Groundwater and Surface water Pollution Surface waters are the natural resources of the Earth‚ which are found on the exteriors of the land. Ground water is water that comes from the ground‚ which comes from rain‚ snow and sleet. These types of waters can become polluted in a numbers of ways and come from a number of varied sources. All types of water pollution are harmful to the health of humans and animals. It may not affect or damage our health immediately but can be harmful after long term
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Pollutants (over 50‚000 identified) Characteristics Hazardous Substances Lead Arsenic Mercury‚ Metallic Vinyl Chloride Benzene Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB’s) Cadmium Benzo(a)pyrene Chloroform DDT‚ P’P’Aroclor 1260 Trichloroethylene Aroclor 1254 Chromium (+6) Chlordane Dibenz [a‚ h] anthacene Hexachlorobutadiene Dieldrin Characteristics Flammability Reactivity Corrosivity Toxicity Flammable Liquid with flash points below 600C
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Top 30 Environmental Concerns From water pollution to global warming‚ environmental issues affect every person‚ animal‚ community‚ and nation on the planet. As increasing evidence supports the devastating effect humans have on the environment‚ more people are taking steps to protect the environment and educate others about environmental problems by looking at the top 30 environmental concerns. Top 5 Public Concerns According to a series of Gallup polls conducted between 1997 and 2008‚ Americans
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following is not used by plants to make food? (a)Water (b) CO2 (c) sunlight (d) Proteins Q.9 Which is best conductor of electricity? (a) Gold (b) Copper (c) iron (d) Silver Q.10 Name the energy currency of body. (a)ATP (b) DDT (c) Joule (d) none of these Q.11 in order to prevent the spoilage of potato chips‚ they are packed in plastic bags with : (a)Cl 2 (b) O2 (c) H2 (d) N2 Q.12 The process of digestion in humans is completed in: (a)Large Intestine
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Karen Gassler ENG 115 Professor Evans June 3rd‚ 2013 Week 7 assignment 3.2 Revised Version The North American great lakes including Lake Erie‚ Michigan‚ Huron‚ Superior‚ and Ontario. Lake Huron is the 3rd largest lake out of all five of them. It measures at 850 cubic meters of water; it extends to about 3‚827 miles‚ measures at 206 miles across‚ and about 183 miles north to south. The average water depth in this huge lake is 195 ft. These lakes are the largest fresh water supply and home to
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Animals Extinct Join AllFreePapers.com Category: Science Autor: anton 30 March 2011 Words: 2389 | Pages: 10 I. INTRODUCTION An endangered species is a population extinct organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in number3‚ or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. It is a taxonomic species‚ but maybe another evolutionary significant unit such as a subspecies. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has calculated the percentage of endangered
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As a toddler‚ I was fascinated with every animal species after realizing their specialized set of characteristics and behaviors through flipping through makeshift colored-books. However‚ I became primarily interested in the brown pelican during my kindergarten years‚ where I read Scoop: Last of the Brown Pelicans by Robert McClung at my elementary school’s library. This child book made me became mesmerized with brown pelicans and appreciate their uniqueness. It was at this time that I learned that
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Bates page 1 Brailey Bates Mrs. finkenbinder 7th grade 12 may 2017 Polar Bears What animal comes to mind when you think of the arctic? Well in this case it would be the polar bear. Polar bears are the white furred‚ cold climate type of bears‚ incase you didn’t know. In this paper you will hear about the polar bears hunting methods‚ mating process‚ baby bears‚ and humans killing these animal. Polar bears live in the arctic where it is very cold. Luckily they have a “coat” to keep them warm. Polar
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Carson‚ a wildlife biologists and author of Silent Spring which was published in 1962. Carson ’s work‚ much like Steingraber ’s‚ pioneered the discussions surrounding chemical pollutants and the environment. Carson sounded the alarm to the infamous DDT‚ which was banned some years later. No doubt‚ Steingraber was influenced by the writings of Carson. But I believe that her true motivation for writing such a cautionary book
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CFA 3 formulas (copied) Study online at quizlet.com/_76ths 1. # Equity contracts (equation): 10. Basic expression relating forward and spot prices (equations - multiple): 2. # Equity index contracts (equation): 3. # of contracts fixed income (equation): 4. 2-period return to active management (equation): 11. Benchmark domestic return (equation): 5. Accrual equivalent after-tax return (equation): 12. Beta (equation): 6. Accrual equivalent tax rate
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