Contents 1. Vocabulary 2. Preface 3. Ecological problems 4. About environmental problems 5. Solutions of ecological problems 6. Interesting facts about ecology

Vocabulary Environment – Окружающая среда Weapon – Оружие Pollute – ЗагрязнятьSurvive – Выживать Pollution – ЗагрязнениеSafe – Невредимый, безопасный Cause – Быть причиной Nuclear – Ядерный Destruction – Разрушение Shortage – Недостаток, нехватка Population – Население Dump – Свалка, выбрасывать Waste – Отходы Poison – Яд, отравлять

Preface Ecology is a science of how living things are related to their environment. The word “environment” means simply what is around us. The air we breathe, the soil on which we stand and walk, the water we drink are all part of the environment. Nowadays people understand how important it is to solve the environmental problems that endanger lives of people.

Ecological Problems The most important environment problems are: Pollution in its many forms (water pollution, air pollution, nuclear pollution); Noise from cars, buses, planes. Destruction of wildlife and the beauty of the countryside; Shortage of natural resources (metals, different kinds of fuel); The growth of population. Endangered species, animals which are almost extinct.

The most important problem is pollution in its many forms. Water Pollution There is no ocean or sea which is not used as a dump. Poison from waste kills fish and sea animals. Many rivers and lakes are poisoned too. Fish and reptiles can not live in them. If people drink this water they can die too. Air Pollution Ozone layer in the atmosphere protects us from radiation, but if there are holes in the ozone layer ultraviolet radiation can get to the earth. Many scientists think that these holes are result of air pollution. Nuclear Pollution Nuclear power stations can go wrong and cause nuclear pollution. Nuclear pollution cannot be seen but its effects can be terrible.

Solutions of Environmental Problems To make air clean again we need good filters at nuclear power stations, at factories and plants and also in cars and buses. Both clean air and clean water are necessary for our health. If we want to survive we must solve these problems quickly. Man is beginning to understand that his environment is not just his own town or country, but the whole earth. That is why people all over the world think and speak about ecology.

Interesting Facts About Ecology Americans use 2.5 million plastic bottles every year. These bottles can not be recycled. Americans throw out 2.5 billion pounds of batteries a year. Toxic chemicals in batteries can be released into the environment, especially if they are burned. It takes trees just to make the newspapers we read every Sunday.