Environmental problems

Pollution Air pollution components: carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide resources: thermal power stations, motor vehicles, burning of fossil fuels, coal mining, mineral mining, stone mining, aerosols effects: acid rain, smog

health problems: pulmonary diseases, cancer solution: alternation of fuel, natural power resources, boycotting pollutants, factory legislation

Water pollution by biological materials: suds, faeces by chemical materials: oil, detergents, phenols, fertilisers, pesticide by physical materials: radioactive pollution, thermal pollution effects: absence of drinking water, death of some water species

solution: avoid to evasion of damaging materials, protect ground water, closed water circuit redundant eutrophication- overpopulation of krill and cyanobacteria, sewage treatment plant

Soil pollution caused by: hydrocarbons, pesticides, heavy metals transport of chemicals, tanker crashes, land filling, sludge from sewage treatment plant effects : soil degradation, erosion, death of animals solution: waste composting, accurate way of agriculture

Leavings = things, we want to banish sorts: communal waste residual communal waste solid communal waste household waste decomposable waste hazardous waste, mill residues, nuclear waste, agricultural waste, car wrecks

effects : air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, modification of landscape solution: produce less waste, maximal utilizing of things, buying eco products, waste sorting ( plastic, paper, glass+ metals, electrical products, decomposable waste,..recycling)

Change of the landscape appearance caused by: agriculture, industry ( especially heavy industry- factories, plants,..) coal mining, stacks, reminders of mines, ploughed balks, concreted flows, monoculture forests solution: national parks, protected landscape areas

Species extinction background extinction- natural, average durability of species mass extinction- a lot of species in a short time for example: extinction of dinosaurs( before 65 million years) species extinction during the burning and mining in rainforests caused by: natural disaster or human activity solution: protected plants and animals

Climatic changes caused by: burning of fossil fuels, produce of CO2, aerosols, dust, deforestation, drainage effects : greenhouse effect global warming, melting glaciers, sea level rise, thunderstorms, floods , damage to the ozone layer solution: low greenhouse gas emissions

Transport greenhouse gas emissions ( carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide)-especially from road transport -fuels accidents consumption of energy(electric) and fuels noise-especially in big towns- health problems solution: using public transport, bicycle paths, road tax, limitation of parking

Depletion of natural resources Non renewable resources- coal, fossil fuel, oil, natural gas, nuclear, peat air pollution, leavings from mining, residual fissionable fuel Solution: renewable resources-natural, considerate to environment (hydropower energy, solar energy- solar collector, biomass energy, wind energy- airscrew, geothermal energy, tidal energy)

Tourism a big development today air pollution, water pollution, building edifices in nature, distortion of protected landscape areas, produce of leavings solution: responsible attitude to nature

Ecological organizations Greenpeace CZ „Děti Země“ „Hnutí Brontosaurus“ Czech Union for Nature Conservation The Czech Environmental Partnership Foundation