Kant’s theory and environment issues on the Wontanggi desalination plant There are many theories and articles to explain the ethical issues of the Wonthaggi desalination plant. Although the literature covers a wide variety of such theories‚ this review will focus on two main themes which appear frequently throughout the literature review. These two main themes are: the Kant’s theory on the Wonthaggi desalination plant‚ and the environment issues which are produced by the Wonthaggi desalination
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These changes in seawater chemistry have wide-ranging effects on marine creatures and their physiological processes. For instance‚ acidification of seawater makes it more difficult for shellfish to calcify and form shells‚ with blue mussels and Pacific Oysters showing a decrease in calcification of 25% and 10% respectively (Gazeau et al
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dioxide stays in the atmosphere. Scientists estimate that one-third of all the carbon dioxide produced by human activities has been absorbed by the ocean. The absorption of carbon dioxide is making seawater more acidic. Atmospheric carbon dioxide is absorbed by the ocean‚ where it reacts with seawater to form carbonic acid (H2CO3). Almost immediately‚ carbonic acid dissociates to form bicarbonate ions (HCO3) and hydrogen ions (H+). As the concentration of hydrogen ions increases‚ the water
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Architecture of the oil tanker From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Oil tankers generally have from 8 to 12 tanks.[1] Each tank is split into two or three independent compartments by fore-and-aft bulkheads.[1] The tanks are numbered with tank one being the forwardmost. Individual compartments are referred to by the tank number and the athwartships position‚ such as "one port"‚ "three starboard"‚ or "six center."[1] A cofferdam is a small space left open between two bulkheads‚ to give protection
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Climate change Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions‚ or in the distribution of weather around the average conditions (i.e.‚ more or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change is caused by factors that include oceanic processes (such as oceanic circulation)‚ variations in solar radiation received by Earth‚ plate tectonics and
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Topic 9 - The Carbon Cycle Aspects of the carbon cycle are similar to the hydrologic cycle because both are good examples of “Interactions between the systems". Textbook – topic not covered in text. http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/ The Carbon Cycle Neglecting the small amount of carbon (C) added to Earth by meteorite impacts‚ there is a fixed amount of carbon on Earth (~800‚000 billion tonnes). All living things are made of carbon but carbon is also a part of the ocean‚ air‚ and
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Coral reefs have existed on this planet for approximately 450 million years. They provide an extremely diverse marine ecosystem. (Bellwood and Wainwirght2002) Coral reefs are the largest natural structures in the world and occur in over 100 countries. They are the result of a remarkable relationship between coral animals and microscopic algae. The microscopic algae (zooxanthellae) coverts sunlight and carbon dioxide into oxygen (photosynthesis) and carbohydrates for the coral animals (polyps)
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Origin and spelling of the name The earliest mention of the island in the Western world was on a map by Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer‚ who labelled the island "Pulo Carcata." ("Pulo" is a form of pulau‚ the Indonesian word for "island".) There are two generally accepted spellings‚ Krakatoa and Krakatau. While Krakatoa is more common in the English-speaking world‚ Krakatau (or Krakatao in an older Portuguese based spelling) tends to be favored by Indonesians. The origin of the spelling Krakatoa is unclear
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and Diesel Engines in HM Surface Ships and Submarines: Defence Standard 02-320 Issue 2 Publication Date 8 February 2002. 6. Oil and Bilge Water Shipboard Processing Arrangements: Defence Standard 02-322 Issue 2 Publication Date 02 December 2002 7. Seawater systems for HM Surface ships: Naval Engineering standard 719/Issue 02/Oct 1981.
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of groundwater depletion has arisen due to high withdrawal than rate of replenishment of groundwater. This also resulted in seawater intrusion in coastal areas at very high rate. The water harvesting and groundwater recharge activities played an important role in increasing the groundwater resource and also improved the quality of groundwater and decreased the rate of seawater intrusion in the region. Water is identified as one of the fifteen major indicators for sustainability and it is a major issue
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