a. Social Location- the group memberships that people have because of their location in history and society. In the city of Mumbai‚ there is a thriving city and successful businesses like Bollywood. It’s beautiful‚ but in the center there is 1 square mile area that is different. This is the slum called Dharavi. To the unknown eye‚ Dharavi is a dirty poor district that has nothing to give to the community. There is garbage that is dug through‚ poverty‚ and disease. That is what you would think upon
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Trash has been overtaking Valmeyer‚ Illinois since the day it was founded. With the introduction of trash cans‚ the town will see an increase in property value as well as becoming more environmentally friendly. Valmeyer‚ Illinois was relocated in 1994 on the nearby bluff after a horrific flood wiped out the old Valmeyer. New Valmeyer has grown tremendously since then but has accumulated trash with rising population. With the help of the citizens‚ these proposed trash cans will turn this trash town
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In the 1890’s‚ William T. Love came to Niagara Falls‚ NY with ambitious plans to create a wonderful metropolis. The city that he had designed would later become home to more than one million residents‚ as well as many industries. With extensive use of hydroelectric dams‚ thousands of acres would have become one of the most beautiful places in the world. Loves plans failed when the county went through an economical depression‚ and he later abandoned the efforts to build the city. Before the
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AP Environmental TED Video Notes Notes: • Styrofoam is one of the most polluting materials we use • Instead of Styrofoam we can use fungus to create a mycelium matrix which is a suitable‚ renewable‚ biodegradable replacement • In the US we recycle very little of our plastic • Only about 7% • Problems blocking the recycling of plastic include: many types‚ colors‚ many forms of plastic are of about the same density • Separating the different types of plastic are very difficult • In many
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Do you know what a teen activist does to help the world? They work hard‚ and give people things they need. They are brave enough to give speeches or even being able to try to help. They all think about one or more ways to help make a better life for someone or an animal that needs it. They provide people with a resource that they need like water or food. They make many sacrifices for the cause they are fighting for. First of all‚ they give up a lot of their personal time to try to help the world
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study: Mandur landfills Mandur is a sub-urban village in the vicinity of Bangalore. Once a sleepy village surrounded by mango orchards‚ grapevines and fields of ragi and jowar. Is now a victim of multistory apartments with the relentless expansion of Bengaluru city‚ which is rapidly overrunning Mandur’s landscape. Mandur‚ now known for it garbage landfills. The dumping of municipal waste is the direct effect of rapid urbanization and poorly planned construction. The landfills in mandur are located
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Did you know that the average person generates 4 pounds of garbage a day and 1.5 tons a year? And 70% of our dumps are recyclable? This is a huge problem because the landfills are getting full. If they get too full‚ we have to find a new area and pay larger bills. Here in America‚ we only recycle 5% of our plastic products. We used enough bottles to wrap around the Earth 190 times. 5% of that is a very little amount. It takes 47 million gallons of oil to produce enough bottles for the US in one year
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Residents rely on their dumpster more than they realize. Because the bin is always there‚ trash and waste are thrown in it regularly and the city empties it on a set schedule. However‚ there are times when your trash bin simply won’t hold the amount of trash you have. This can happen if you are planning a home renovation or remodeling project. The cost and hassle to haul the excess waste yourself can be very time-consuming. Moreover‚ some materials could damage your vehicle’s paint. A local dumpster
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Kargbo‚ D 1994‚ ’Chemical contaminant reactions and assessment of soil cleanup levels for protection of groundwater’‚ Environmental Geology‚ vol.23‚ no. 2‚ pp. 105-113‚ accessed 15 November 2014‚ <http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00766983>. Q1. Identify the key findings/arguments and any recommendations given by the author(s). In this article Kargbo expresses his view on the groundwater protection by analyzing the reactions of chemical pollutants and assessing the soil cleanup levels.
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BIO-GAS PLANT: SUBSTITUTE TO LPG COOKING GAS 5th February 2012 Objective: Waste is a material that no longer serves a purpose and so is thrown away. In some cases what one person discards may be re-used by somebody else. All wastes is particularly hazardous. If not carefully disposed of‚ it will have an impact on the environment‚ whether it be unsightly litter in urban streets or contaminated air‚ soil or water. But what is equally important about waste is that it is recyclable. For example‚
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