ENV 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Overgrazing, Impulse Tracker, Fluorine

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENV 1101
• Professor: Sonia Wesche

Document Summary

Stratospheric processes : when oxygen molecules (o2) encounter uv radiation, they tend to split apart into two. Mark twain climate is what we expect; weather is what we get : atmospheric pressure the force per unit of area produced by a column of air, also decreases with altitude, relative humidity amount of water vapour a given volume of air holds relative to the maximum amount it could contain for a given temperature, temperature varies with location and time, temp differences affect air circulation. What is not eligible for curbside recycling in ottawa? lightbulbs pottery ceramics food contaminated foil aerosol cans. Innocent until proven guilty approach: product manufacturers don"t need to prove a product is safe: benefit: speed industrial development, detriment: putting into wide use substance not proven safe precautionary principle approach: substances assumed to be harmful until shown harmless, benefit: identifies troublesome toxicants before damage done.