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IntroductiontoEnvironmentalEngineering

GlobalEnvironmentalConcern

ProfessionalEnglishforEnvironmentalEngineering

ContentsTreaties,conventions,andprotocols

forthecauseofglobalenvironmentalprotection--RioDeclaration(1992)--TheConventiononBiologicalDiversity(CBD)(1992)--KyotoProtocol(1997)--TheAntarcticTreaty(1991)GlobalEnvironmentalConcern

--Ozonelayerdepletion--

Globalwarming--

LossofbiodiversityOzonelayerdepletionEffectsofOzoneLayerDepletion

EffectsonHumanandAnimalHealthEffectsonTerrestrialPlantsEffectsonAquaticEcosystemsEffectsonBio-geo-chemicalCyclesEffectsonAirQualityOzoneDepletionCounterMeasuresInternationalcooperation,agreement(MontrealProtocol)tophaseoutozonedepletingchemicalssince1974TaximposedforozonedepletingsubstancesRecycleofCFCs

andHalonsGlobalEnvironmentalConcern

GlobalAtmosphericChangesTheMontrealProtocol(1987)—aimedatcurbingpollutionfromthereleaseofchlorofluorocarbon

refrigerants

intotheatmosphere.DepletionofStratosphericOzoneLayerGlobalEnvironmentalConcern

GlobalWarmingSourcesofGreenhouseGases

Naturallyoccurringgreenhousegasesincludewatervapor,carbondioxide,methane,nitrousoxide,andozone.Humanactivities--carbondioxide,methane,nitrousoxide,hydrofluorocarbons(HFCs),perfluorocarbons(PFCs),andsulfurhexafluoride(SF6)GlobalWarming(ClimateChange)ImplicationsRiseinglobaltemperatureRiseinsealevelFoodshortagesandhungerGlobalEnvironmentalConcern

GlobalAtmosphericChangesTheKyotoProtocol(1997)—aimedtoreduceemissionsofcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegases.Atthemeeting,mostoftheindustrializednationsagreestoreduceemissionstobelow1990level,agoalachievedby2010.LossofBiodiversityBiodiversityreferstothevarietyoflifeonearth,anditsbiologicaldiversity--genesinthesespeciesandthedifferentecosystemsontheplanet.Humanactivityischangingbiodiversityandcausingmassiveextinctions.GlobalEnvironmentalConcern

LossofBiodiversityTherapidlygrowinghumanpopulation,togetherwithincreasingconsumption,isacceleratingtheconversionofforest,grasslands,andwetlandstoagricultureandurbandevelopment.TianjinBinhaiNewAreaLeft(1992)

Right(2012)BiomutationbecauseofFukushimanuclearpowerplantleaksLossofBiodiversityPollutionalsodegradeshabitats—particularlyaquaticandmarine

habitats—destroyingthespeciestheysupport.LossofBiodiversityHundredsofspeciesofmammals,reptiles,amphibians）,fish,birds,andbutterflies,aswellasinnumerableplants,areexploitedfortheircommercialvalue.Evenwhenspeciesareprotectedbylaw,theycontinuetobehunted,killed,andmarketedillegally.

DiscussionClimatechangeChangesofoneortwodegreesintheaveragetemperatureoftheplanetcancausepotentiallydangerousshiftsinclimateandweather.DrownedPolarBear科技英語的特點（下）時態(tài)：一般現(xiàn)在時、一般過去時、現(xiàn)在完成時和一般將來時被動語態(tài)：(>1/3)被動語態(tài)的翻譯保留源語被動形式，借用漢語的“被”、“為”、“由”、“受到”等詞語譯出譯成主動句譯成無主句—語氣：陳述語氣、祈使語氣和虛擬語氣—語篇特點：語言規(guī)范、語氣正式、陳述客觀、邏輯性強(qiáng)、高準(zhǔn)確性、信息量大、呈現(xiàn)高度專業(yè)化并大量使用公式、表格和圖表Translation

Exercise（1）Ingeneral,thefastertheclimatechange,thegreaterwillbetheriskofdamage.Themeansealevelisexpectedtorise9-88cmbytheyear2100,causingfloodingoflowlyingareasandotherdamages.（2）Theozonelayer,therefore,ishighlybeneficialtoplantandanimallifeonearthfilteringthedangerouspartofsunsradiationandallowingonlythebeneficialparttoreachearth.Anydisturbanceordepletionofthislayerwouldresultinanincreaseofharmfulradiationreachingtheearth’ssurfaceleadingtodangerousconsequences.Translation

Exercise（1）值得一提的是，在控制全球變暖的合作中，像中國這樣的發(fā)展中國家一直在盡自己最大的努力，擔(dān)負(fù)起自己的責(zé)任。（2）假如地球的平均溫度上升2℃，數(shù)以億計的人會流離失所。Translation

科技報告類的書寫--實驗報告(experiment/labreport)1文頭（heading）2簡介（introduction）3討論（discussion）4結(jié)論/建議（conclusion/recommendation）Writing

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