Environmental Science
Welcome to Environmental Science at St. Mary's Springs High School!
Check out the following hyperlinks! These are great resources for all!
Students were recently asked to list "three important global environmental problems". Their responses are impressive! Take a look!
| Global Warming: 76.5% |
Availability of "Clean Fuels" |
| Air Pollution and Air Quality Issues: 58.8% |
Nuclear Waste |
| Water Pollution: 29.4% |
Shortage of Fresh Water |
| Deforestation |
Depletion of Grain Reserves |
| Depletion of our Rainforests |
Depletion of Fossil Fuels |
| Depletion of the Family Farm |
Over Population and Crowding |
| Depletion of Animal Habitats |
Drought and Famine |
| Extinction of Animal Species |
Destruction of Ozone Layer |
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Students at St. Mary's Springs High School share the same concerns as students at the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. When asked the same questions, students at the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh responded as follows:
Pollution: 14.7%
Global Warming: 14.5%
Air Pollution: 13.5%
Habitat Destruction: 13.1%
Resource Depletion/Degradation: 11.8%
Population Growth/Overpopulation: 7.9%
Natural Disasters: 6.2%
Water Pollution: 6.6%
Fossil Fuels and Oil Spills: 6.0%
Waste Management: 3.5%
Miscellaneous (famine, poverty, ignorance, etc): 2.3%
This data is compiled from Dr. Maureen Muldoon's Environmental Geology Course, Spring 2005.
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