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    home to many species of plants‚ both known and unknown. Our dependencies on tropical plants are vast ranging from the daily essentials of food and shelter‚ to cures for cancer and possibly AIDS. As destruction of the rainforest continues‚ the effects on plants are immense through the loss of genetic diversity and the disappearance of species. Plant species extinction is reaching critical levels. With this extinction comes a cascade of effects on the ecosystems in which plants play a vital role.

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    chemical symbol identifies the element it is redundant to include the atomic number‚ so it is rarely used. Carbon-14‚ therefore‚ would be written as 14C or C-l4. Unit of Radiation Energy The electron volt (eV) is an extremely small unit and is equal to only 1.6 X 10-12 ergs. It is only used in radiation safety to express radiation energy. The electron volt is such a small unit that it is usually written as mega- or kilo- electron volts which is a million electron volts (MeV) or a thousand electron

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    2.3.3 Effects of heavy metals on plants Plants are sensitive for both‚ deficient and excess availability of some of the heavy metal ions. In which some of them at low concentration are compulsory micronutrients‚ while the same at higher concentrations such as Cd‚ Hg‚ As are intensely toxic to the metabolic activities of the plants (Reeves and Baker‚ 2000; Fernandes and Henriques‚ 1991). Agricultural soil is contaminated by heavy metals‚ has become a critical environmental concern due to their potential

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    Effects of Rapid Population Growth While population growth is at times a beneficial thing for a species‚ there are many factors that define when growth becomes detrimental. When population growth becomes "rapid" there is a great chance that the counter-productive level has been reached. The most accurate index is the balance between population and sustainability. 1. Rapid Growth o Rapid growth is a quick increase in population. The number concerned when calculating the population is the number

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    radio waves‚ extremely low frequency waves etc. are all packed in the radiation that emanates from the sun. From time immemorial human race knew that the ultimate source of energy for the earth is from the sun. Modern science has established that this energy is quantifiable‚ for better understanding‚ as electromagnetic radiation‚ EMR. Radiations

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    An experiment was carried out at the Horticulture Farm‚ Bangladesh Agricultural University‚ Mymensingh during 1998-99 growing season to study the effect of nitrogen and plant spacing on the growth and yield of potato (var. Diamant). Different nitrogen levels viz. 0‚ 127.0‚ 190.5 and 254.0 kg N/ha significantly influenced plant height‚ foliage coverage‚ number of main stem per hill‚ days required for 80% maturity of the crop‚ fresh weight of haulm (g/hill)‚ number of tubers per hill‚ weight of tubers

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    The Effect of Education on Economic Growth Abstract Education is one of the primary factors of development. Countries can’t achieve economic development without investment in human capital. Vocational training and higher education equip a worker to perform certain jobs or functions .It improves the quality of their lives and leads to social benefits to individuals and society like improving income distribution. Education increase people’s productivity and creativity

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    The effect of nutrient deficiency and toxicity in plants Nutrient Micronutrient Nitrogen (N) Deficiency effect Toxicity effect Leaves become dark green and susceptible to drought‚ pests and diseases as well as failed yield for fruits and seed crops. Limit the uptake of other nutrient‚ which is magnesium or potassium. Older leaves at the bottom of plant will start to become yellowish (chlorosis) while the rest of the plant’s leaves will be light green. Calcium (Ca) Newer leaves at the top of the

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    Health Effects from Cell Phone Tower Radiation by Karen J. Rogers The safety of cell phone towers is the subject of extensive scientific debate. There is a growing body of scientific evidence that the electromagnetic radiation they emit‚ even at low levels‚ is dangerous to human health. The cell phone industry is expanding quickly‚ with over 100‚000 cell phone towers now up across the U.S.‚ which is expected to increase ten-fold over the next five years. The industry has set what they say are

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    Temperature effects on the growth of microorganisms Introduction: The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects that temperature has on three different organisms. Temperature is one of the most important environmental factors affecting growth and survival of microorganisms². The three organisms used where Escherichia coli‚ Pseudomonas fluorescens‚ and Bacillus stearothermophilis. Most bacteria grow within a particular temperature range. The minimum growth temperature is

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