construction project Sustainability of the Aquatics Centre Authors Kirsten Henson KLH Sustainability (previously Aquatics Centre Sustainability Single Point of Contact) Abstract ‘Legacy’ is the concept that underlies the sustainability agenda of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games‚ embracing temporary infrastructure and venues to leave behind a vibrant‚ productive community with world-class‚ affordable sporting facilities. The Aquatics Centre‚ developed as an architectural
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ABSTRACT The exercise was about the techniques in proper sectioning of plant tissues and staining techniques so that the study of plant structure will be easier. In free hand sectioning‚ the plant organ must be 45° upright and is held between the thumb and the base of the forefinger. A razor blade was used to cut the plant thinly in cross sections. Obliquely cut tissue is a big mistake since the surface of the tissue will not be even upon viewing under the microscope. Iodine-Potassium-Iodide
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identify plants: they are autotrophic‚ non-motile‚ they are photosynthetic‚ contain chloroplast‚ perform alternation of generations‚ plants are deciduous or evergreen‚ and the type of leaf and stem structure they have (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_characteristics_do_all_plants_share). Most plants are autotrophic‚ meaning they are capable of producing their own food and nutrients themselves‚ synthesizing their own food from inorganic substances‚ by using light or chemical energy. Plants are also
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de Keizer‚ it was theorized that one type of aquatic plant may be a better competitor for sunlight than another plant that is more of a bottom dweller. They argue that “P. pectinatus and C. aspera have different growth forms and the canopy forming P. pectinatus may be a better competitor for light than the bottom-covering C.aspera.” to support this first argument. In addition they also put forth a second argument in that the bottom dwelling aquatic plant may‚ in the long run‚ be a better competitor
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Analysis of The Life Aquatic Growing up without a father can be challenging for the mother‚ child and father combined; and yet it happens every day to hundreds of families year after year. Some of these relationships are reconciled‚ though many are left with no hope. The film‚ The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou‚ is such a story. Steve Zissou never knew of his supposed son‚ Ned Plimpton‚ until 5 years prior to actually meeting him. These grown men meet under dismal circumstances for both parties
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water with minerals c. aquatic plants including algae d. aquatic animals like snails and tadpoles e. bacteria and other microorganisms such as protozoans All these components interact to produce a system called an ecosystem which is constantly changing. An ecosystem may be divided into physical or abiotic factors and living or biotic components. Abiotic factors may be climatic‚ physical and chemical. A number of ecological factors are common to both terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Most of these
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Design 3 Construction 6 Green Features 11 Bibliography 12 Introduction Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid‚ the breathtaking Aquatics Centre is one of the permanent venues specially constructed for London 2012.The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility Measuring over 200 metres long with a 22‚000 metre squared footprint‚ the centre is the second largest main venue after the Olympic Stadium‚ and will form the ’gateway’
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matters and even microbes. The presence of water pollutants alters the amount of dissolved oxygen and biochemical oxygen demand. Dissolved oxygen (DO) is the amount of oxygen present in the aquatic system that is available for aquatic life and is essential for sustaining the plant and animal life in any aquatic system. The Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a measure of the oxygen required by aerobic micro-organisms to bio-chemically oxidize the organic matter present in the waste and is expressed
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increases global warming and it also removes important nutrients from the Earth. Reducing the rainforest also takes away money from visitors who are trying to tour rainforest. At times when we are killing off the rainforest‚ we forget that killing plants rids certain medicines‚ thus allowing less production of money. Many artists and writers also get their inspiration from the forest. A rainforest that is thriving through the conservationists. Credit: Google Images. a Alien species have also
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course work Aim- To see how the wavelength of visible light affects the rate of growth of aquatic plants Different wavelengths of light will effect to rate of photosynthesis. I will test this by exposing the pondweed to different wavelengths of light to see how it reacts. Method I will do this by passing white light through a filter. The filter will remove all unwanted wavelengths of light leaving the plant exposed to only the desired wavelength of light. I will use three different wavelengths
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