Ladies and Gentleman of the jury‚ W.R. Grace and Beatrice foods have polluted the aquifer located under East Woburn. There is no question of this‚ as testimony from workers such as Al Love show that they have spilled‚ poured and dumped TCE‚ or Trichloroethylene. Mr. Reilly testified that he should have known what was happening on the 15 acres of property he leased out to the Whitney barrel company. By dumping TCE and other chemicals onto the ground‚ these companies introduced these harmful substances
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10 REASONS WHY TREE PLANTING IS IMPORTANT 1. Trees Produce Oxygen Let’s face it; we could not exist as we do if there were no trees. A mature leafy tree produces as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year. What many people don’t realize is the forest also acts as a giant filter that cleans the air we breath. 2. Trees Clean the Soil The term phytoremediation is a fancy word for the absorption of dangerous chemicals and other pollutants that have entered the soil. Trees can either
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The issue I chose to my freshwater resource issue is water pollution. There is an astonishing seventy percent of water covering the earth’s surface. That is a very substantial amount of water with an equal amount of water pollution opportunity. The definition of water pollution is the contamination of water bodies. Any variation of lakes‚ oceans‚ rivers‚ and groundwater are vulnerable to various bacteria and chemical compounds. There are many origins that water pollution can derive from. Man
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Name: ______________________________________ Date: ________________________ Student Exploration: Water Pollution Vocabulary: bacterial pollution‚ nutrient pollution‚ sediment pollution‚ toxic pollution‚ water pollution Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. Water pollution is the addition of harmful substances to water. Some of these substances are found at home. What household chemicals might be harmful if not disposed of properly? _________________________________________________________________________
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Biological Polluters of South Florida. Biological polluters. When these words come to mind we think of negative factors damaging our environment‚ but what exactly are biological polluters. Biological pollution is the terms used for the pollution to the environment one organism produces when it is transported to a nonnative area. Biopollution is very common in South Florida. The diversity of cultures has cause a high peak in the amount of invasive species found in South Florida. The native
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Croton’s Water Filtration Company has had many negative and positive impacts on the community and surrounding areas of the Bronx and Manhattan. This plant is one of the biggest constructions in New York’s City history. In 1993 there was a threat of contamination causing the plant to be shut down. The preparation for the plant started in 2004. This company had to abide by the state and federal regulations of drinking water. They had to think of the public health. They have been applying water to
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Water and Air Pollution Analysis When doing the research for this project I was actually very surprised just at how much air pollution that there actually is in Bourbon County. I have always heard things like "we live in a bad community" or similar remarks because there are two big factories that put out harmful pollutants in the air. Those factories are CMC/CLA and Mallinckrodt. After reading the report that was put out by scorecard.com I realize that my community may be in more danger.
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How does Different Levels of Pollution in Streams or Ponds Affect Macro invertebrate Species? Organisms without back bones are Macro Invertebrate species (Seminole.Wateratlas.Usf.Edu ‚2012) . These organisms are small but can be seen without a magnifying glass (Waitakere.Govt.Nz ‚ 2002) . Size ranges from 3-20mm long (Waitakere.Govt.Nz ‚ 2002) .Insects‚ crustaceans‚ mollusks‚ worms‚ leeches‚ and anemones are classified a Macro invertebrate species (Waitakere.Govt.Nz ‚ 2002). Streams that are
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Wal-Mart Calamity Families‚ businesses‚ and more have been affected from Wal-Mart. Small business have been shut down‚ rivers have been polluted‚ and crimes have been committed. This Wal-Mart madness has become a huge problem. The arrival of a Wal-Mart Supercenter often has harmful affects on the local economy. No city or small town should have to suffer from the consequences of Wal-Mart. The following examples of harm that has been done is from the documentary Wal-Mart: The high cost
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The Consequences of Water Pollution Annually‚ 90 million people add to the current population of 6.5 billion. At this rate the global population will reach approximately 8.5 billion by 2025 (http://dieoff.org/page120.htm). As the global population grows exponentially‚ so does the demand for natural resources. Of all these natural resources‚ water‚ is the most vital for survival and expansion. Human’s dependency on water will never go away‚ making it a key part to any civilizations future. It
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