Hanford nuclear weapons plant, 73-74
Hazardous air pollutants, 85-86, 86f
Hazardous wastes
land disposal, 56
large-quantity vs. small-quantity generators, 54-55
management methods, 55-56, 56t
Superfund, 65-68, 67t
types generated by small businesses, 55t
waste to energy plants, 65
Health and medical issues
acid rain, 132t, 135
Agent Orange, 146
air pollution, 86t, 95
air toxics, 85
asbestos, 151, 153(f8.6)
biodiversity, 182-183
carbon monoxide emissions, 76
electromagnetic fields, 155-157
endocrine disrupters, 146-147
environmental tobacco smoke, 159
foodborne illnesses, 163-165
global warming, 29
Gulf War Syndrome, 166-167
hazardous waste exposure, 54
indoor air toxins, 162
lead exposure, 77, 122, 148-149, 149f
nitrogen dioxide emissions, 78
noise pollution, 162-163
ozone depletion, 44-45
ozone emissions, 80-81
particulate matter, 83-84
pesticide exposure, 146
sulfur dioxide, 84-85
tobacco use, 157-159, 160t
toxins, 141
water contaminants, 122-123
waterborne disease outbreaks, 124-127
waterborne pathogens, 123t
West Nile virus, 185 - 184
Health Effects from Exposure to Power-Line Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields, 156
Heat waves, 29
Hemlock woolly adelgids, 173
Herbicides. See Pesticides and herbicides
HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons), 32, 50
High-level radioactive waste, 70
Historical buildings and acid rain, 135
History
environmental activism, 1-3
garbage disposal, 60
recycling, 58-59
renewable energy, 191-192
wetlands use, 178
Hot steam geothermal energy systems, 200
Household hazardous wastes, 55
Houston, Texas, 7
Human evolution, 23
Hybrid vehicles, 93, 94f, 95t
Hydroelectric power, 102-103
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), 33, 50
Hydrogen fuel, 92-93, 207
Hydrologic cycle, 107f
Hydropower, 197-199
Hydrothermal energy, 200
Hypoxia, 112, 150, 151f
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