Environmental Pollution and Impacts on Public Health: Implications of the Dandora Municipal Dumping Site in Nairobi‚ Kenya Report Summary Based on a study by Njoroge G. Kimani in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme and the St. John Catholic Church‚ Korogocho Urban Environment Unit United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) P.O. Box 30552‚ Nairobi - KENYA. Telephone: +254-20-7624184‚ Fax: +254-20-7624249 Email: urban.environment@unep.org web: http://www.unep.org/urban_environment
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WATER AS OUR NATURAL RESOURSE There are more than 326 million trillion gallons of water on Earth. Less than 3 % of all this water is fresh water and of that amount‚ more than two-thirds is locked up in ice caps and glaciers. With so much water around it seems like there is enough to see us through for millions of years. But did you know that even water‚ which seems to be in abundance‚ might one day become scarce? Each time you throw something as garbage‚ think of where it will finally end up. Whether
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Signed up for Cambodia for paper!! Vocab Natural Resources- The earths natural materials and processes that sustains living organisms Gas Biomass Wood etc. Air Conservation- Sensible and careful use of the resources Resources. Three main groups Perpetual Solar Winds Tides Nonrenewable Fossil fuels Metallic iron‚ copper‚ aluminum Nonmetallic minerals clay‚ sand‚ phosphates Renewable Fresh air Fresh water Fertile soil Plants and animals Biodiversity Environment- All factors
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PART 1. PHYTOPHTHORA AND Mt. WORTH STATE PARK Phytophthora which is responsible for the root rots is also known as jarrah dieback‚ cinnamon fungus and wildflower dieback. Most phytophthora species produces three types of spores‚ zoospores‚ oospores and chlamydospores. Among these two major types found are zoospores and chlamydospores. Zoospores are formed in sporangium. Each sporangium roughly produces 20-30 zoospores. Production of zoospores occurs normally in moist conditions and around temperature
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E1 Primary Air Pollution Primary pollutants are pollutants that are added directly to the air. Primary pollutant Natural Source Man-made source Effect on health Methods of reduction Carbon monoxide (CO) Atmospheric oxidation of methane (plant degradation) CH4 + ½ O2 CO + 2 H2 Natural forest fires Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels C8H18 + 8 ½ O2 8 CO + 9 H2O Forest fires Prevents hemoglobin from carrying oxygen by forming carboxyhemoglobin Headaches Shortness of breath Unconsciousness Death
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GARLIC (Allium sativum) AS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF INSECT-REPELLANT WOOD VARNISH Chapter I Introduction Background of the Study Wood is one of the most common materials that we are currently using in large amount. With the rapid increasing of population‚ more and more wood is being demanded in the world market‚ but increase in population demands more space for residential purposes‚ seeing as residence is our more immediate need‚ changing of forests into subdivisions and residential areas
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http://www.ejchem.net ISSN: 0973-4945; CODEN ECJHAO E-Journal of Chemistry 2012‚ 9(2)‚ 980-987 Design‚ Synthesis and Docking Studies of a Novel Ciprofloxacin Analogue as an Antimicrobial AGENT S.JUBIE*‚ R. KALIRAJAN and PAVANKUMAR YADAV‚ Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry J.S.S. College of Pharmacy‚ off campus - JSS University‚ Mysore jubiejawahar@gmail.com Received 31 July 2011; Accepted 4 October 2011 Abstract: The carboxylic acid group of ciprofloxacin was modified and amino mercapto triazole
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Bataan National High School City of Balanga Oregano and Mayana Extract as an Eggplant Shelf Life Enhancer By: Mary Faith C. Delas Alas Submitted To: Mrs. Analyn J. Dabu Table of Contents Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Abstract. . . . . .
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Fiber Crops Production Jul 2nd‚ 2010 | Category: Farming & Production‚ Livelihood The Philippines is one of the world’s largest producers of fiber crops. It is blessed with optimal weather conditions‚ good types of soil‚ even distribution of rain throughout the year‚ and other related factors‚ which make growing fiber crops favorable. Abaca‚ cotton‚ maguey‚ pineapple‚ and ramie are just some fiber crops grown in the country. These crops are used in making different products sold in local and
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The average American eats about 1‚996.3 pounds of food per year (Credit Loan). Just what exactly is it that they are eating? Between additives‚ pesticides that are sprayed onto fruits and vegetables‚ hormones that are given to cows‚ and the amount of pollution in water‚ the foods that people eat everyday may not be as safe as some would think. Even simple drinking water has been contaminated by illicit drugs‚ medicinal drugs‚ and hormones (National Geographic). Additives also cause a concern when
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