Kate Webster Year 10 Social Studies Environmental Issues assignment The Palm Oil Industry and what it’s doing to orang-utans. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Hypothesis: Humans are not aware of the palm oil plantations and the orangutans Introduction Once upon a time orangutans roamed all of Asia’s tropical rainforests‚ with over 500‚000 orangutans spread over 162 million hectares. Today‚ only around 20‚000 orangutans are left‚ mostly due to 80% of their forest home being destroyed
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animal or contaminate its tissues. A thick film of oil on the sea surface may reduce sunlight penetration and reduce photosynthesis. Small particles and emulsions may be ingested or block the feeding mechanisms of invertebrates such as oysters‚ starfish‚ sponges and corals. These particles also may have toxic components‚ so the effects can be physical‚ chemical or both. The most dramatic impact of oil spills is the coating of larger animals with oil. Animals that breathe at the surface like dolphins
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The Small Boats‚ Houses oil painting art piece was painted by Jennifer Bartlet on 1987 (B.1941). The original painting Is 118 in. x 168 in. x 2 in. and is currently being displayed as part of the Contemporary Art Collection in the Orlando Museum of Art. The artist uses several interesting art elements in this two dimensional piece. To begin with‚ the space within this painting plays a major role when visualizing both pieces of the painting. For instance‚ on your left side the viewer is allowed
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ABSTRACT The objective of this research is to produce second generation biodiesel from Pongomia Pinnata seed oil using a microwave assisted transesterification. Pongomia Pinnata seed oil is obtained after the mechanical extraction of rubber seed is using Soxhlet Extractor. The alcohol used in this research is methanol which is used to react with Pongomia Pinnata seed oil with a base or acid catalyst to produce methyl ester. Acid catalyst used in this research is potassium hydroxide (KOH)
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OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of using locally produced hydrogenated castor wax as a substitute for imported stearic acid GIVEN: Demand: 1‚000 bags per month of Stearic Acid (25kg per bag) Thickening agent – 12% of the weight of the final product (30% of product cost) Stearic acid Cost: Price - $1‚600/1000 kgs. FOB USA Sea Freight Cost - $1‚800 per container van (1‚000 bags @ 25kg. per bag) Fixed Ordering Cost – Php 3‚000 per shipment Custom Duty – 10% based
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GEOINFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING THE INVOLVEMENT OF HYDROGRAPHY SURVEYOR IN INSTALLATION OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORM SEMINAR PAPER RAJENDRAN A/L SUPERAMANIAM SUPERVISOR : EN RUSLI OTHMAN PANELS : Prof Dr. MOHD RAZALI MAHMUD ENCIK USMUNI DIN APRIL 2008 ABSTRACT Hydrographic survey has been going through a dramatic development in recent years not only in seabed mapping but also in oil platform installation. Hydrographic survey experienced a major development and modernization. Therefore
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CASE STUDY Shell Oil Company and the Brent Spar Shell Oil Company and the Brent Spar 1. The company failed to consider public reaction to their proposal of sinking the Brent Spar in June 1995 in Northern Scotland. They failed to look at how others would react and feel and neglected to take into consideration others’ point of views. They did research impacts and found this would be the best option and assumed everyone would agree and didn’t stop to think about how environmental
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North-Holland‚ Amsterdam 71 LOW-FIELD MAGNETIC H Y S T E R E S I S IN IRON‚ COBALT‚ NICKEL AND S T E E L G.H.J. W A N T E N A A R ‚ S.J. CAMPBELL‚ D.H. C H A P L I N and G.V.H. WILSON Department of Physics *‚ University College‚ University of New South Wales‚ A ustrafian Defence Force Academy‚ Campbell A CT 2600‚ A ustrafia Received 15 August 1986 Spheroidal samples of high purity iron‚ cobalt and nickel and carbon steel have been examined in a low field (10 -3 to 103 Am -1 rms) ac magnetisation
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crude oil‚ petroleum products‚ liquefied petroleum gas‚ liquefied natural gas and chemicals‚ also vegetable oils‚ wine and other food - the tanker sector comprises one third of the world tonnage. Tankers can range in size from several hundred tons‚ designed for servicing small harbours and coastal settlements‚ to several hundred thousand tons‚ with these being designed for long-range haulage. A wide range of products are carried by tankers‚ including: * hydrocarbon products such as oil‚ LPG‚
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MBA PROGRAMME RESEARCH METHODOLOGY - CEMBA 570 ASSIGNMENT RESEARCH PROPOSAL NAME OF STUDENT : ROBERT DAMOAH ARTHUR EXAM NUMBER : PG4093410 CENTRE : TAKORADI TOPIC: THE LIVELIHOOD IMPACT OF THE SMALLHOLDER OIL PALM FARMERS’ SCHEME IN GHANA – A CASE STUDY OF THE BENSO OIL PALM PLANTATION (BOPP) LTD‚ ADUM BANSO ESTATE – TAKORADI. …………………………………… …………………………….. ROBERT DAMOAH ARTHUR HENRY MENSAH (STUDENT)
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