An experiment was conducted to evaluate the biodegradability and the toxicity of vegetable oils in comparison with the reference mineral-based oils. In the research paper produce by Tamada et al. (2012)‚ carried out an investigation on the biodegradability of vegetable oils and the impact of toxicity of vegetable oils to the environment. The experiment was first started off‚ by establishing the concentration of oil to be biodegraded in the soil for the toxicity test. The concentration of oils that
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Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) belongs to cucurbitaceae; one of the most important plant families. It consists of 90 genera and 750 species. Most of the vegetables and certain fruits belong to this family. Cucumber is the fourth most cultivated vegetable in the world after cabbage‚ onions and tomatoes (Shetty and Wehner‚ 2002). China is at top of the list with almost 2/3 of all world production between 2000- 2004. Turkey is at the second place with approximately 5% of total production followed by
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The English term "natural history" is a translation of the Latin historia naturalis. Its meaning has narrowed progressively with time‚ while the meaning of the related term "nature" has widened (see also History below). In antiquity‚ it covered essentially anything connected with nature or which used materials drawn from nature. For example‚ Pliny the Elder’s encyclopedia of this title‚ published circa 77 to 79 AD‚ covers astronomy‚ geography‚ man and his technology‚ medicine and superstition as
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Plant Kingdom * Bryophyta * Non-vascular (no xylem or phloem) * Reliance on diffusion and osmosis * Ergo‚ size restriction to damp areas * Reproduce via haploid spores * No roots; rhizoids * No true stems * Possible earliest colonists of land. * Moss‚ liverworts‚ hornworts * Filicinophyta * Seedless (male gamete meets female gametes) * Vascular (xylem carry water and phloem carry nutrients) * Ferns‚ club mosses‚
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American Prairies: Change in Ecosystem Structure and Function Introduction Stretching approximately two million acres of land‚ the North American Prairies cover a large portion of the continent. From Montana to Oklahoma to Colorado and to the provinces of Alberta‚ Manitoba‚ and Saskatchewan in Canada‚ the Great Plains‚ having moderate temperatures and suitable rainfall conditions‚ provide a valuable resource to society. Due to the expanse of land and the varying habitats within the prairies ecosystem
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Tabaco National Haigh School Tabaco City UTILIZATION OF PULVERIZED COCOS NUCIFERA FIBER‚ DRIED EICHHORNIA AND ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS MUCILAGE AS COMPONENTS OF BIOPLASTIC PRODUCT Submitted by: Maria Yvita Queenne Ignacio Aubrey Dacir Katriela Marie de Villa Jolina Mae Rapirap Jhoan Villanueva IV- Newton Introduction The harmful effects of synthetic plastics in the environment have been increasing‚ resulting to the demand that people explore other means wherein the products can be produced
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Study Of Cocoons. A pupa is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation. The pupal stage is found only in holometabolous insects‚ those that undergo a complete metamorphosis‚ going through four life stages; embryo‚ larva‚ pupa and imago. Pupa of the rose chafer beetle Characteristics:- In the life of an insect the pupal stage follows the larval stage and precedes adulthood (imago). It is during the time of pupation that the adult structures of the insect are formed while the larval
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In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus navigated in order to gain the resources and find a brand new way to Asia‚ accidentally discovered “new” lands in the Americas. And then‚ other European countries followed his step and started the and invasion and exploration. Columbus sailed and found that the European colonists and explorers sounded the horn first‚ encouraging them to set off a wave in succession to the new world‚ thus opens the process of human globalization. Countries such as Spain‚ Portugal‚ Italy
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction Some farmers who don’t have irrigation system‚ plant rice during rainy season so‚ they have the difficulty of drying their grains after harvest. Aside from these‚ drying the grains under sunlight takes longer time‚ more effort in handling to the drying site‚ scraping or ricking‚ guarding from animals‚ collecting after drying‚ and another is that the possibility of the grains to be mixed with stones‚ leaves of tree‚ and dust in road drying and field drying. There are many
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Anthophyta c. Order : Sarraceniales d. Family : Sarraceniacea e. Genus: Darlington Californica f. Class: Dicotyledone III. Natural Habitat a. When was it discovered b. Where is it found c. What climate and conditions needed to thrive IV. Diet V. Germination / Pollination a. They may exceed over 25 feet long‚ weigh as much as 300 pounds‚ and can have a girth as thick as a telephone pole b. Body colors vary from pale tan‚ yellowish-brown or gray‚ with large reddish outlined blotches and can be born albino
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