THERMAL POLLUTION It is one of the pollution that effects on living things and the environment badly. The definition of thermal pollution is the degradation of water quality by any process that changes ambient water temperature. A common cause of thermal pollution is the use of water as a coolant by power plants and industrial manufacturers. When water used as a coolant is returned to the natural environment at a higher temperature‚ the change in temperature decreases oxygen supply‚ and affects ecosystem composition
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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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Name: He‚Shuyao Date: Feb‚ 14th Course: Problem solution Final Draft Air Pollution There is no need to recount the litany of how serious the environmental problem. Just think of the gloomy sky and the bad air‚ and you will know how urgent it is to protect our environment. However‚ few people will react to it in actions. For instance‚ many people know that the increasing car use has generated various air pollution problems‚ but they prefer buying their own cars. Because they think cars are convenient
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Naisy Vasquez Professor Machado EOH 350 T/Th April 29‚ 2010 Noise Pollution and Its Impact “Calling noise a nuisance is like calling smog an inconvenience. Noise must be considered a hazard to the health of people everywhere.” -William H. Stewart The word noise is derived from the Latin word nausea meaning seasickness. Like its root meaning‚ noise has a negative effect to human health and well-being. Noise resulting from road traffic‚ jet planes‚ jet skis‚ garbage trucks‚ construction equipment
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is about disabled people‚ who are not able to see‚ hear or something like that. Most of people think that handicaps are different with us and they are not as healthy as we are or maybe they are unusual and useless. Sometimes we keep our difference from them or even trying to don’t see them. We think they are poor and disable and perhaps stupid just because of their features‚ but what is the truth ? Are they miserable and do they need our pity? Last week I saw a sentinel in transformation blood
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Noise Pollution Construction sites‚ highway traffic‚ emergency sirens‚ and barking animals are not just an inconvenience to the ear‚ but what researchers call noise pollution. Disturbing sounds such as these can interrupt sleep‚ a family dinner‚ or any other normal activity‚ and as a result reduces the quality of one’s life. Although it is looked over by many; noise pollution can have serious negative effects on the environment and the human body. The environment is effected greatly by loud sounds
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known for Assam tea‚ large and old petroleum resources (the first oil reserves of India were discovered in Assam in the late 19th century)‚ Assam silk and for its rich biodiversity. Assam has successfully conserved the one-horned Indian rhinoceros from near extinction‚ along with the tiger and numerous species of birds‚ and it provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant. It is becoming an increasingly popular destination for wildlife tourism‚ and Kaziranga and Manas are both World
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Marthandapuzha which cater to the needs of these industries is estimated to have a lean water flow of 8200 cum/sec which the monsoon flow is calculated as 150-250 cum/sec.The industries located in Edayar–Eloor area consumes about 189343 cum per day water from the day and discharge about 75% as used water along with large quantity of effluents and pollutants. The major types of these industries are fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ chemicals and allied industries‚ petroleum refining and heavy metal processing‚
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Maria Fernanda Díaz Noise Pollution: affecting our calm and our health. In the last centuries we have seen the progress in our world: the cities have grown‚ therefore‚ we have more buildings and more people‚ technology and industry reach new goals as days go by; nevertheless‚ the progress has brought negative consequences too. Every day we talk about environmental problems‚ but not all of them are taken in account. According to K.S. Vijayalakshmi‚ “It has been revealed that noise is a technology
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Introduction Pollution can be defined as "The act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted‚ especially the contamination of soil‚ water‚ or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances." As we become more technologically advanced‚ we produce materials that can withstand extreme temperatures‚ are durable and easy to use. Plastic bags‚ synthetics‚ plastic bottles‚ tin cans‚ and computer hardware- these are some of the things that make life easy for us. But what we forget
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