What Trees have to do with the Environment Perhaps no image invokes the Berkshire Taconic Landscape more strongly than the brilliant colors that splash across our majestic hills and valleys each fall. ... The conditions in these environments are all very different, but certain species of trees have adapted a level of "fitness" that allow them to live there. Trees are the oldest and largest living things on the earth, and they are a good measure of the health and quality of our environment. ... Trees create a local distinctiveness Trees help to soften and frame buildings a...

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In this project we will take an in depth look into the production of sulfuric acid, some of its uses and the effects of it as a pollutant in our environment. ... Whether or not the chemical plant can carry out its operation without any unacceptable damage to the environment. ... Thus, proximity to a plentiful supply of energy is often a determining factor in deciding the plant's location. 5) Environmental Concerns Most importantly, however, concerns about the environment must be carefully taken into consideration. ... Therefore, there is a big problem about sulfuric plants causing damage ...

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The most important feature of the ancient environment was the absence of free oxygen. ... Urban and Regional Air Pollution What are the main pollutants in our air and how do they affect our health? ... Pollutants in our air Pollutants are substances which, when present at high enough concentrations, produce harmful effects on people and/or the environment. ... As well as affecting human health, sulfur dioxide can be harmful to plants, turning leaves yellow and drying, bleaching, and even killing, foliage. ...

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What is acid rain? Acid rain is the term for pollution caused when sulfur and nitrogen dioxides combine with atmospheric moisture. The term 'acid rain' is slightly misleading, and would be more accurate if deemed 'enhanced acid rain', as rain occurs acidic naturally. Acidity is measured on what is know as the pH scale. Fourteen is the most basic, seven is the most neutral, and zero is the most acidic. ...

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