allows the soil at rig sites‚ fuel dumps‚ gas/service stations and numerous other potentially contaminated areas to be cleaned up more economically and efficiently. The Mobile Rotary Kiln is a self-contained trailer mounted unit that can be delivered to the contaminated site and operated until the clean up is complete. It can be moved site to site with minimal set up time. The kiln operates through a maximum temperature of +2‚520°F (1700° C) and can process 10 to 15 tons of contaminated soil per hour
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environment by human activities of different kinds.13 Pollution levels are becoming destructive to humans and we are paying the price with our health. We are seeing more diagnoses of cancers and neurological disorders as a result of polluting our air‚ soil‚ water and food supply. The Environmental Protection Agency has implemented several different methods of extracting toxic levels of heavy metals. Phytoremediation appears to be the most environmentally
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The fact that the nation lies along the Pacific Ring of fire doesn’t help either‚ which subjects the country to frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. The environmental problems that El Salvador continually struggles with are deforestation‚ soil erosion‚ water pollution‚ contamination and lack of bio-diversity. El Salvador is the second most deforested country in Latin American after Haiti. In fact‚ nearly eighty five percent of its forest has disappeared since the 1960’s. Today‚ less
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botulinum bacteria are typically present in soil‚ but can be present due to improper storage of commercially or home prepared canned food‚ preserves‚ and fermented foods. C. botulinum is rod-shaped and gram-positive (Solomon‚ Lilly 2001). The bacteria cannot be spread from contact with infected persons‚ and rarely can cause negative affects if inhaled or injected. The way people become infected is through ingestion of contaminated foods. It lives in soil and thrives in an anaerobic environment. It
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do not. ________1. Water plants every day. ________2. Don’t loosen the soil. ________3. Let the dried leaves on the plant. ________4. Remove weeds around plant gently. ________5. Avoid picking flowers‚ leaves and fruits from growing plants. ________6. Keep playing or stepping on newly planted grass. ________7. Place potted plants in an area where they can get enough sunlight. ________8. Place fertilizers on the soil to increase its nutrient content. II. Write TRUE if the statement tells
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by a nearby chemical facility. Many Diversified Interests (MDI) was the last company to own the site‚ before filing for bankruptcy in 1992. Industrial operations had contaminated soils and ground water‚ and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) placed the MDI Superfund Site on its National Priorities List (NPL) of contaminated sites in 1999. While immediate threats to human health and the environment had been addressed‚ the site remained dormant for several years. Currently‚ the Superfund
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What is Salinity? Salinity – Salinity can be defined as the condition where the quantity of salt causes problems in the soil and impacts in the landscape. The term salinity can be classified in numerous diverse ways: irrigation salinity‚ dryland salinity‚ urban salinity‚ river salinity and industrial salinity. These contrasting types of salinity are arranged to how and where the salt has been located and what the effects are. An example of salinity is the amount of salt that is measured in a fish
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the top of a building or structure. But now days‚ there is more possibilities for the use and function of a roof top. It is called a Green Roof. A green roof is creating a rooftop that is covered with plants‚ grasses or small shrubs‚ trees‚ and soil. Green roofs help save energy‚ retain rain water‚ and can add beauty to any building. There are other possibilities such as producing food on rooftops. This could be the next step in organic food production. The use of green roofs can improve urban
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COVENANT UNIVERSITY Department of Biological Sciences NAME: OBUEKWE CHUKWUEMEKA AZUBUIKE MAT NO: 12CQ014230 PROGRAMME: MICROBIOLOGY COURSE: MCB 212 (MYCOLOGY) TOPIC: THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNGI IN; MEDICINE INDUSTRY THE ENVIRONMENT {DR OLASEINDE G.} INTRODUCTION Fungi are tremendously important to human society and the planet we live on
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Energy Source of Natural Hazards Disasters occur where and when the earth’s natural processes concentrate energy and then release it‚ killing and causing destruction. Four energy sources make the earth an active body: 1) the Earth’s internal energy; 2) solar energy; 3)gravity; 4)the impact of extraterrestrial bodies The interior of the Earth holds a tremendous store of heat released primarily from the ongoing decay of radioactive elements. Earth’s internal energy flows unceasingly toward the
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