Pollution in Europe Acid Rain in Germany Air pollution in United Kingdom Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine

Air Pollution in United Kingdom Caused by automobile exhaust and smoke from factories

Air Pollution in United Kingdom

Air Pollution in United Kingdom

Effects of air Pollution in United Kingdom Causes breathing problems increases asthma and pneumonia Damages plants & wildlife

Acid rain in Germany Pollution caused from smoke from factories, auto emissions, power plants Pollution mixes with rain and falls onto forests and buildings

Black Forest Information The Black forest is a wooded mountain range in southwestern Europe. Much of this forest is in Germany. Acid rain has damaged more than 50 percent of the trees.

The Black Forest before Pollution…

After the Pollution…

Acid rain damages statues and buildings

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine

Chernobyl Do Now Write for 5 minutes What would you do and how would you feel if you had to suddenly leave your neighborhood and all your friends? How would you find a way to stay positive? Would there be a way to stay positive?

The Nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine Who – who was affected by the 1986 event in Chernobyl? What – what happened? What are the environmental effects? When – when did the event take place? Where – where did the event take place? How – what caused the event?

Who, What, When, and Where In April 1986, a nuclear power plant exploded in the town of Chernobyl, Ukraine causing the worst nuclear disaster in history. At this time, Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union (the old name for Russia), which dissolved in 1991. The citizens of Chernobyl and the surrounding areas panicked as radioactive gases spread over Ukraine, parts of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia.

How and What The explosion was caused by a chain reaction that resulted from an unauthorized test of one of the plant’s four reactors. About 30 people died immediately in the blast, and over a hundred thousand people had no clue that they were in danger immediately after the explosion because of the radioactive material being blasted into the atmosphere. About 135,000 people were evacuated and resettled in other areas. Almost a half of a million people were told that the nuclear accident may damage their health forever.

What The main environmental effects of the disaster have been contaminated farmland, surface water, and ground water. Today, the area around the Chernobyl nuclear plant is considered to be one of the most polluted places on earth. Farm products were devastated temporarily in parts of eastern and northern Europe as a result of the nuclear blast. No one knows how many illnesses and cancers have been caused by this disaster, but about 4,000 children have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer in recent years. The exposure to the radiation caused birth defects in humans and animals, as well as caused cancer in humans. Chernobyl and the land around it will be radioactive for thousands of years. Metal and concrete covers have been placed over the reactor in hopes of locking in the radioactive material. Ukraine and Belarus have spent huge amounts of money on cleanup efforts.

The Chernobyl Disaster http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSRC1_OZPIg

Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in Ukraine