Unit 1 Ecological Environment
Part 1 Ecosystem Biomes
Part 2 Ecosystem Pathways
Part 3 Ecosystem Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
Part 4 Ecosystem-Rock Cycles
Part 5 Ecosystem Communication
Part 6 Plants That Purify: Natures Way to Treat Sewage
Unit 2 Environmental Disturbance and Problems.
Part 1 Destructive Power of Nature
1. Avalanche
2. Tsunami
3. E1 Nifio
4. Earthquake
5. Flood
6. Lightning
7. Volcanoes
8. Desertification
Part 2 Destructive Power of Mankind
1. Deforestation
2. Endangered Species
Part 3 The Problems We Face
1. Population Growth
2. Air Pollution
3. Water Pollution
Unit 3 The Effects of Pollution
Part 1 The Effects of Air Pollution on Health
Introduction to the Damage to Human Health of Air Pollution
1. Outdoor Air and Health
2. Indoor Air: Still a Major Threat
3. Six Air Pollutants Have the Greatest Impact on the Health of Children and Adults Reading Material: The Health Effects of Air Pollution
4. Effects of Air Pollution on Living Organisms and on Materials
5. The Effects of the Earth Warming
Part 2 The Effects of Water Pollution
1. Infectious Diseases Associated with Poor Water Quality
2. Impact of Wastewater Irrigation on Health
3. The Effects of Water Pollution in the Great Lakes
4. Toxic Effects of Metals in Water Pollution
Part 3 The Effects of Solid Wastes
1. Hazardous Solid Wastes
2. The Relationship Between Climate Change and Solid Waste
Part 4 The Effects of Noise PollutionNoise pollution: A Health Problem.Introduction
1. Hearing Loss
2. Heart Disease
3. The Bodys Other Reactions
4. Noise and the Unborn
5. Special Effects on Children
6. Intrusion at Home and Work
7. Sleep Disruption
8. Mental and Social Well-Being
9. Danger to Life and Limb
10. A Final Word
Unit 4 Pollution Control
Introduction to Pollution Control
Part 1 Environmental Management Systems
1. About ISO14000
2. About the Kyoto Protocol
3. Environment and Economy
4. Environmental Management in American
5. Information on Hong Kongs Environmental Laws
6. Something about Chinese Mainland
7. Environmental Related Treaties in WTO
Part 2 Pollution Control Engineering
1. Methods of Wastewater Treatment
Reading Material: Treatment of Slaughterhouse Wastewater
in One-stage and in Two-stage UASB Reactors
2. Methods of Cleaning Air
Reading Material: For Fabric Filters
3. Techniques for Removal Pollutants from Soil
Reading Material: Cleaning of Mercury Contaminated Soil by
Using a Combined Washing and Distillation Process
Reading Material: How to Avoid The Harm of Pesticide in America