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Pollution
Pollution is the process of giving out contaminants such as smoke and carbon dioxide, and too much of a certain product such as light, heat and sound that both cause harm to the environment.
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What are advantages and disadvantages of plastic?
We are starting to market milk in a PLA plastic jug this is a plastic using corn in its makup. it is supose to compost in a landfill in a 100 days. It is also able to be fabricated at the site where it is being use which decreases the energy used in transporting it. The glass bottles were being produced in China and after using them they were being returned to the bottling plant washed and reused, again alot of energy and water being used.
What materials does acid rain dissolve?
Acid rain dissolves basic materials such as limestone. It has contributed to the destruction of monuments in Greece and Italy. Below is a link for a good overview of acid rain and its effects on various environments:
http://encarta.msn.com/text_761578185___3/acid_rain.htm
What are 5 recommendation on how to address the environmental problem in the community?
There are 5 different recommendations on how to address the environmental problem in the community. You can address carbon tax, wind energy, food production, efficiency and education.
How would an increase in storm runoff to rivers most likely affect ground water?
An increase in storm runoff to rivers most likely would affect ground water by reducing the amount of infiltration and groundwater recharge. This is where water moves downward from surface water to ground water.
GHGs are "good" because they heat the Earth, however, like any good thing, too much can be a VERY VERY bad thing, heating the Earth too much, and killing off species that can only survive in their exact climate (which includes humans).
What does water vapor mix with to form acid rain?
Acidic gasses in the air combine with the water chemically to produce acids:
NO2 + H2O --> H2NO3
SO2 + H2O --> H2SO3
SO3 + H2O --> H2SO4
How much excrement does the average human produce annually?
Humans produce roughly 500 litres of urine and 50 litres of faeces per person per year. These contain about 4 kg of nitrogen, 0.5 kg of phosphorous and 1 kg of potassium, the three basic elements for plant growth. The exact amount varies from region to region depending on food intake. Seventy per cent of the nutrients excreted by humans are in the urine fraction.
Paper is a fuel that is nearly as good as low energy woods such as pine, as long as the paper is tightly compressed. There are tools sold for compressing paper into logs that burn as well as pine logs.
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For industrial fuels paper has a low heat release, often has a high ash content, requires much excess air, if tightly bound, will not completely burn, and if wet provides severe reductions in combustibility and heat content.
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What are some actions that can be taken to help prevent water from being polluted?
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What are the non-genetic causes of microcephaly?
Other possible causes of microcephaly include infections during pregnancy (rubella, cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis), adverse effects of medication, and the excessive use of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy
What is the need for sustainable agriculture?
Life on earth is estimated to be around for another ten years, due to the use ofneonoctinoids, a type of insecticide which is damaging the navigational skills of the worlds biggest pollinator; the honey bee. The bees are also being harmed by the fact the fields these days are so huge and grow only one plant which flowers for a couple of weeks, meaning the rest of the time the bees cant get enough food, so they die.
Fist stocks have dramatically dropped, especially cod, haddock and bass. much of this due to over demand which is resulting in over fishing. There is also a huge amount of fish wastage, because by law if the fishermen catch more than a set amount of fish, the excess have to be thrown away, this is a huge waste!!!!!!!
What is the worlds largest air polluter per head of population?
setMenu() Australia now world's biggest polluter. This article, "The climate Project" was copied on Dec 2009 from an article by the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Australians carry the burden of being the worlds largest polluter
Australia now world's biggest polluterDate: 16-Sep-2009
Australia has been put on the map for all the wrong reasons. It's the one world first that Australia did not want to win - the title of world's biggest polluter.
A report by British risk analysis company Maplecroft has found that Australia has overtaken the United States as the world's largest polluter and is now leading the world in per capita emissions of CO2, topping a list of 185 countries.
The report said Australia's reliance on coal creates an average output of 20.58 tonnes of CO2 per person, ahead of the United States which comes in at 19.78 tonnes.
China is still ranked as the world's worst overall polluter but even then, it has a per capita average of about 4.5 tonnes. In other words, Australia produces nearly five times as much CO2 per head of population as the world's largest nation.
The report shows how much work Australia has to do to achieve a global emissions reduction target, particularly as it has the highest per capita rate in the world.
Tony Mohr, climate change program manager at the Australian Conservation Foundation, said it would give Australia a real credibility problem at the summit when dealing with developing countries and put more pressure on Australia to fund their efforts tackling climate change.
"For so long we have had so little in terms of climate change policy and our emission per capita is just so bad,'' Mohr said.
"Countries like India and China will be able to say you have such a high greenhouse gas intensity, your targets need to be stronger and your assistance to developing countries needs to larger."
The study coincides with the alarming findings in the first ever carbon competitiveness reports showing that Australia ranked among the worst in the world for being carbon competitive. The Climate Institute report, which analysed productivity versus emissions, ranked Australia 15th in an analysis of its capacity to generate business in a low carbon economy. This was the lowest position of any industrialised country.
Greens deputy leader Christine Milne attacked the Rudd Government's support for high polluting industries, including its automotive industry package. "The Rudd Government's obsession with sandbagging jobs in the biggest polluting sectors of our economy is short-sighted in the extreme and bound to end in tears,'' she said.
"Billions of dollars are being handed out to polluters under the pretense of protecting jobs, while sunrise industries which promise to create far more, higher quality jobs are left begging."
The poor results signal the difficulties Australia might face at the Copenhagen summit in December.
What are people doing now to stop air pollution?
People are discontinuing activities that cause air pollution. They are installing equipment that cleans air pollutants before they are released into the air.
What are the measures to control smog?
Photochemical smog is caused by the mixing of hydrocarbons and NOx in the presence of sunlight. Smog may be controlled by:
* Controlling industrial emissions of the precursors * Reducing automobile emissions by reducing traffic or increasing pollution control
