Salt Pollution As awareness for pollution increases‚ other forms of pollution are defined. Almost everyone knows about toxic waste and carbon dioxide pollution‚ but not many people have heard of salt pollution. Salt pollution has been on the increase since the evolution of the automobile. With more pressure on government agencies to keep the highway clear and safe‚ an increase in the use of salt has developed. It is important to understand why salt is used and how it work as well as the environmental
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incineration‚ chemical and pesticide manufacturing and pulp and paper bleaching. Dioxin was the primary toxic component of Agent Orange‚ was found at Love Canal in Niagara Falls‚ NY. (http://www.enviroweb.org/issues/dioxin/index.html) The major sources of dioxin are in our diet. Since dioxin is fat-soluble‚ it bioaccumulates up the food chain and it is mainly (97.5%) found in meat and dairy
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MARINE POLLUTION Between 1976 and 1996 a total of 4647 incidents resulted in the spill of approximately 2‚369‚470 barrels of oil into the environment. In addition‚ between 1997 and 2001‚ Nigeria also recorded a total number of 2‚097 oil spill incidents. Nigeria’s largest spill was an offshore well-blow out in January 1980 when an estimated 200‚000 barrels of oil (8.4million US gallons) spilled into the Atlantic Ocean from an oil industry facility and that damaged 340 hectares of mangrove (Nwilo
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clothing‚ packaging‚ automobiles‚ electronics‚ aircrafts‚ medical supplies‚ and recreational items. The list could go on and on and it is obvious that much of what we have today would not be possible without plastics. Introdution of plastic pollution Plastic is one of the few new chemical materials which pose environmental problem. Polyethylene‚ polyvinyl chloride‚ polystyrene is largely used in the manufacture of plastics. Synthetic polymers are easily molded into complex shapes‚ have high
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References: Ahmed‚ A. (2013‚ April 28). The National . Retrieved May 19‚ 2013‚ from The National : http://www.thenational.ae/news Badam‚ R Corder‚ R. (2008). Dubai ’s traffic pollution among world ’s worst. ARABIAN BUSINESS. Retrived May 21‚ 22013‚ from Arabian Business GulfTalent.com HOTZ‚ R. L. (2011). The Hidden Toll of Traffic Jams. THE WALLSTREET JOURNAL. Retrieved May 21‚ 2013‚ from The wall street journal Majaida‚ A Mohammad
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SOURCES OF ENERGY QUESTION: Why we should conserve energy sources; suggest ways to use energy sources efficiently; the importance of conserving energy sources; use and manage energy sources efficiently? Observation of energy sources must be made by explaining the below issues though creative writing:- * Why we should conserve energy sources? * The importance of conserving energy sources. * Ways to use energy sources efficiently. * Ways to manage energy sources efficiently
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Closed Source vs. Open Source Seacratz‚ Top POS/355 March 20th‚ 2013 Les Brown Closed Source vs. Open Source The following text will describe the differences between open sourced and closed source operating systems. An example of an open sourced operating system is Linux operating system. An operating system that uses closed source code is Windows 2000. In an Internet video‚ Santiago (2012) states that‚ Open source software or operating systems are systems that provide source code to the
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Water pollution in China started with industrial development and has become more one of the most devastating environmental problems faced by the country today. From the chart‚ we can see that as the country’s GDP rises‚ the volume of wastewater discharge increases as well. This suggests that to achieve a rise in GDP‚ the environment has to be sacrificed. The reason for this is that wastewater treatment techniques and facilities have fallen far behind from the growth of industrial production and
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University of Phoenix Material Reliable Sources Worksheet Locate two sources in the University Library on a topic of your choice. Provide the required information for both sources. Source 1 Author: Crupi‚Jeffrey Date: March 2004 Title: Weight Lifting Publication: Teaching Pre K-8 Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: Is the source reliable? How do you know? This source is reliable; he is certified fitness specialist with a degree from Marymount
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Health and safety legislation Two of the most important pieces of health and safety legislation affecting educational establishments across the UK are the Health and Safety at Work‚ etc Act 1974 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. These set the standards that must be met to ensure the health and safety of all employees and others who may be affected by any work activity. Other regulations also exist to cover work activities that carry specific risks‚ for example lifting
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