Water pollution is any chemical‚ biological or physical change in the quality of water which has a harmful effect on any living thing that drinks‚ uses‚ or lives in it. If and when individuals drink polluted water it can cause serious effects. Water pollution can also make water unsuited for the desired use. The main cause of water pollution is made by humans. Point and non point sources are the two sorts of sources. Point sources discharge pollutants at specific locations such as pipelines or sewers
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Tar Creek Superfund Site Tar Creek is considered one of the biggest environmental disasters in the history of the United States. This disaster was created from lead and zinc mining in Northeast Oklahoma. Lead and zinc leftover in chat piles would seep into groundwater‚ ponds‚ and lakes contaminating almost all water in the area. The people from small towns in the area such as Cardin and Picher are at high risk for lead poisoning‚ which can have long term health effects. Tar Creek has been pinpointed
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FACTORS DETERMINING THE SITE OF A FISH POND The first thing you need to consider when preparing a fishpond construction site is the type of fishpond you are going to build. Primarily‚ there are two types of fishponds namely dugout concrete fishponds and dugout excavated fishponds. In the former‚ the fishpond is built of concrete materials and therefore‚ it is relatively costly to prepare the site. In the latter‚ the fishpond is built by simply digging out the selected fishpond construction site
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Effects of Open Burning Over industrialization and globalization‚ the economic growth has been evolving since a few decades ago. Majority of human now are exposed to the advance technologies and luxury of life. However‚ these scenarios do not indicate that life nowadays is much better than the olden days. Every year without fail‚ open burning occurs everywhere. Especially in Indonesia‚ the nomad people and people of the agriculture field will burn forest for their own benefit. After forest
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Croton’s Water Filtration Company has had many negative and positive impacts on the community and surrounding areas of the Bronx and Manhattan. This plant is one of the biggest constructions in New York’s City history. In 1993 there was a threat of contamination causing the plant to be shut down. The preparation for the plant started in 2004. This company had to abide by the state and federal regulations of drinking water. They had to think of the public health. They have been applying water to
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Name: Affiliated Institution: Course: Date: Water Filtration The methods used in this experiment are simple filtration methods which are used by many water companies worldwide. In this experiment simple lab equipment was used‚ after contaminating water with various contaminants the water was filtered by using cheesecloth‚ sand‚ activated charcoal and alum. The contaminants used in the experiment are the most common and the most hazardous. They include; cleaning detergents
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“Drought: Can Conservation Make a Difference” Living in a country with rapidly growing population‚ conservation is an increasingly pressing matter. This dilemma is more prevalent in times of drought. Individuals have to play a part to manage water and to keep from soil erosion. However‚ making a population do something is a difficult objective to achieve. I offer a solution in three ways: one‚ that a fine is imposed on citizens that go over a certain amount and two‚ we make appliances and
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1. WHAT FACTOR DO YOU OFTEN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN MAKING DECISION TO CHOOSE A JOB YOURSELF? To me‚ there are 3 factors that I often take into consideration when making decision to choose a job for myself. Those are traditional of family‚ salary and location. -Firstly‚ traditional of family is the most important factor. My parents are teachers. When I was young‚ I always want to become a good teacher (like them). They’re made me feel admire and love this job. -The second thing I care
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The Grand Canyon has been a natural marvel for thousands of years. Many have wondered how this natural phenomenon occurred and when it started to become the wonder it is today. There are several theories on how this incredible rock structure was formed‚ the soundest theory relies on the environment that surrounds these rocks. The most powerful force on the Grand Canyon is erosion‚ primarily by water‚ according to The Seven Natural Wonders‚ a data base for the natural wonders of the world. The Colorado
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Abstract: Soil serves as one of the basic medium of life as a variety of elements‚ which are vital to life are embedded in it. However‚ the human activities are polluting the soil unintentionally. Consequently‚ a wide range of contaminants enter the soil. Nevertheless‚ heavy metals are the most toxic of all the pollutants. Among these‚ lead‚ cadmium‚ chromium‚ mercury and arsenic are most toxic and can cause multiple organ damages even when present in small amount. Although‚ these elements are necessary
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