Course: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Session: 2014/2015 – Term 2 Lecturer: Eur Ing Dr Alec D Coutroubis Assignment 1 Title: Redesigning the disposable BIC ballpoint pen. Brief: You have been employed by Société Bic as the manager of ‘Environmentally Friendly Product Development for disposable ballpoint pens. Analyse the physical product (the standard BIC pen) and‚ having performed a ‘reverse’ Environmental Life Cycle Assessment‚ recommend changes in its design and manufacture in order to minimise
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Imperata cylindrica as an Antibacterial Agent for Escherichia coli INTRODUCTION a. Background of the Study We all know that bacteria are everywhere. Bacteria are microscopic organisms whose single cells have neither a membrane-enclosed nucleus nor other membrane-enclosed organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts. One example of bacteria is E .coli is a bacterium that is commonly found in the gut endotherms. E. coli and related bacteria constitute about 0.1% of gut flora‚ and fecal-oral
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An alternative lifestyle is a lifestyle generally perceived to be outside the cultural norm. A vegetarian is a person who does not eat meat‚ fish‚ or fowl or products containing these foods.The eating patterns of vegetarians may vary considerably: • Vegan: follows a strict diet excluding eggs‚ dairy‚ and all other animal products; • Lacto-vegetarian: Excludes animal flesh and eggs; • Lacto-ovo-vegetarian: Eats a diet of mainly grains‚ vegetables‚ fruits‚ legumes‚ seeds‚
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Alternative Energy Alternative Energy whether used for transportation or utilities such as generating electricity for home or business is a very significant subject going on right now because of the benefits it would provide for us‚ such as environmental‚ economic‚ job security and energy security. I believe alternative energy would be beneficial to our society‚ especially if it is used in transport; there is many other better‚ leaner and reusable energy sources out there‚ for example fuel for
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The alternative forms of tourism combine tourist products or separate tourist services different from the mass tourism by means of supply‚ organization and the human resource involved. These are rural‚ ecotourism‚ adventure (biking‚ horseback riding‚ snowshoeing‚ ski mountaineering‚ rafting‚ diving‚ caving‚ climbing)‚ thematic tourism – connected with the cultural and historical heritage‚ the esoteric‚ religion‚ wine‚ traditional cuisine‚ ethnography and traditional music and handicrafts. Sustainable
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Growing up in an urban community can offer many obstacles that can hinder a person’s growth and affect their world view. In other words‚ urban areas can greatly affect the things you like and don’t like. Two recreational activities that are almost universally disliked by people who come from urban environments are soccer and golf. The reasons why may vary‚ but the most common are that they are both “boring” and “slow” sports and more importantly‚ don’t have many African-American players who are
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Deborah Falcon 091457 TH151 – P First Term Paper The chapter that I chose to reflect on for this paper is Chapter 8 from C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity: The Shocking Alternative. For most part‚ the heaviest question asked throughout this chapter is why evil exists‚ and why God allowed it to exist. A human being who is probably sick and tired of all the evil and suffering in the world would say that if only evil can just stop existing – if only suffering would stop. If only human beings
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ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS Research paper Zagreb‚ svibanj 2013. Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. ART INVESTMENT 3 3. OLD - TIMERS 6 4. BASEBALL MEMORABILIA 8 5. WINE 11 6. CONCLUSION 13 INTRODUCTION | Alternative investments have become popular because many people and investors have been looking into safer ways to invest their money. But there is a question: What is actually an alternative investment
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What is Alternative Fuels Alternative Fuels come from resources other than petroleum. Alternative fuel uses sources like corn‚ vegetable oils‚ animal fats‚ natural gas‚ propane and hydrogen. Various Alternative Fuels are produced domestically‚ thus reducing our dependence on imported oils and some are derived from renewable sources. Alternative fuel produces less pollution than normal gasoline or diesel (U.S. Department of Energy‚ n.d. ). Alternative fuel is produce for a variety of vehicles
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Alternative Fuel A Good alternative fuel vehicle to add to the lineup of vehicles of Lotus Rental Car’s will be diesel operated fuel vehicles. You will not find a big popularity in diesel fuel engines in the United States like you would in Europe but it is growing especially with the new technology available now. Some of the benefits you will find in diesel engines are the savings. One will be in the miles per gallon (MPG) diesel fuel provides people with another option rather than gas and lasts
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