Soil contamination Soil contamination or soil pollution is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment. It is typically caused by industrial activity‚ agricultural chemicals‚ or improper disposal of waste. The most common chemicals involved are petroleum hydrocarbons‚ polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (such as naphthalene and benzo(a)pyrene)‚ solvents‚ pesticides‚ lead‚ and other heavy metals. Contamination is correlated with the
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PT PERTAMINA (PERSERO): Smuggling of Crude Oil in Single Buoy Mooring and Terminal Lawe-Lawe YULIUS KARONTA GINTING 29108344 INSTITUT | TEKNOLOGI | BANDUNG PT Pertamina (Persero) PT PERTAMINA (PERSERO): Smuggling of Crude Oil in Single Buoy Mooring and Terminal Lawe-Lawe Pertamina President Director‚ Widya Purnama said ready to resign if the move was seen as responsible for the smuggling of fuel elements involving Pertamina. ’ ’You can blame Pertamina‚ but do not make Pertamina
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affecting the algae in the water. In our experiment we had 6 test tubes. Each test tube had a different ratio of algae to fertilizer in the water. Our first test tube was our control (15 mL of algae water)‚ with no fertilizer as piper lake was before the excess fertilizer started leaking in. the next 5 test tubes had varying amounts of fertilizer as shown by the table. All of the test tubes added up to 15 mL. Over to course of 7 days we collected containing data on the growth of the algae. My hypothesis
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Cross-Contamination and its Role in Food Poisoning Outbreaks Cross-contamination is one of the most major causes of food poisoning (Food Standards Agency‚ 2014). It is defined as ‘the process by which a substance that is harmful or dirty spreads from one area to another’ (Cambridge Online Dictionary‚ 2014) .There are 3 different types of contamination in the food industry; microbial contamination‚ physical contamination and chemical contamination‚ with microbial contamination being a more frequent
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Hair Contamination and Food Processing Plants When you are working with food‚ you have to take extra care to not contaminate the food in the process. Just like hands‚ hair is always and heavily contaminated with microorganisms. To prevent contamination‚ the proper prevention garments must be used‚ such as hair bouffants and beard snoods. When it comes to hair contamination prevention it’s important to understand how hair sheds and how it behaves under hair coverings. Using appropriate hair coverings
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pending threat to the business operations of the restaurant‚ and becomes very insightful by observing and theorizing a possible correlation between the decline of sales of the restaurant’s beef products and the increase of reporting of E. Coli contamination at local grocery stores. It will be imperative for the ownership to take up on this research proposal‚ because if the findings result in the fact that there is a possible correlation between the reports and the decline in sales‚ the ownership will
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STUDY ON OIL REFINING AND OIL MARKETS Prepared for: EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prepared by: . Buenos Aires – Calgary – Dubai – Houston London – Los Angeles – Moscow – Singapore January 2008 L2293/mg Table of Contents -- i TABLE OF CONTENTS I. II INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................
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to attain the minor degree in IFE. He estimated that it would involve an additional cost of RM40‚000. HOW WOULD THE MONEY GROW? Not knowing how exactly he should grow the money‚ Afiq Firash contacted his cousin (Rauf) who is an engineer with an oil and gas company in Sabah for advice. Without hesitation‚ Rauf suggested an IPO (initial public offering) of Felda Global Venture Holdings (FGVH)‚ which wass already opened for subscription since 31 May 2012. Right after the phone call‚ Rauf sent emails
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“Crude”: a corporate genocide In the documentary "Crude" directed by Joe Berlinger‚ John Rawls’ principles of justice are called into question throughout the length of the film. In short Rawls’ principles of justice state‚ that fairness and judiciary action must be egalitarian for all parties involved. However‚ in this documentary that follows the aftermath and legal proceedings of an oil disaster in the Amazon‚ we see that the justice system is for the wealthy corporation and not for the Ecuadorians
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includes crude oil and refined petroleum products‚ that we consumed during 2009. Just over half of these imports came from the Western Hemisphere. Our dependence on foreign petroleum is expected to decline in the next two decades. In 2009‚ the United States produced 11% of the world’s petroleum and consumed 22%. The United States consumed 18.8 million barrels per day of petroleum products during 2009‚ making us the world’s largest petroleum consumer. The United States was third in crude oil production
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