Garbage is a commodity Garbage is always considered useless and unworthy. It is a by-product arising out of various human activities that center around production and consumption of goods. The major sources of garbage are households and the commercial‚ industrial‚ agricultural‚ construction and institutional sectors. Garbage has been quoted to be lacking economic importance to the owners‚ and as such destined for landfills. However‚ the impression that garbage is worthless becomes untrue when garbage
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ACTIVATED SLUDGE DIAGRAM DEFINITION: Activated sludge is a term that refers to suspended aerobic consisting of flocs of active bacteria‚ which are mixed with wastewater. The bacteria consume and remove aerobically biodegradable organic substances from screened; or screened and presettled wastewater in an aerated tank. The organic pollutants in the wastewater are used by the bacteria to grow and transform it to energy‚ water‚ CO2 and new cell material. Activated sludge systems are suspended-growth
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creation and economic development. A great illustration of it is that recycling helps people save money and creates jobs in waste management and manufacturing industries. Recycling programs cost less to operate than waste collection‚ land filling and incineration. According to Beck (2001)‚ there are direct impacts and indirect impacts of recycling. In Massachusetts‚ recycling saves $557 million annual payroll and $3.5 billion revenues‚ which contributes to rendering roughly $64 million in state tax receipts
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Aseptic Technique and Culturing Microbes Lab 3 Brittney Case August 4th 2013 Section: Mic 101 Microbiology Session 1 Abstract: The Purpose of this experiment is to gain knowledge of how to properly use aseptic techniques to transfer cultures‚ learning about cultured media and how to distinguish various types of microbial growths as well as what is required for them to grow properly. Hypothesis: This exercise will allow me to gain knowledge of how to properly use aseptic techniques
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The Affects of Hazardous Waste Material to the Environment What are Hazardous Waste Materials? Hazardous wastes are poisonous byproducts of manufacturing‚ farming‚ city septic systems‚ construction‚ automotive shops‚ laboratories‚ hospitals‚ and other industries such as Military installations and military training areas. The waste may be liquid‚ solid‚ or sludge and contain chemicals‚ heavy metals‚ radiation‚ dangerous pathogens‚ or other toxins. Even households generate hazardous waste from
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PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB1378 |Project Name |China – Demonstration of PCB Management and Disposal | |Region |EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | |Sector |Other industry (100%)
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E-Waste‚ The Dark Side of Moore’s Law We should celebrate the great bounty Moore’s Law and the tech industry bestow on our lives. Costs fall‚ workers become more productive‚ innovations flourish‚ and we gorge at a buffet of digital entertainment that includes music‚ movies‚ and games. But there is a dark side to this faster and cheaper advancement. A PC has an expected lifetime of three to five years. A cell phone? Two years or less. Rapid obsolescence means the creation of ever-growing mountains
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Global Social Issues and Change Paper SOC/100 August 27‚ 2012 Arlina Wong Global Social Issues and Change Paper According to Conacher (2009)‚ “Land degradation occurs in all climatic environments‚ with ‘land’ interpreted to include vegetation and water as well as landforms and soils” (para. 2) Land is one of the resources that all living things on Earth are running out of that humans cannot reproduce of. Because of the expansion of the human population through urbanization‚ industrialization
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PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT CODE Presidential Decree No. 1152 OVERVIEW • Enacted on June 6‚ 1977 in the City of Manila by President Ferdinand E. Marcos • The Philippine Environmental Code is a body of laws settling forth management policies and prescribing quality standards for the environment in its totality. • Provided a comprehensive program of environmental protection and management. The Code established specific environment management policies and prescribes environmental quality standards. AIR
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Journal of Research in Environmental Science and Toxicology Vol. 1(2) pp. 023-028 March 2012 Available online http://www.interesjournals.org/JREST Copyright ©2012 International Research Journals Full Length Research Paper Public health implication of improper hospital waste disposal in Zonkwa district of Zangon-kataf local government area‚ Kaduna state Vivan Ezra Lekwot¹*‚ Blamah Vachaku Nunyi¹‚ Ezemokwe Ifeanyi¹‚ Okafor Christian I² and Bawa Adamu³ ¹Department of geography and planning
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