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    Environmental Hazards

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    Joey Purdee Environmental Hazards Instructor – Kellie Archie July 2‚ 2013 Abstract This week we will be discussing dumps and landfills. We will first describe what is meant by open dumping and also what a landfill is. We will be discussing early to modern landfills and the differences between then and now. We will discuss what some of the problems were with early landfills and also what improvements have been made with newer landfills. Finally‚ we are to choose one the listed landfills and

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    In this lab we tested the purity of water by looking for the chemicals free chlorine‚ chloride‚ sulfate‚ nitrate‚ copper‚ total hardness‚ iron‚ hydrogen sulfide‚ lead‚ pesticides‚ pH‚ total alkalinity‚ and total chlorine inside a water sample. The chemicals that produced a 0.0 result meant that there was no trace of that chemical inside the sample. The chemicals not found were copper‚ hydrogen sulfide‚ free chlorine‚ lead‚ iron‚ pesticide‚ and total chlorine. As a class we found the results of

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    Home Soil

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    Home Soil is a story written by Irene Zabytko that takes place in Chicago during the Vietnam War. Bohdan‚ the narrator?s son‚ is the main character of the plot. His interaction with his father throughout the story proves that he is suppressing the pain that is within him. What led to this is the message that Zabytko intended for the reader; opportunities do not exist forever. Throughout the short story Bohdan displays regret‚ dwelling‚ and absolution as he realizes an opportunity has come and gone

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    Boron Toxicity

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    Plant and Soil 193: 181–198‚ 1997. c 1997 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. 181 Chapter 12 Boron toxicity Ross O. Nable1 ‚ Gary S. Ba˜ uelos2 and Jeffrey G. Paull3 n 1 CSIRO Land and Water‚ P.M.B.‚ P.O. Aitkenvale‚ QLD 4814‚ Australia ‚ 2 Water Management Research Laboratory‚ USDA-ARS‚ 2021 S. Peach Av.‚ CA 93727‚ USA and 3 Department of Plant Science‚ Waite Campus‚ University of Adelaide‚ Glen Osmond‚ SA 5064‚ Australia Abstract Whilst of lesser prevalence than B deficient

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    4 Reflections Portfolio

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    Submitted By: Faculty of Engineering and Computing MSc Engineering Business Management M68EKM Sustainability and Environmental Management Systems 28th April‚ 2012 Module Leader: Mark Hooper Table 0f Contents Introduction to Portfolio 3 Reflective 1: Impacts of Gas Flaring 4 References Reflective 2: Desertification: causes and Effects 12 References Reflective 3: Impacts of deforestation on the Ecosystem 21 References Reflective 4: Environmental and Health Impacts of Waste

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    Land Degradation

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    versus environmental deterioration also has created a debate. Some economists argue that the on-site impact of soil erosion and other degradative processes are not severe enough to warrant implementing any action plan at a national or an international level. Land managers (farmers)‚ they argue‚ should take care of the restorative inputs needed to enhance productivity. Agronomists and soil scientists‚ on the other hand‚ argue that land is a non-renewable resource at a human time-scale and some adverse

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    Outline On Fracking

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    Hydraulic Fracturing “Fracking” a. Fracking History i. Who/How was hydraulic fracturing developed? 1. Why? ii. Different uses for Fracking 1. Oil Field 2. Natural Gas b. Fundamentals of Fracking i. What is fracking? 1. Detailed Information: How it works. ii. Efficiency iii. Necessity 1. Purpose

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    surrounding area of the plant was severely affected by radiation contamination; this caused many plants and crops in the area to be contaminated. Unknowingly eating contaminated food can be the root cause for thyroid cancer. Contamination can occur from the dust near the plant may settle on water‚ supplies‚ crops or grass. Crops are sold from the exclusion zone‚ rite across Japan; this can affect Japan as a whole‚ as contamination may spread across the country. (World Nuclear Association‚ 2012)

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    incident‚ caused irreversible change on the environment and its community. On April 26‚ 1986‚ a reactor rupture at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and caused an explosion. This explosion caused a fire and released large quantities of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere miles from the city Chernobyl. Because

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    Soil Exploration

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    Tutor: Date: Foundation Engineering Soil exploration obtains information about the subsurface parameters and conditions at the proposed Soil exploration as part of site investigation. In general‚ it deals with determining the suitability of the site for proposed construction. This consists of determining the profile of the soil deposits at and near the site. It mainly consists of taking the soil samples and checking the engineering properties of the soil and testing it in Situ. It then gets to

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