Pollution: Crash Course Ecology #11
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Hank talks about the last major way humans are impacting the environment in this penultimate episode of Crash Course Ecology. Pollution takes many forms - from the simplest piece of litter to the more complex endocrine disruptors - and ultimately, humans are responsible for it all. Table of Contents1) Natural Compounds 01:12:1a) Carbon 01:35b) Nitrogen and Phosphorous 02:11:2c) Cyanide 04:05d) Mercury 05:15e) Sulfur & Nitrogen Dioxide 05:582) Synthetic Compounds 06:51a) Endocrine Disruptors 07:09References:http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/topics/deadzone/index.htmlhttp://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/pollution-affect-living-things-including-humans-2193.htmlhttp://news.wustl.edu/news/pages/20916.aspxhttp://www.epa.gov/mercury/about.htmhttp://www.epa.gov/acidrain/index.htmlhttp://www.ngo.grida.no/wwfneap/Publication/briefings/Fish.pdfhttp://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfmCrash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourseWant to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet?Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourseTwitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourseInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids
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