ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS BIODIVERSITY LOSS Biodiversity - refers to the number and size of populations in a community; variability of species in an area In general‚ there are three categorical levels of biodiversity: 1. Genetic biodiversity - involves populations‚ individuals‚ chromosomes‚ genes and nucleotides 2. Taxonomic biodiversity - include kingdoms‚ phyla‚ orders‚ families‚ genera‚ species‚ subspecies and populations - for practical reasons‚
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------------------------------------------------- Impacts of Applications of Chemistry on Society and the Environment ------------------------------------------------- Open Ended Investigation Madeline De-Sanctis INTRODUCTION From the earliest times‚ Chemistry has played a pivotal role in the advancement and enrichment of civilization‚ although sometimes it has also caused harmful and occasional long-reaching catastrophic effects on the environment. The importance of this sphere of science can
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day. If the waste products are not managed properly‚ it will cause a lot of bad influences to humans. The effects of improper waste management to humans are contamination of soil‚ floods‚ extinction of plants and animals‚ air contamination and depletion of ozone layer. Firstly‚ the improper waste management will bring up contamination of soil that will bring harms to humans. Normally waste products that can be recycled will be buried underground‚ so that they could contaminate the soil surrounding
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predicted to fall to 39 million barrels a day by 2030 due to diminishing resources. (Seager‚ 2007) In 50 years and as these resources doubled in consumption‚ carbon dioxide levels increased over 20%‚ which is very harmful to our environment and the ozone.
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Effect." The Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Effect. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2012. . What impact have chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) emissions had on global warming? Global warming and ozone depletion are two separate global problems. Global warming deals with the increasing of the earths overall temperature. On the other hand‚ ozone is a natural protector
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logging. The smoke exhausted by vehicles‚ factories‚ and open burning cause the air pollution. The chlorofluorocarbon released by air conditioners and refrigerators; and the nuclear weapons used during wars cause the ozone depletion. More ultraviolet rays from the sun can pass through the ozone layer. These cause the rising temperature of the Earth‚ which is also called global warming. Global warming caused the icebergs on the Earth to melt and made the sea level goes up. As a result‚ more floods
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one of the most serious problems in the modern world. Global warming means there is gradually increasing temperature on the earth‚ and consequently climate changing. Global warming is the result of human actions. The atmosphere is changing‚ and the ozone layer is under the threat from chemicals that people use on the earth. The amount of using fossil fuels‚ such as oil‚ gas‚ coal‚ and deforestation produces carbon dioxide. The global warming‚ as a result of man- made pollution‚ will increase not
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Human Impact on the Environment Every living thing has an impact on its environment. Therefore a human impact on the environment is inevitable. By simply existing‚ all species - including ourselves - will imprint their mark on the world around them. What differentiates us from other species is our ability to greatly overburden our environment with very few limits. The information regarding our human impact is vast and impossible to cover in one article but I will attempt to cover a basic overview
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save resources in our everyday life. People are unaware of the damage that’s been done in our environment due to the deficient of recycling‚ we should recycle for various reasons; landfills are dangerous to our health‚ recycling saves money and the ozone layer is deteriorating. To begin with‚ landfills are treacherous to both our health and environment. Recycling can reduce the chances of trash being thrown into landfills and lessen both air and water pollution. Not all the waste that’s thrown away
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contribute to water and land pollution by chemical spills and discharge of toxic waste. These two factors are the main causes of environmental problems in Malaysia. Consequently‚ it had brought ill effects such as global warming‚ acid rain and ozone depletion. In recent decades‚ global warming‚ which is linked to the emission of greenhouse gases‚ affect the planet in variety ways. Global warming refers to gradual climate changes in the form of increased temperature. Due to global warming‚ Malaysia
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