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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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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Hawaii’s diverse natural scenery‚ warm tropical climate‚ abundance of public beaches‚ oceanic surroundings and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists‚ surfers‚ biologists and volcanologists. Although Hawaii may seem like paradise behind the scenes these islands find themselves without natural resources. With so much point‚ nonpoint source contaminants destroying the population‚ ecosystem‚ and the wasteful use of existing water we are facing a severe and growing challenge to sustain
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Water and Air Pollution Analysis Houston‚ Texas holds around two million people‚ carrying hundreds of thousands of cars daily on these busy freeways. On top of the pollutants coming from vehicles we also have the industrial refineries that are located only 45 minutes from the heart of Houston. Most the smog comes from the Houston Ship channel With the combination of these two things we can see how polluted our city and waters are. One of the main problems in Houston is air pollution. The air
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Water pollution New York City has several water quality concerns and issues. Water pollution occurs with adequate treatments fails to remove harmful compounds from the water bodies. They affect inhabitants such as humans‚ and animals negatively by other toxins being combined and spread. The sewage system is a significant component that takes part in the megacity. We often wonder what is a sewage? A sewage is water mixed with human or animal wastes from residence‚ buildings‚ and other places‚ this
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Cameron Mency Persuasive Essay March 5‚ 2011 Mrs.Peart Did you know that 10‚000‚000 people die each year just from drinking polluted water? Well‚ that’s a true fact! There are three main reasons that we need to prevent water pollution. Humans and animals can become poisoned‚ we are harming our environment‚ and the last reason is because of the amount of organisms dying. Can you believe that this all happens just because of water pollution? First‚ we will focus on humans and
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Crisostomo‚ Aileen L. BSEd English 3-1 Developmental Reading Reading Lesson Plan Target Students: Grade 7 I. Objectives A. Identify cause and effect relationship. B. Point out important details by scanning the reading text. C. Figure out meaning of some unfamiliar words through context clues. D. Exhibit understanding of the text by performing collaborative activities. II. Subject Matter Topic: “A Polluted World” (Science-based reading text) Reference: Retrieved from http://thinkonline.smarttutor
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Inequality is Contaminating America Currently in the United States‚ many may see that there is inequality‚ but have yet to do something about it. In the article The Toxic Tap by Josh Sanburn‚ he blatantly discusses Social Stratification that exist in America‚ more specifically‚ Flint Michigan. Sanburns’ article expresses the discrimination that Flint’s people faced during the change of the water supply from Lake Huron to Flint River. The Toxic Tap is referring to the Flints local river that has
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pollutants that have entered the soil. Trees can either store harmful pollutants or actually change the pollutant into less harmful forms. Trees filter sewage and farm chemicals‚ reduce the effects of animal wastes‚ clean roadside spills and clean water runoff into streams. 3. Trees Control Noise Pollution Trees muffle urban noise almost as effectively as stone walls. Trees‚ planted at strategic points in a neighborhood or around your house‚ can abate major noises from
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areas. (According to the Axia College Week Six reading Freshwater Resources and Water Pollution 2007)‚ a description of water pollution.) A major source of non-point water pollution in the urban environment is storm water runoff‚ in the past it was acceptable for this runoff to be channeled into the natural systems of washes‚ creeks‚ and rivers. However‚ this is no longer true‚ the Clean Water Act of 1972 and the Water Quality Act of 1987 set standards for water discharged to local surface water
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