Contamination: Of the United States population‚ over 50% depend on groundwater for drinking water and so do other living organisms. We use groundwater to bathe‚ to cook food with‚ and to drink with. But‚ when groundwater contamination occurs which is when man-made products such as road salts‚ chemicals‚ gasoline and oil get into the groundwater‚ it causes the water to become unsafe and unfit for living organisms use. If the groundwater becomes contaminated‚ it has some serious health effects such
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In this lab we tested the purity of water by looking for the chemicals free chlorine‚ chloride‚ sulfate‚ nitrate‚ copper‚ total hardness‚ iron‚ hydrogen sulfide‚ lead‚ pesticides‚ pH‚ total alkalinity‚ and total chlorine inside a water sample. The chemicals that produced a 0.0 result meant that there was no trace of that chemical inside the sample. The chemicals not found were copper‚ hydrogen sulfide‚ free chlorine‚ lead‚ iron‚ pesticide‚ and total chlorine. As a class we found the results of
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Analysis Lessons: The Crude Art of Policy Making All over the world‚ the price of crude oil experiences wide price swings in times of shortage or oversupply just like other commodities. The crude oil cycle may extend over several years responding to changes in demand and supply. In this paper‚ we intend to discuss the dynamics and impact in the economy‚ and how the central banks respond to a rise in oil price. To be able to understand the dynamics of adjustment of oil price‚ we use the economic
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Oregon’s 1984‚ intentional contamination case; lack of vigilance and complacency among restaurant owners‚ managers‚ and employees played a significant role; thus‚ simplifying the intentional act. With that said‚ the recommended strategy is enhanced education‚ training‚ and dedicated employee observational stationing (salad bar). Although no solution is foolproof these enhanced safety measures add multiple levels of security aimed at the prevention of future intentional contamination with minimal cost structuring
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of obsessive compulsive disorders. The most common type is contamination obsession. It is a fear of any disease or contact any subject. As a result of this‚ the person starts to over-clean‚ such as often hand washing. Excessive hand washing can sometimes even lead to a complete deep skin destruction. The person can spend most of their day at home by washing themselves or isolating themselves from being out because of fear of contamination. Another common obsession is ‘’ checking’’. The person may
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Questions: What are the environmental implications of oil spills? What legislative policies have been instituted to mitigate the possibility of future oil spills? How are oil spills cleaned up and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each method? What type of research and innovation surrounding oil spills has been done to prevent their occurrence? In order to foster an environment for emerging technologies and higher standards of living‚ the United States‚ Canada and many other nations
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3/21/11 Final Cordelia “Cordelia the Crude” was different from anything I have ever read. Cordelia‚ 16 at the time‚ left her home in South Carolina to Harlem‚ NY against her wishes. Cordelia was not happy living in Harlem. She spent her days watching the tenants’ children that lived with them. One night when Cordelia went to the theatre a man come by and started to make a pass at her. One night while watching a show at the theatre‚ a guy starts to make a pass at her. She quickly realizes
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ASSAY OF OIL-DEGRADING POTENTIAL OF FUNGI ISOLATES ON DIESEL‚ KEROSENE AND PETROL USING ENRICHMENT METHOD. BOBOYE B.‚ *OLUKUNLE O. F.‚ ADETUYI F. C. AND ADEBIYI G. A ABSTRACT A study was carried out to assay for oil-degrading potential of fungi isolates on diesel‚ kerosene and petrol. Water samples were collected aseptically and analyzed microbiologically using standard techniques. The fungi isolated from the water samples were: Trichoderma viridae‚ Aspergillus niger‚ Aspergillus fumigatus
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Even though some people believe that water contamination is inevitable and will be impossible to stop‚ water contamination is still a serious problem worldwide because chemical waste contaminates the water which poison fish that end up being pass down the food chain to us humans and water contamination spreads deadly diseases which causes about 2 million deaths per year. Now that we have a better understanding of the problems caused by water contamination. Where is contaminated water located? Contaminated
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p-aminophenol: 0.150g Weight of crude acetaminophen 0.122g Weight of purified acetaminophen 0.060g Weight of crystallized acetaminophen 0.028g Melting point range for dried crude product 166.8-167.6°C Melting point range for final crystallized product 166.1-169.8°C Melting point range for pure Acetaminophen 169.5-171°C Results: After first isolation of crude acetaminophen‚ 1.22g of light‚ brown shiny‚ fine
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