Environmental/Economic Impact Vocabulary

Degree to which a substance can harm an organism

• Water Quality

• Toxicity

• Air Quality

• End-Product

Chemical compounds present in car exhaust; air pollutants

• Nitrogen Oxides

• Environment

• End-Product

• Heavy Metals

The surroundings or conditions in which we all live

• Economic Impact

• Acid Rain

• Pollutants

• Environment

Result of a completed series of chemical processes

• Water Quality

• Acid Rain

• End Product

• Environmental Impact

The degree to which the water is pollution free

• Water Quality

• Air Quality

• End-product

• Toxicity

The degree to which the air is pollution free

• Water Quality

• Air Quality

• Economic impact

• Environmental impact

Rainfall made acidic by atmospheric pollution

• Acid Rain

• Environmental Impact

• Heavy Metals

• Pollutants

Results of an event or decision that affects the environment

• Heavy Metals

• Pollutants

• Economic Impact

• Environmental Impact

Results of an event or decision that affects the economic activity of a given area

• Water Quality

• Environment

• Economic Impact

• Environmental Impact

A metal with a large atomic weight; many are toxic

• Heavy Metals

• End-Product

• Acid Rain

• Toxicity