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Global Climate Change
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- 1Global Carbon Cyclenatural process of carbon moving through living things and back to the physical environment
- 2Global Climate Changeenhancement of natural greenhouse effect by greenhouse gases = overall warming and other impacts on climate
- 3Criteria Air Pollutants6 widespread air pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act: carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, lead, and ground-level ozone
- 4Air Quality IndexEPA's daily rating of local air quality, and associated health concern, for 5 major air pollutants
- 5National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)maximum allowable concentrations for 6 major air pollutants as regulated under the Clean Air Act
- 6Environmental impact statement (EIS)report, required by federal agencies in the executive branch of government under the National Environmental Policy Act, that discloses and evaluates the environmental impacts of a proposed action
- 7Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)subgroup of halocarbons that contain chlorine, fluorine, and carbon in different combinations; the major cause of stratospheric ozone depletion
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