pesticides factory
a facility that manufactures products used to kill pests
chemical manufacturing
place where chemicals are made
sludge
unprocessed
untreated sewage
waste water from industrial sources that has not been purified
birth defects
changes that accure at birth
impaired gowthg
a person has not developed the expected hight for their age
exclusion zone
a zone in which you can get infected
smelting
melting heavy metals
respiratory illness
a disease that affects lungs, airways
leaching
getting further into the soil
spontaneous abortion
unexpected loss of unborn baby
fertilisers
substance added to soil by people to make plants grow better
emission
output
life expectancy
the average period that a person is expected to live
toxic output
poisonous emission from uncontrolled mines
decimated
to kill a large numbers of animals, plants, ppl in a particular place
pollutant
substance that polutes
groundwater
a water that is found under the ground in soil
fatal
causing or ending in death
unregulated
not controlled by law
refinery (refineries)
a factory where a pure oil is made
plant
industry
acid rain
rain that contains harmful chemicals from factory gases
dumped
sum that is left behind an purpose