Monday, October 4, 2010

Environmental Technology-Part 7

The 5th sub-category of Technology is Environmental Technology.
Environmental Technology is study of the processes to control waste, soil erosion, reducing sediment in waterways, conserving water, and improving water quality, artificial ecosystems, and the effects of technology on the development of flora and fauna.
Examples of Environmental Technology are:
Conservation
Synthetic energy
Waste management
Positive Impacts of Environmental Technology are:
Earth – improves quality of life
Disease – reduces chance of disease from bad air and chemicals
Negative Impacts of Environmental Technology are:
Earth – use of technology may hinder life span of the planet
Disease – economical forces the need to make choices that are not easily made
Briefly describe a game that you could do involving Environmental Technology.