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GCSE Environmental Science Syllabus Section 5

5.  Waste and Pollution

 Waste and Recycling 

2.1

The problems of domestic and commercial waste

2.2

The environmental impact of landfill and incineration

2.3

Waste reduction and recycling

Water pollution

2.4

Sources of nutrient enrichment
2.5 The effects of nutrient enrichment
2.6 The remedies to reduce nutrient enrichment

2.7

Sources of organic matter pollution

2.8

The effects of organic matter pollution

2.9

The remedies to reduce organic matter pollution

2.10

Sources of thermal pollution

2.11

The effects of thermal pollution

2.12

The remedies to reduce thermal pollution

2.13

Sources of oil pollution

2.14

The effects of oil pollution

2.15

The remedies to reduce oil pollution

2.16

Monitoring and control of water pollution

Air Pollution

2.17

The importance of the Greenhouse Effect as a natural phenomenon

2.18

The mechanism of the Greenhouse Effect

2.19

Possible effects of the enhanced Greenhouse Effect

2.20

Scientific uncertainty concerning the degree to which the Global Climate Change will continue

2.21

The need to reduce emissions of Greenhouse Gases

2.22

Possible remedies to reduce the amount of Greenhouse Gases released into the atmosphere

2.23

Combustion as the main source of oxides of sulphur and nitrogen

2.24

Dry and wet deposition

2.25

The effects of acid deposition

2.26

Possible remedies for acid deposition

2.27

Pollutants released from motor vehicles of concern in urban areas

2.28

The nature of ozone

2.29

The role ozone plays in protecting from ultra violet radiation

2.30

The role of CFC compounds in ozone depletion

2.31

Hazards associated with ozone depletion

2.32

International pollution control agreements

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