5. How can these environmental factors affect us in our community?
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5. How can these environmental factors affect us in our community?
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Many of the decisions we make in our daily lives impact how our environment is affected. In these decisions, some environmental factors to consider are water quality, air quality, and the amount of food packaging we use. Here's how these environmental factors can affect us in our community:
- If the water is excessively salty or polluted with sewage or industrial runoff then it can kill marine life and negatively affect economic activities that depend on a healthy aquatic ecosystem.
- Air quality can be affected by the practices of the company. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulations in place to ensure that companies do not directly or indirectly pollute the air through various processes including burning fossil fuels and manufacturing chemicals.
- The amount of food packaging that is used can have a negative hygienic effect, cause a waste of materials, and increase greenhouse gas emissions.