 Saving the Planet
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Saving The Planet (STP)
SOME REALLY COOL TOOLS for more fast facts:
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Place the PRECYCLE LIST on your refridgerator to remind everyone in your family.....see what you can learn from this handy list. PRECYCLE LIST
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Envirofacts Warehouse: provides users with direct access to environmental information contained in various EPA databases including hazardous waste, Superfund information, toxic releases, facility information, risk management plans, grants/funding, water permits, and drinking water contaminant occurrence.
Enviromapper: allows users to map various types of environmental information including hazardous waste, water discharge permits, toxic and air releases, watersheds, and Superfund sites. Enviromapper can also be used to spatially view environmental statistics, profiles, and trends.
Environmental Benefits Calculator: NERC's Environmental Benefits Calculator is the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive tool of its kind in the United States. It is usable by any state, region, county, town, institution, school and business in the United States. Among the Calculator's unique features are the environmental benefits of computer recycling and reuse calculator, an energy savings comparison chart, and an emissions savings comparison chart.
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 http://www.earthhour.org
SAVING THE PLANET - DEFINITIONS
Biodegradable: 1. Able to be broken down into simpler substances (elements and compounds) by naturally occurring decomposers. Essentially, anything that can be ingested by an organism without causing that organism harm. 2. Nontoxic and able to be decomposed in relatively short period even on a human time scale.
SAVING THE PLANET - DEFINITIONS
aquifer: layer of water-bearing permeable rock, sand, or gravel capable of providing significant amounts of water. We need to keep them clean! (Mrs. Larsen)
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