Environmental problems

eco-friendly/eco-conscious

environmentally friendly

conscious

aware of sth; noticing sth

degrade

1. x sb- to show or treat sb in a way that seem not worth any respect or taking seriously (унижать)

2. to make sth to become worse, esp in quality

pressing

urgent

juncture

particular point in an activity or series of events

contributing factor

a factor that helps cause or influence a particular result

congestion

the state of being crowded and full of traffic

to safeguard

to protect

mitigate

make sth less harmful, serious

detrimental

harmful

prevent

stop sth from happening

invest

инвестировать

contaminate

make sth dirty or impure

render

make

widespread

широко распространенный

jeopardize

put sb/sth in danger/endanger

finite

limited

vulnerable

weak and easily hurt physically or emitonaly

solvent

liquid able to dissolve another substance

readily

easily

algae

водоросли

agriculture

сельское хозяйство

consumer

a person who buys goods or uses services

livestock

скот

excess

more than is necessary

sewage

used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies, that are carried away from pipes

grease

смазка

debris

обломки

estimate

form an idea of the cost, size, value etc of sth but without calculating it

the vast majority

подавляющее большинсвто

account (for)

consider

seep

come slowly through sth (просачиваться)

emit

излучать

persist

to continue to exist past the usual time, or to continue to do something in a determined way even when facing difficulties or opposition:

disposal

action of getting rid of sth

decommission

вывод из эксплуатации

site

a place where a building, town, etc. was, is or will be located

effluent

wastewater

refinery

a factory where a substance such as oil is refined (= made pure)

diffuse

spread sth over a wide area

culprit

person who has done wrong

crevice

gap/щель

rural

countryside

landfill

an area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth

peril

serious danger

unfit

not suitable

municipal

related to a city or local government

junk

rubbish

via

through/by means of

bay

залив

absorb

take in liquid, heat, light

to put it bluntly

грубо говоря

to put it mildly

мягко говоря

plight

serious and difficult situation

thrive

to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc.(процветать)/flourish

imperil

jeopardize, endanger, hazard

accumulate

become or make sth greater in quanity over a period of time (накапливать)

strangle

душить

suffocate

задыхаться

drought

засуха