Quiz about Poulsen IB ESS Topic 1

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Nature-centered value system that views people as being under nature's control rather than in control of it.

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ecocentric

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anthropocentric

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technocentric

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human-centered value system that places humans as the central species and assesses the environment from an exclusively human perspective

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anthropocentric

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ecocentric

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technocentric

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technology-based value system that believes the brain power of humans will enable us to control the environment

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technocentric

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ecocentric

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anthropocentric

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particular world view or set of paradigms that shapes the way individuals or societies perceive and evaluate environmental issues

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environmental value systems

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environmental movements

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environmental science

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environmental philosophies

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This term is defined as an arbitrary group of individuals who share some common characteristics such as location, cultural background, religion or value system.

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society

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culture

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ecosystem

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government

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Name the EVS described here: This is a holistic view...an integration of spiritual, social and environmental dimensions...push for sustainability for the whole earth...push for self-reliant communities and global citizenship...self-imposed restraint on resource use.

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ecocentric

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anthropocentric

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technocentric

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Name the EVS described here: population control is given equal weight to resource use...strong regulation by independent authorities is required

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anthropocentric

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ecocentric

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technocentric

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Name the EVS described here: resource replacement solves resource depletion...there's a need to understand natural processes in order to control them...there's a strong emphasis on scientific analysisand prediction prior to policy-making and there's high importance on market and economic growth.

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technocentric

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ecocentric

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athropocentric

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An ecocentric non-governmental organization (NGO) that campaigns for positive change through action to protect the environment; from publicizing environmental issues and lobbying governments to promoting environmentally-responsible solutions and taking non-violent direct action.

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Greenpeace

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Environmental Protection Agency

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association

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Department of Environmental Quality

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The total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product.

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carbon footprint

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ozone layer

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coral bleaching

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ecological footprint

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A way of visualizing a complex set of interactions in ecology, society and another system.

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systems approach

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feedback loops

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biomes

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carbon cycle

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This is defined as an assemblage of parts and the relationships between them that enable them to work together to form a functioning whole.

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system

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biome

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coral reef

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transformations

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A group of ecosystems with similar climates.

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biome

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equator

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poles

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deep ocean

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Features of a system that cannot be present in the individual parts, but instead only present when all parts come together. An example: A small fish only resembles a large predator when present in a school of small fish.

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emergent property

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open system

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isolated system

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transformation

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Part of the Earth inhabited by organisms.

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biosphere

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geosphere

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atmosphere

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hydrosphere

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System that exchanges both matter and energy with its surroundings.

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open system

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closed system

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isolated system

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The movement of matter through a food chain. The movement of energy as wind carries heat energy from one part of the world to another. The movement of matter as water flows from a river to a sea.

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transfer

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transformation

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Light energy becoming electrical energy in a solar panel. Decomposition of leaf litter into inorganic materials. Burning coal to produce heat and light. Light energy becoming glucose molecules through photosynthesis.

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transformation

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transfer

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In a systems diagram, these include processes, transfers and transformations (inputs & outputs).

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flows

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arrows

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storages

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boxes

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In a systems diagram, these include areas that hold matter and/or energy.

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storages

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boxes

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flows

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arrows

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These flows involve a change in location.

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transfers

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transformations

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These flows involve an interaction within a system and the formation of a new end product OR they involve a chang in state.

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transformations

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transfers

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This is an ADVANTAGE of using models.

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models allow complex systems to be simplified

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models may be oversimplified so accuracy is lost

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models and predictions depend on the skills and experience of the model makers

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models can be manipulated for financial or political gain

Question 24

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another. Which Law is this?

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First Law of Thermodynamics

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Third Law of Thermodynamics

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First Law of Fusion

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Which law remarks that the availability of energy to carry out processes becomes reduced as it moves through a system and entropy increases?

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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First Law of Thermodynamics

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Third Law of Thermodynamics

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Murphy's Law

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This is also known as dynamic equilibrium and is a stable form of equilibrium that allows a system to return to its steady state after a disturbance.

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steady-state equilibrium

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unstable equilibrium

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feedback

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static equilibrium

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This results in a change in the system that leads to more and greater change (enhances the original trend...leads away from equilibrium...destabilizes the system).

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positive feedback

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equilibrium

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entropy

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negative feedback

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This tends to damp down or counteract any deviation from an equilibrium and promotes stability. It stabilizes the system.

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negative feedback

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equilibrium

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positive feedback

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entropy

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This is the tendency of a system to maintain stability and resist tipping points.

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resilience

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entropy

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feedbacks

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static equilibrium

Question 30

This describes natural resources that produce sustainable income of goods and services

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natural capital

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natural income

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ecocentric

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resilience

Question 31

The annual income that comes from natural capital

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natural income

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ecocentric value system

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ecological footprint

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MEDC

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This term is the use and management of resources so that full natural replacement of exploited resources can take place.

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sustainability

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resilience

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equilibrium

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tipping points

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The minimum amount of change within a system that will destabilize it and cause it to reach a new equilibrium or stable state.

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tipping point

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resilience

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sustainability

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feedback

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Studies that are carried out before a development project is undertaken to assess the possible damage to the environment are called

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EIAs (Environmental Impact Assessment)

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Tipping Point Tips

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NGO (non-governmental organizations)

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MEDCs (More Economically Developed Countries)

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Ecologial Footprint (EF) is a sustainability indicator that represents the area of land andn water needed to sustainably provide all of the resources required at the rate they are consumed by a given population. Which are factors taken into account for this calculation? Check all that apply.

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land area taken up by housing, transportation and industry

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primary production needed to suppot fish and seafood caught

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total amount of lumber, pulp and timber products and fuelwood used

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total area used to raise livestock and total carbon uptake

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area used to produce food and fiber for human consumption and feed for livestock

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The addition of any substance or form of energy to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate it by dispersion, breakdown, recycling or storage in some harmless form.

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pollution

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tipping point

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feedback

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system

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This type of pollution can be traced to a single source such as an oil refinery, power station or chemical plant.

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point-source

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non-point-source

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biodegradable

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greenhouse gases

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This type of pollution is usually more dispersed in nature and may come from vehicle exhaust, an industrial area with many factories, or domestic heating in towns.

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non-point source

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point source

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biodegradable

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coral bleaching

Question 39

This type of pollution breaks down naturally in the environment and includes types of waste paper as it naturally decays.

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biodegradable

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point-source

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non-point-source

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thermal

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This is a type of nonbiodegradable pollution that remains in the environment for long periods of time like DDT or other organochlorine pesticides.

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persistent

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point-source

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non-point-source

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biodegradable

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This is a type of pollutant that is active as soon as it is emitted and includes carbon monoxide from wildfires and methane from cows.

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primary pollutant

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secondary pollutant

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persistent pollutant

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thermal pollutant

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This type of pollutant is a substance that is formed from another pollutant that has undergone change within the environment its in. This includes the production of ozone from sunlight and vehicle exhaust.

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secondary pollutant

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primary pollutant

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persistent pollutant

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point-source pollutant

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