Chapter 1Mahogany Seed as a Termiticide to Kill Termites INTRODUCTION Mahogany used in multistory systems in the Philippines‚ boat and ship building and patternmaking. Logs are used for the manufacture of veneers and for paneling. It is also used as shade for coffee and cacao. Mahogany is regarded as the worlds finest timber for high-class furniture and cabinetwork. Its popularity is especially due to its attractive appearance in combination with ease of working‚excellent finishing qualities and
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Gulf War Syndrome: Is It Physiological‚ Or Psychological? What is Gulf War Syndrome (GWS)? Is it a debilitating physical condition because of a secret use of chemical and biological warfare from the Iraqis? Is it post-traumatic stress disorder that resulted from the Gulf War? Nobody really knows the truth behind GWS‚ but many people have given their expertise and opinions on what‚ if anything caused GWS. In Hystories: Hysterical Epidemics and Modern Media‚ written by Elaine Showalter‚ she gives
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money on any expensive mosquito or gnat repellant and you can eat the fruit before you use the peels. It is economical to use the lemon or orange peels as mosquito and gnat repellent and it won’t hurt you or your children since orange peels are all natural. Source: http://voices.yahoo.com/natural-mosquito-repellent-orange-lemon-peels-334956.html University of York‚ England (September 15‚ 2009 1:30 p.m.) – Orange peel could be Used to make bio-based plastics commercially within two years
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Keeping it Liquid Introduction: Phase changes within our world play a key role in how substances can be manipulated‚ and formed. A phase change is‚ “a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition” (Collins Italian Dictionary‚ 2016). Moreover‚ in this experiment‚ the use of tert-butanol was needed to perform phase changes. Tert-butanol is colorless oily with sharp odors‚ mixes with water‚ and has a freezing point of 78 degrees Farenheit (PubChem
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Results and discussions The experiment was conducted in order to determine the activity of plant extracts on the adult and last larval instar of T. confusum. In all cases‚ considerable differences in insect mortality were shown with different plant extract‚ different concentration at the same exposure period 24 hrs. The 24 hrs bioassay is a major tool for evaluating the toxicity of phytotoxins‚ and a number of researches have been applying this method to assess the toxic effect of different plant
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Organic mosquito repellent. 2. Inexpensive 3. No harmful chemicals USES Aside from using it as repellent‚ cow manure could also be used as: 1. Fertilizer 2. Fuel 3. Biogas to generate heat and electricity 4. Cheap thermal insulator 5. Ingredient in the manufacture of adobe mud brick TARGET MARKET Households RATIONALE The proponents choose this product because lots of mosquitoes are abundant during rainy season. Many get diseases from these harmful insects that may lead to death
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ABSTRACT Insects are one of the big problems in most households in the Philippines. They are pestering the land of vertebrates for millions of years. Commercial insecticides are either too harmful to both man and the environment or too expensive for the consumers. The purpose of this study is to create an environmental-friendly‚ safe‚ cheap‚ and effective insecticide that can compete with the commercial ones. The mixture of the extracts of chilli pepper‚ cacao leaves‚ lemon grass‚ garlic‚ and olive
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Spring by Rachel Carson Year Written: 1962 The beginning of the Environmentalist Movement Short Summary; The pesticides used in an attempt to control insects that were major threats to national and international agriculture and the deadly and lasting results. Rachel Carson elaborates with careful research the harmful effects of pesticides on insects‚ marine life‚ land mammals‚ plant life‚ soil and humans‚ which can store the toxins and result in convulsions‚ bone aches‚ cancer and death. Facts;
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5 Diseases Acording to Nightangle’s Environmental Theory Typhoid Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection caused by ingesting contaminated food or water. If there is not healthy food or healhty water avaiable‚ it can causes Typhoid Fever. Symptoms are characterized by headaches‚ nausea and loss of appetite. Skin Cancer If exposure to sunlight continues for several years‚ the damaged skin has an increased chance of developing one of the forms of skin cancer. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation
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