. ________. _______

coals and using more __________. Newer cars produce less _______ and

people drive les

Air Pollution in the U.K.

• The UK has very bad air pollution

• Air pollution includes smoke, dust,

and smog (mixture of smoke and

fog)

• Air pollution is carried from the

U.K. to other countries by air

currents

Air Pollution in the United Kingdom

Causes:

coal-burning in homes (Great Smog of

1952) sending ash into the air

vehicle emissions

Factory smoke

Air Pollution in the United Kingdom

Effects:

hurts humans (burns the lungs, nose and eyes forcing senior citizens and children to stay indoors)

Can Kill – About 4,000 Londoners died within 5 days as a result of thick smog in 1952

hurts plants

hurts atmosphere

Hurts the economy…Costs the country $

Air Pollution $It cost a country money$

Constructed Response:

• Respiratory disease= greater healthcare costs

• Damage to buildings resulting in money having to be spent to renovate

• Closure of many factories resulting in loss wages.

• Money has to be spent on improving public transportation to reduce number of vehicles on road therefore reducing emissions.

Solutions

• Newer cars produce

less exhaust and people

drive less.

• Kyoto Protocol- an

agreement between

countries to reduce

pollution

• Stricter laws on pollution

•Government monitors air quality

Air Quality Monitoring Station

Environmental Issue_____________________________________________________

Causes EffectsEvent

(Important Facts)

Solutions?

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

______ Nuclear accidentEstimates: up to _______ will die from ________ radiation._________ had to be resettled. Radiation spread throughout other countries by air currents.

_________ issues-high rates of _______, birth defects, ________

Land ___________

and contamination (Europe farmers)

________ with poorly trained workers.

_________ reactor design

___________ government was not careful

Economic impact on East and North_______ _________: radioactive particles stirred up by the nuclear explosion and “raining down” (____________) through the atmosphere

Name: ____________________ Date: _________ Period: _____

Causes Effects

Event (Important Information)

Solutions?

Event: Important Information: Chernobyl (Ukraine)

• April 26, 1986 Nuclear accident

– Estimates: up to 5,000 will die due to cancer from radiation

– 336,000 had to be resettled

– Most areas now considered safe

Chernobyl Before and After Nuclear Accident

Whole cities had to be abandoned due to radiation…

Before

After

Evacuation

Effects: Red Forest

The Pripyat Fun Fair was scheduled to begin May 1st. The ferries wheel remains one of the most irradiated parts of Pripyat since the disaster, making it still dangerous today.

How far did the radiation go?

Sheep in northern England and reindeer in Lapland had to be killed as they had been irradiated.

Event: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine

• Cause:

communist government was not careful

defective reactor design

was operated with poorly trained workers

• Effect: Nuclear accident at Chernobyl Land evacuation and contamination (Europe farmers, )

Health issues- high rates of cancer, birth defects, death

Nuclear Fallout- radioactive particles stirred up by the nuclear explosion and raining down (descending) through the atmosphere

Chernobyl Nuclear DisasterApril 26, 1986

• spread to surrounding countries by air currents.

• still effects people and land TODAY!

• worst in history

Event: Important Information: Chernobyl (Ukraine)

29 years later: Still

Dangerous and

Empty!

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine

Chernobyl-Solutions

• No permanent solution-still radiative today 29 years later!

• Buried the reactor in concrete.

• payments to victims-new homes, jobs, clothes furniture- everything had to be left behind

• Paid medical costs for those who were sick

• Counstructed Response: Use Thinking MapChoose one Environmental ConcernCompose 1 paragraph that answers:

1.Where does it occur in Europe?2.What are the causes?3.What are the effects? 4.What is being done to solve the problem?

Pay attention to: Grammar, Punctuation, Sentence structure!

Less than 3 Complete sentences: 70%3-5 Complete sentences: 85%6-7 Complete sentences: 100%

Environmental Issue Writing JournalUse the information in your “Multi-

Flow” maps

Environmental Issue

Country affected

What are the causes?

What are the effects?

What is being done/Solututions

Topic Sentence

Body