Noise Pollution When unwanted sound created by human beings hits our ears and disturbs the environment‚ noise pollution is created. Chiefly‚ noise pollution comes from barking dogs‚ loud music‚ vehicles‚ aircraft and rail transport‚ air-conditioners‚ factories‚ amplified music and construction work.Noise‚ by definition‚ is unwanted sound. What is pleasant to some ears may be extremely unpleasant to others‚ depending on a number of factors. The natural environment contains many sources of noise -
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Earth Day Founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues‚ Earth Day is now a globally celebrated holiday that is sometimes extended into Earth Week‚ a full seven days of events focused on green awareness. The brainchild of Senator Gaylord Nelson and inspired by the antiwar protests of the late 1960s‚ Earth Day was originally aimed at creating a mass environmental movement. It began as a "national teach-in on the environment" and was held on April 22 to maximize the number of
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We are all aware of the current state of our environment. Mother Earth is on the brink of total destruction brought about by pollution‚ irresponsible use of resources‚ and the excessive use of conventional fuel such as fossil fuel and nuclear energy. Part of the efforts to save our planet is to shift from using conventional fuels to alternative ones such as wind energy‚ solar‚ tidal‚ wave‚ thermal‚ biogas and biodiesel‚ alcohol and gasohol‚ and agro/industrial wastes. While others may argue
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AGE OF THE EARTH Scientists have settled on the age of the earth of about 4.6 billion years as a result of research started almost 50 years ago. This conclusion was based upon carefully designed and conducted experiments that compared the ratios in rock samples of parent elements to daughter elements ( some of which would have been from radioactive decay of the parent‚ some of which may have been present in the sample at the time of formation). Since radioactive decay is known to occur at a constant
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Ethical issues in Google earth technology | Table of Contents: Introduction and Background2 Bright side3 Google Earth and Irish archeological landscapes 4 Google Earth potentials in the humanitarian sector 4 Google Earth as an Innovative Tool for Community Mapping 5 Dark side6 Google earth and National security6 Google earth and personal privacy6 Analysis of survey8 My opinion8 Summary9 References11 Appendix-Questionnaire Survey12 Ethical Issues in Google earth technology Introduction:
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Life On Earth Chapter VII: Biodiversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities Introduction Chapter VII: Biodiversity Hotspot and Conservation Priorities Despite that biodiversity losses are occurring everywhere on Earth‚ some areas which are both extraordinarily rich in life forms and particularly threatened from a number of sources have been identified. The principal behind the concept of biodiversity hotspot comes from the fact that despite that all ecosystems on Earth should be
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AND ENVIRONMENT TERM PAPER TOPIC: Causes and effects of land pollution and Solid Waste Management K.J.D.AKASH (ME10B027) K.DEEPAK (ME10B028) MANISH JACKSON (ME09B033) List Of Contents: 1) Causes and effects of land pollution 2) Solid Waste Management (SWM) 3) Global overview of Waste-toenergy (WTE) 4) Conclusion and scenario in India LAND POLLUTION: CAUSES AND AFFECTS When we talk about air or water pollution‚ the reactions garnered are stronger. This is because we can see
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Water pollution has become increasingly troubling in the last few decades. Even though many new laws have been enacted to try to protect the water sources there is still much work to be done to keep the water systems of the world clean and pollution free. One way that information can be spread about the problems regarding water pollution is by writing water pollution articles. Water pollution articles are very helpful ways to get out information about the causes of water pollution as well as the
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INTRODUCTION Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into a natural environment‚ usually by humans. While most people think of pollution as chemical waste dumped into rivers‚ or factories spewing toxins into the air‚ it can also include light pollution or sound pollution. These are example of pollutions such as air pollution‚ water pollution and land pollution. Firstly‚ the air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that‚ in sufficient concentrations‚ endanger
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Industrial pollution is pollution which can be directly linked with industry‚ in contrast to other pollution sources. This form of pollution is one of the leading causes of pollution worldwide; in the United States‚ for example‚ the Environmental Protective Agency estimates that up to 50% of the nation’s pollution is caused by industry. Because of its size and scope‚ industrial pollution is a serious problem for the entire planet‚ especially in nations which are rapidly industrializing‚ like China
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