Obesity: What it is and What are the Problems it Brings in People and Society “Obesity is a drain on the economy - we have to pay for the health care of fat people who are usually poor and can ’t afford insurance. Obesity is‚ well‚ bad.” – Emily Levine Obesity is a risk-factor for the most common nowadays diseases‚ as cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes‚ hypertension‚ some carcinomas‚ degenerative diseases of weight bearing joints (spine‚ hips‚ knees)‚ and present a huge medical and social problem‚ as
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→IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS •Forests play a role indispensable for life on earth by absorbing carbon dioxide and fixing carbon while releasing oxygen into air through Photosynthesis‚ particularly‚ tropical forests absorb almost 2-3 times as much carbon dioxide as temperate forests and have thus been called ‘the lungs of our planet’ •Conservation of water resources •Prevention of disasters •Supplying forest products •Sheltering Rich Ecosystems Wholesome influence of forest on environment:
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respiratory problems such as coughing and asthmatic and wheezing. For many children this means losing sleep‚ restricted physical activity‚ and missing school. Effects of overcrowding include meningitis‚ tuberculosis‚ heart disease‚ stomach cancer‚ respiratory disease. Children in overcrowded housing are up to 10 times more likely to contract meningitis than children in general. Meningitis can be life threatening. Long-term effects of the disease include deafness‚ blindness and behavioural problems. Children
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GROUP REPORT ASSIGNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ABATEMENT PROCESS / ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY WATER POLLUTION AT CITARUM RIVER Azizia Harmes ABSTRACT The Citarum River Basin in Bandung‚ West Java‚ Indonesia has a length of about 350 km‚ covering an area of approximately 13‚000 square kilometers is coming into contact with a population of approximately 10 million people living in urban and rural areas. This river has provides as much as 80% of surface water to Jakarta’s water supply
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Strategies Adopted to Manage Environmental Problems in Poorer Parts of the World Waste Disposal Lots of shanty residents make a living from waste. Each day‚ two incinerators burn 7‚500 tonnes of waste which has resulted in a problem caused by a management strategy. In 1990 there were only two landfill sites. To make some money‚ children and adults scavenge and extract materials to sell. One example is that food waste can be fed to animals and car tyres can be made into sandals. A waste disposal
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Sub- Topic : Temperate Grasslands # General Objectives: To explain the students the concept of temperate grasslands and natural vegetation. To enable students to acquire knowledge about temperate grasslands. To develop in them the feeling of curiosity to know more about temperate grasslands and natural vegetation and wildlife. To familiarize with the concept of temperate grasslands and natural vegetation and wildlife. # Specific Objectives:
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Environmental pollution In this topic we are going to deal about different types of pollution and due to these types of pollution how our environment is facing disasters and calamities. Introduction: Environmental pollution can be defined as “the unfavorable alteration of our surroundings” Types of pollutants: 1. Bio degradable pollutants - decompose rapidly by natural processes. 2. Non-degradable pollutants-do not decompose or slowly decompose in the environment. Pollutions are different
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Carrigan O’Connor Dr. Reyes PYS 1012 23 November 2014 Psychological Disorders Part 1: Main Character The main character of focus in the movie “Forrest Gump” is a boy/ man names Forrest Gump. Forrest Gumps psychological disorder would be identified as Mild Mental Retardation and Asperbergers. Asperger syndrome is often considered a high functioning form of autism. It can lead to difficulty interacting socially‚ repeat behaviors‚ and clumsiness. Mental retardation and intellectual disability‚ (MR/ID)
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CHAPTER 20:27 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT Act 13/2002‚ 5/2004 (s. 23)‚ 6/2005 (s. 28) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I P RELIMINARY Section 1. Short title and date of commencement. 2. Interpretation. 3. Application of this Act in relation to other laws. PART II GENERAL P RINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL M ANAGEMENT AND F UNCTIONS OF M INISTER 4. Environmental rights and principles of environmental management. 5. General functions of Minister. 6. Delegation of powers by the Minister
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Urban Forests Hey everyone‚ today I’m going to talk to you all about urban forests and why I think that we need to make changes to the planting of urban forests‚ even though it seems like they are beneficial for our environment. For those of you who don’t know what an urban forest is‚ an urban forest is the trees that you see all around you when you are in an urbanized environment. You see the trees in your backyard‚ along the sidewalks and streets and nowadays even on some rooftops and buildings
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