ANALYTICAL AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LECTURER’S NAME : DR.RAPIDAH OTHMAN COD SUBJECT : NKB 10103 NAME : NUR NADIRAH BINTI BAHARUDEAN ID NUMBER : 55220114255 CHAPTER : ORGANIC CHEMISTRY CONTENTS 1‚4-BENZENEDICARBOXYLIC ACID Introduction The organic compound’s group that I’ve chosen in this assignment is 1‚4-benzenedicarboxylic acid. 1‚4-benzenedicarboxylic acid and also called as Terephthalic acid containing the carboxyl group and benzene group. Sometimes it simply referred to as a acid group
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1) Intensive farming practices include growing high-yield crops‚ using fertilisers and pesticides and keeping animals indoors. Food production is increased but there are unwelcome side effects. 2) Prevents energy being transferred from the crop to consumers. Reduces biodiversity. May poison helpful organisms. 3) Chemical insecticides (which kill insect pests). Herbicides which kill plants or weeds. 4) Ground water contamination: Chemicals can reach underground aquifers if there is persistent
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North Island College | Fish Farming | Benefits and Costs | Hailey Devitt 3/28/2011 | English 160 Module # 4 & 5 Assignment # 5 Formal Report North Island College Section: Distance Submitted To Derek Hanebury March 28‚ 2011 Submitted by: Ms. H. Devitt Table of contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 1 Introduction & Background……………………………………………………………………………………Page 2 Major Issues…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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happened half a century a go‚ now it ’s time for another revolution if we want to continue feeding the world population. Is this too extreme of an opinion? No‚ not in the slightest. Today we are faced with the same problem of an exploding human population while the rate o food production is going down. Large scale monoculture farming worked for us back then‚ but the effects it had on our world such as soil compaction and water pollution make it an irresponsible and outlandish idea to use in the modern
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Vertical Farming Vertical Farming is a modern way of farming‚ is a concept that argues that it is economically and environmentally viable to cultivate plant or animal life within skyscrapers‚ or on vertically inclined surfaces. Land and population: It is estimated that by the year 2050‚ close to 80% of the world’s population will live in urban areas and the total population of the world will increase by 3 billion people. A very large amount of land may be required depending on the change in yield
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Farming in London’s Green Belt Mark Holmes www.adas.co.uk Farming in London’s Green Belt Background to farming in London’s Green Belt Farmers future confidence and challenges Opportunities / barriers and solutions 1 Farming in London’s Green Belt Study 2005 Examined current farming activity in London and future activity‚ completed in May 2005 Investigated London farmers connection to local supply chains Investigated farmers future intention Farmers’ Voice Farmers’ Voice is an annual
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Organic vs. non organic There is a vast majority of food in our world today‚ when we consume this food we must stop to think about what exactly it is made of. In today’s society we are always looking for the best healthy foods that are available to us. We want good‚ nutritious‚ healthy foods so that we can live a long and healthy life. We live in a world where we have fast‚ cheap and processed foods all around us. Have you ever considered going a different route? Organic is a different way to eat
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Joey Ortega Factory Farming: Americas Greatest Mistake Factory farming by definition is the practice of raising livestock in confinement at high stocking density. Animals are born within the farm which is typically a warehouse‚ and they may never see the light of day. They are simply another animal growing in a factory farm and making their way to your dinner table. By definition factory farming does not sound that bad‚ and makes sense seeing as the demand for low cost meat is at an all time
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know in seconds. Nevertheless‚ if we leave aside the contribution of technology to the compilation of facts‚ we can realize that not because we are able to have a quick access to information it means that we understand or learn something. My goal in this paper is to discuss the influence and effects of technology in education by expressing my opinion and my analysis of Anderson‚ M.T. Feed. Somerville‚ Massachusetts: Candlewick Press‚ 2012. Print. Firstly‚ from my point of view M. T. Anderson tries
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and yielding less than 9 bushels of wheat per hectare (Bailey‚ 2007). During the 1950’s the average farm size grew to approximately 100 hectares‚ and today that number is almost tripled at 300 hectares. Keeping in mind that the land dedicated to farming remained almost constant during this time‚ this increase in the size of farms was due mostly to the influx of the Canadian populous into the city and away from the farm. As of 2006‚ less than three percent of the Canadian population are farmers‚ a
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