what is Environmental Science? What are our main environmental problems? The root of environmental problems.?

Question

understanding our environment. Living things in Ecosystems, How Ecosystems work, kinds of Ecosystems, water pollution, air pollution, atmosphere and climate, Soil and Land, People, Urbanisation, Agricultural.

Answer 1

Environmental science is the study of the interactions among the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment; with a focus on pollution and degradation of the environment related to human activities; and the impact on biodiversity and sustainability from local and global development. It is inherently an interdisciplinary field that draws upon not only its core scientific areas, but also applies knowledge from other non-scientific studies such as economics, law and social sciences. Physics is used to understand the flux of material and energy interaction and construct mathematical models of environmental phenomena. Chemistry is applied to understand the molecular interactions in natural systems. Biology is fundamental to describing the effects within the plant and animal kingdoms.

While the concept of environmental science has existed for centuries, it came alive as a substantive, active field of scientific investigation in the 1960s and 1970s driven by (a) the need for a large multi-disciplined team to analyze complex environmental problems, (b) the arrival of substantive environmental laws requiring specific environmental protocols of investigation and (c) the growing public awareness of a need for action in addressing environmental problems.

Environmental science encompasses issues such as climate change, conservation, biodiversity, groundwater and soil contamination, use of natural resources, waste management, sustainable development, air pollution and noise pollution. Due to the inherent interdisciplinary nature of environmental science, teams of professionals commonly work together to conduct environmental research or to produce Environmental Impact Statements, as required by the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or under state laws. There are professional organizations that engender work in environmental science and aid in communication among the diverse sciences.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Science

Answer 2

Environmental science is the study of the interactions among the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment; with a focus on pollution and degradation of the environment related to human activities; and the impact on biodiversity and sustainability from local and global development. It is inherently an interdisciplinary field that draws upon not only its core scientific areas, but also applies knowledge from other non-scientific studies such as economics, law and social sciences. Physics is used to understand the flux of material and energy interaction and construct mathematical models of environmental phenomena. Chemistry is applied to understand the molecular interactions in natural systems. Biology is fundamental to describing the effects within the plant and animal kingdoms

Answer 3

Earth's rising human population definitely complicates things but isn't THE cause. But it's a political hot potato. The Sierra Club practically fractured in two trying to address this recently. So people tend to side step the issue, rather than jumping right in. Perhaps then, it comes down to education. Educate the politicians. Educate the masses. Give people the facts, hard and solid, and pray that enough people and enough of the right people understand and we can begin to get the upper hand on some very complex issues, and make more progress on issues where we've been dancing around by dealing with peripheral issues.

Answer 4

Environmental science is the study of all the living and non living things present in your surroundings.

There are a number of environmental problems on the Earth today like depletion of the ozone layer,Global warming,etc

The main root of the these problems are us HUMANS.

Answer 5

Man is obviously the biggest danger to the environment.

If we do not start to address global warming and VERY soon, we may be killing off our own species and most others, too.

Answer 6

our main environmental problem is human being