Unit 8 Vocab

A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

A site for the disposal of waste materials by burial.

Waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment.

The introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment.

The trapping of the sun's warmth in the planet's lower atmosphere.

Unwanted or unusable materials.

The protection and preservation of natural resources.

Any kind of living organism that is not native to an environment and causes harm.

Includes the many ways humans affect the Earth, such as overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation.

Gasses that trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet, including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and synthetic gasses.