manufacturing‚ pulp‚ paper and paperboard products‚ and textile products‚ correspondingly discharge large amounts of wastewater (PEM‚ 2003). Most of the water pollution-intensive industries are in National Capital Region‚ Calabarzon‚ and Region III. Food manufacturing industries‚ piggeries‚ and slaughterhouses are the main sources of organic pollution (PEM‚ 2004). A report from a study conducted by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in 1999 emphasizes that the situation is
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How the plantation affect biodiversity? The positive impacts to biodiversity of plantation Trees used in plantations may have more conservation value than existing vegetation such as pasture‚ also it may improve downstream water quality and provide habitat for aquatic biota. Moreover‚ it will sequester carbon and hence contribute to mitigating or reducing climate change. The plantation may lead to reduced pressure on the harvest of rainforests elsewhere. Most importantly‚ Biopact (2008) explained
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healthcare worker: 1) How would you‚ as a practical nurse‚ best support the members of a family experiencing a pregnancy for the first time? What specialized knowledge and/or skills do you possess? Or 2) How might you‚ as a practical nurse‚ best provide comfort to a patient who is in palliative care? What challenges do you think you will face or have you faced? What methods or techniques will you use to comfort the patient and his or her family and friends? How will you‚ as a healthcare
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hard water? 4. Define alkalinity. 5. Why is water softened before using in boiler? 6. What is meant by priming and foaming? How can they be prevented? 7. What is meant by caustic embrittlement? How is it prevented? 8. Indicate the reasons for boiler corrosion. 9. What is the role of phosphates in the internal treatment of water? 10. What is calgon conditioning? How is it functioning in water treatment? 11. Mention requisites of potable water. 12. Write briefly on disinfection of water by
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hi i am here to write an essay antarctica can be seen as the world’s largest laboratory. Science is one of the most important reasons as to why we venture into this barren desert‚ and we have made and continue to make important scientific discoveries in the Antarctic. polar bears are sad very sad indeed. ntarctica can be seen as the world’s largest laboratory. Science is one of the most important reasons as to why we venture into this barren desert‚ and we have made and continue to make important
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Impacts of Urban Tourism: A Case Study of Cape Town Introduction For many countries‚ tourism is regarded as a new activity. It is becoming one of the most crucial social and economic activities. The increase in the demand for urban tourism or tourism in cities has occurred over the last few decades (Paskeleva-Shapira‚ 2003).However‚ the literature on urban tourism is still relatively new (Tyler‚ Guerrier‚ and Robertson‚ 1998; Timur and Getz‚ 2008). Urbanisation is a global process
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GAS WELDING Gas welding is a process that use fuel gases and oxygen to weld and cut metals. Uses: 1-welding and cutting metals 2-in Stone Work for flaming 3-in the glass industry for fire polishing 4-in jewelry production How we use it : The apparatus used in gas welding consists basically of an oxygen source and a fuel gas source it’s pumped through hoses and get out to cut or weld the used metal and there are two cylinders one of them contain oxygen and we can control
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conflicts in the South Durban Basin: Integrating residents’ perceptions and concerns resulting from air pollution Jyoti Jaggernath* Abstract With a complex mix of large scale industries and major transport networks‚ the South Durban Basin (SDB) residential area has been subjected to a considerable amount of environmental impacts and conflicts. A major concern in the area is the effects of air pollution on human health and ecology that are caused by the emissions of unacceptable levels of toxins‚ chemical
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next 50 years‚ and the ever-growing global population needs vast amounts of food‚ energy and raw materials. We cannot continue to get our food‚ energy and raw materials in the way we do now without damaging the earth’s environment beyond repair. Pollution‚ deforestation‚ over-fishing‚ the impact of intensive farming and above all global warming will see to that. We need to find ways of improving food productivity‚ and getting our energy and raw materials in more sustainable ways. Sustainable development
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In a newspaper article “Eco-tourism: It’s not easy being green”[1] dated in June‚ 2007‚ the author criticizing there are still ecological damages‚ especially the effect to the wild animals that accompanies the eco-tourism. It says‚ Eco-tourism‚ generally defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local people”‚ is often misunderstood. And most of the travelers‚ even they are concerned about the environment of the places they visit
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