POLLUTION SHIVALLI RAGBIR UPPER SIX B ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE OIL SPILL IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO The Petrotrin oil spill was a series of oil spills that transpired on the island of Trinidad and Tobago. There were a total of eleven oil spills that took place in December 2013. The first spill began when the 16-inch sea line No 10‚ operated by the Trinidad’s national oil company‚ Petrotrin‚ ruptured at the bottom of the Gulf of Paria near the company’s Pointe-a-Pierre refinery
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investopedia.com) As an example of the above definition: Pollution from a factory can affect the health of nearby residents – negative The same factory can provide jobs to nearby residents – positive Negative externality is two part: production and consumption. I will be using both these externalities in my following discussion on pollution. Companies pollute on three different platforms: air‚ water and land. Air pollution is caused by: • Factories • Power plants • Vehicles • Solvents
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September 23. At your request the formal report presents information on ocean pollution and how it affects the earth. This report presents information in three broad categories: top zone‚ second zone‚ third zone. The report includes the six c’s of communication and APA format. As always‚ helping you with this report and future endeavors is anticipated. sg Ocean Pollution Prepared for Prepared by Antonio Burpez
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(goods and services whose consumption is considered unhealthy‚ degrading or otherwise socially undesirable) have been overproduced and priced inappropriately not accounting for external costs to the third party. In this case the external cost is air pollution in Beijing‚ which has caused damage to the environment and health. The main source of this negative externality came from over production of multiple products and car emissions‚ which has in turn made Beijing one of the most polluted cities in the
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factors including: • Urbanization • Population growth • Economic growth • Intensification of agriculture Increase in energy use Causes of Environmental Pollution Increased and uncontrolled human activities like industries‚ transportation‚ agriculture‚ health care‚ dwelling‚ and energy generation are some of the causes of environmental pollution. Several industries like textile‚ steel‚ paper‚ sugar‚
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economic super power‚ which already has an enormous environmental footprint. a. Research the impact of fossil fuels emission from motor vehicles on human health. Summarize your findings. Fossil fuel emission from motor vehicles as an outdoor air pollution produces pollutants in the air which leads to negative impacts on human health. (Climate Change and Health‚ 2010). These pollutants mainly include carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The toxic pollutant nitrogen dioxide is ejected in
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English 3 Research Paper Water Pollution: A Global Problem In 2009‚ the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) collected 3.4 million kg of marine debris worldwide; 10.2 million individual pieces of rubbish in 108 countries. Water pollution is everywhere and is a continuing problem caused by our careless behavior‚ which needs to be stopped. It is affecting people as well as animals all around the world. First‚ water pollution causes many problems all over the world that effect marine life as
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“Being Caribou”. A local example of the problems that can be caused by pollution is Onondaga Lake‚ located just outside of Syracuse which many have called the most polluted lake in America. In order to understand why this happened one must take a look at the lake’s history‚ the actions of those that were utilizing it‚ and the results of using the environment as an easy solution. Onondaga Lake is a prime example of the effects pollution can have on an ecosystem. During the 19th century Onondaga Lake was
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USING TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE POLLUTION We often say that we must personally act towards reducing pollution but due to our busy lifestyle we almost forget all our promises of protecting environment. The developments and inventions in technology during the last few years has made our lives easy..comfortable and fast.It has also given us options that help us reduce the carbon footprint produced by each one of us. So here are some tips of how to reduce pollution by using digital technology : 1
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people do to reduce and curb land pollution? We can reuse any items that we can‚ like paper‚ we can always use for them as rough paper for our workings and sketches. We can also buy biodegradable products instead of non-biodegradable products like biodegradable laundry detergent. We should also reduce‚ re-use and recycle by disposing our waste correctly. By doing so‚ we can reuse and reduce our waste‚ hence conserving energy and reducing environmental pollution. You can also take along your own bag
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