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    The rise of toxic Microcystis algae blooms in Lake Eerie A combination of climate change and agricultural practices have led to an excess run off of phosphorus in Lake Erie‚ resulting in excess algae blooms spread across the surface of the water. Phosphorus is the key nutrient that dictates algae growth and abundance. Microcystis‚ a species of cyanobacteria characterized by its blue colour continually contaminates the waters‚ and damages marine ecosystems‚ due to its toxicity. Being the smallest

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    hydroxylamine to ammonia by reduced pyridine nucleotides. Federation Proc. 13: 328. 1954. THE EFFECTS OF LIGHT INTENSITY ON THE GROWTH RATES OF GREEN ALGAE 12‚’3 CONSTANTINE SOROKIN 4 AND ROBERT W. KRAUSS DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY-. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND‚ COLLEGE PARK‚ MARYLA‚-ND Aimong the environmental factors affectingf the growth rates of unicellular algae‚ light is frequently at an improper level. In many laboratory cultures used for physiological research the light intensity is too low to permit

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    Physiology of Planarians

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    Diet: Planarians are carnivorous and eat other smaller animals. They also eat detritus‚ diatoms‚ dead animals‚ and decaying organic matter. (1) II. Predators: Larger carnivores eat planarians. Some fish such as the Crossocheilus siamensis (Siamese Algae Eater) have been studied to remove planarians from fish tanks. (3) III. Range: Most planarians live in fresh-water bodies. They also live in all oceans‚ and in moist terrestrial habitats. (5) IV. Microhabitat: Planarians are light-sensitive

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    Oleic Acid for Biodiesel Production Catalyzed by SnCl2: A Kinetic Investigation Abiney L. Cardoso‚ Soraia Cristina Gonzaga Neves and Marcio J. da Silva * Departament of Chemistry‚ Federal University of Viçosa‚ Viçosa‚ Minas Gerais‚ Brazil‚ 36570-000. * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail:silvamj2003@ufv.br Received: 5 August 2008; in revised form: 16 September 2008 / Accepted: 17 September 2008 / Published: 24 September 2008 Abstract: The production of biodiesel from low-cost

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    MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL YEAR 10 – MATHEMATICS MAINSTREAM PROGRAM SEMESTER 1- 2013 WKSTART M T W T F TOPIC Jan 28 X X X - Review of Indices Feb 04 1-Review – Test A - Multin‚ Divisn‚ Rationalise Surds - Logarithms S - Logarithm Laws - Solving Equations 18-Review – Test A - Algebra-Substitution - Add/Subtract Algebraic Fractions - Mult/Divide Algebraic Fractions - Basic Equations - Complex Equations 2- Review – TEST A - Revision of Linear Sketching S S - Determining Linear Equations - Distance Btn 2

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    Andrew McClarren Within the article Scientists Turn Algae into Crude Oil in Less Than an Hour‚ author Tuan C. Nguyen describes the process in which a team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland‚ Washington had gathered together algae and water and created a form of crude oil very similar to petroleum‚ all in less than an hour (Nguyen). As we’ve been discussing and learning in class‚ algae have proven to be the future of biofuels due to its

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    like E85 ethanol and biodiesel that can help to put an end or decrease in these issues. These two sources are also sources that can be run in today’s conventional gasoline and diesel engines with in some cases little to no modifications. Alternative fuels such as e85 ethanol and biodiesel need to be more widely used in America because it would lift foreign

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    Renewable Energy Sector in Bangladesh”‚ Climate Action Bangladesh An Environment and Climate Services Company. Available at: http://www.assocham.org/4asia/presentations/session1/syed_hussain.pdf [5] Nick Sazdanoff‚ “Modeling and Simulation of the Algae to Biodiesel Fuel Cycle”‚ Honors Undergraduate Thesis‚ 2006‚ College of Engineering‚ Ohio State University. Available at: https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/1811/5981/Modeling_and?sequen ce=1 [6] Kazy Fayeen Shariar‚ Enaiyat Ghani Ovy‚ Kazi Tabassum

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    Green Technologies Green technology‚ also known as environmental or clean technology‚ minimizes impacts on the environment and natural resources. It’s based on concepts such as conserving water and energy‚ reducing waste and pollution‚ harnessing renewable energy sources‚ finding ways to reuse materials‚ and developing less polluting technologies. Green technology is everywhere these days; in the news‚ politics‚ fashion‚ and of course technology. Green Technology is becoming so widespread

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    resource that is being used in place of gasoline is biodiesel. A renewable fuel‚ produced from agricultural resources such as vegetable oils‚ biodiesel has more than one good thing going for it. It reduces the emission of gases responsible for global warming‚ promotes rural development‚ contributes toward the goal of energy security‚ is renewable‚ and reduces pollution. Biodiesel provides better engine performance and lubrication. Using biodiesel causes less maintenance issues than normal fuel‚ but

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