ICYA-4118 Environmental Problems II
The course focuses on defining the environmental impacts of the industrial society. We describe the features of ecosystems affecting the dynamics of polluting products. Food guide pyramid and nutrient cycle. Mutagenic and carcinogenic compounds. Persistent and bioaccumulable compounds, toxic organisms, endocrine system disrupters. Environmental effects of the agricultural and livestock industry. Heavy metals, environmental effects of the mining industry. Main atmospheric pollutant, acid rain, greenhouse effect, destruction of the ozone layer.
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