Environmental impact - any change to the natural environment, harmful or beneficial, resulting from human or natural activities, Economic Impact - the overall effect of an event or activity on a region's economy, measuring changes in jobs, income, and output., Chemical reaction - A chemical change that occurs when two or more substances combine to form a new substance., End product - The final material or substance left at the completion of a series of reactions., Reactants - Elements and compounds that are present at the beginning of a chemical reaction., Acid rain - Mixture of wet and dry deposition from the atmosphere containing higher than normal amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids., Degradation of water - The process of reducing to a lower condition, quality or level of water., Degradation of air quality - The process of reducing to a lower condition, quality or level of air., Ozone depletion - The reducing of the ozone., Nitric acid - A clear, colorless to yellow liquid that is very corrosive and can dissolve most metals; used to make fertilizers, explosives, dyes, and rocket fuels., Sulfuric acid - A highly corrosive, dense, oily liquid, colorless to dark brown; used to manufacture fertilizers, paints, detergents, and explosives., Wet deposition - The accumulation of acids that fall to the Earth dissolved in water including acid rain, snow, and fog., Dry deposition - The accumulation of acidic particles that settle out of the atmosphere or of acidic gases that are absorbed by plant tissues or other surfaces., Greenhouse gases - Gases absorb infrared radiation, e.g., carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons., Greenhouse effect - The trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface., Acidification - To make or become acid.,

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