Environmental Science
Welcome to Environmental Science at St. Mary's Springs High School!

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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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