Plastic Waste Management 1. Plastics Waste: Environmental Issues and Challenges The quantum of solid waste is ever increasing due to increase in population‚ developmental activities‚ changes in life style‚ and socio-economic conditions‚ Plastics waste is a significant portion of the total municipal solid waste (MSW). It is estimated that approximately 10 thousand tons per day (TPD) of plastics waste is generated i.e. 9% of 1.20 lacs TPD of MSW in the country. The plastics waste constitutes two major
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equally. Yet the rules parents set for them and the chores required of them‚ if any‚ would be drastically different. Therefore‚ equal treatment of people does not require that they receive identical treatment. The Federal government treats the citizens of the states equally when it comes to natural disaster aid‚ but not all necessarily receive identical treatments. This past week‚ hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans hard. Thousands of people have died‚ lost their homes and all their belongings
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wrong and the heroin addict was born and has been present ever since. Heroin (Diacetylmorphine) is by far one of the most addictive drugs on the market. Treatment for the addiction can be effective when combined with medication compliance programs and behavioral therapy. The first step to treatment is often a heroin detox center. In these treatment centers‚ the individual goes through the withdrawal process in a medically supervised environment. Heroin withdrawal is a miserable experience‚ although
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Treatments of Alcoholism Alcoholism can destroy the life of an alcoholic and devastate the alcoholic ’s family. But it also has overwhelming consequences for society. Consider these statistics from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: *In 1988‚ alcoholism and problems related to it cost the United States an estimated $85.8 billion in mortality and reduced productivity; *Fetal alcohol syndrome‚ caused by a woman ’s drinking during pregnancy‚ afflicts five thousand infants
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Waste is a common environmental impact of developed societies. Especially when people can afford greater convenience and more purchases‚ they tend to throw away more rubbish. And Hong Kong is no exception to this. Similar to many developed places‚ our waste loads grow as its economy grow. Hong Kong generates different types of solid waste. To handle it well‚ we used to categorize and separate the type of waste. In waste water treatment‚ we simply separate the pollution as municipal waste (more
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Electricity can be produced by burning "municipal solid waste" (MSW) as a fuel. MSW power plants‚ also called waste to energy (WTE) plants‚ are designed to dispose of MSW and to produce electricity as a byproduct of the incinerator operation. The term MSW describes the stream of solid waste ("trash" or "garbage") generated by households and apartments‚ commercial establishments‚ industries and institutions. MSW consists of everyday items such as product packaging‚ grass clippings‚ furniture‚ clothing
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The disposal of nuclear waste is quickly becoming the most important issue facing the environmental community today. Nearly twenty percent of our nation’s electricity is being supplied by approximately 100 nuclear power plants that are operating in the United States. Currently‚ most of the nuclear waste created by these power plants is being housed temporarily in storage facilities and although the total amount of nuclear waste produced in one year is small‚ the need to find a permanent method
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II. TREATMENT MODALITIES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA Management of schizophrenia depends largely on medications and on psychosocial interventions. No single approach is widely considered effective for all patients‚ though in the United States and most Western countries‚ psychiatric medication is often the primary method of treatment. Currently‚ there is a movement towards utilizing a recovery model that emphasizes hope‚ empowerment and social inclusion‚ though this is not yet a mainstream mental
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The Ashley Treatment Ashley is a nine-year-old girl with the mental age of a three-month-old. Her condition means she will never walk‚ talk or even roll over. She is totally helpless without the devotion and care of her parents. In 2004 her parents decided to medically intervene with puberty. Along with hormone doses to limit her growth‚ Ashley ’s parents also decided on surgery to block breast growth and had her uterus and appendix removed. I am going to give the arguments for and against this
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Treatment Plan Problem/Symptoms: The presenting problem is the focus of treatment and the mental health diagnosis should be based upon this. Each client presents with unique nuances as to how a problem behaviorally reveals itself. It is important to identify and list the symptoms of the problem in a way that would justify the DSM diagnosis. Example: Patient reported she has been feeling depressed for the past three weeks. She reported feeling a constant heavy sadness‚ having low energy
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