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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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Who has expierence a traffic jam and can you describe what you did and how you felt it at that time?
it's so annoying and scary, 'cause, you don't know what to do at the time, and you are afraid that someone is gonna end up ramming you from behind, and you feel all clausterphobic.
Business education and training must promote environmental awareness do you asree or disagree?
Yes, business education must relate practices to real life experiences. This will help students retain information better and prepare them for their careers.
How does the absorption of CO2 by the oceans threaten shell-based creatures in the ocean?
When CO2 reacts with seawater, the reduction in seawater pH also reduces the availability of carbonate ions, which play an important role in shell formation for a number of marine organisms such as corals, marine plankton, and shellfish. This phenomenon, which is commonly called "ocean acidification," could have profound impacts on some of the most fundamental biological and geochemical processes of the sea in coming decades. Some of the smaller calcifying organisms are important food sources for higher marine organisms. Declining coral reefs due to increases in temperature and decreases in carbonate ion would have negative impacts on tourism and fisheries.
Where did yellow rain occur in India recently?
India has had many colorful rainfalls in the city of Kerala. Kerala had a yellow rainfall in June of 2012. Kerala has experienced rain that has been yellow, red, green, and black.
Do you have What are facts about beach pollution?
- In 2002, beach pollution prompted at least 12,814 closings and swimming advisories at ocean, bay, Great Lakes, and some freshwater beaches.
- Storm water and polluted runoff are potential problems at more than half (1,383) of all reported beaches with information on pollution sources, and 46% (1,152) report sewage as a pollution source.
- Beach pollution is usually infrequent and confined to local areas.
- Dirty runoff and storm water (led to more than 3,576 closings and advisories nationwide) and sewage spills and overflows (led to more than 1,390 closings and advisories nationwide) are the most frequently identified pollution sources.
- Rain is often a contributing factor to beach water pollution.
- The majority (87%) of closings and advisories in 2002 were issued after monitoring revealed the presence of bacteria associated with fecal contamination (source unknown in most cases).
- Swimming-related illnesses are usually not severe or life threatening, but can cause significant discomfort. Young children, the elderly, and people with impaired immune systems are at more of a risk than healthy, mid-aged people.
- Gastroenteritis (symptoms = diarrhea and vomiting) is the most common waterborne illness.
- A recent Southern California study revealed that people who swim close to flowing storm drains were 50% more likely to develop a variety of symptoms than those who swim further away from the same drain.
- Simple ways individuals can help to clean their local beaches include conserving water, using natural fertilizers, keeping septic systems functioning properly, disposing of boat wastes appropriately, and supporting laws that promote beach water monitoring and cleanup of pollution sources.
What happens after an oil spill?
It is difficult to generalize, because there are many very small spills, and very few large ones.
But certainly, with any spill occurring on a drilling platform as a result of a gas kick, the immediate reaction is to evacuate the platform, and simultaneously actuate the blow out preventer. Most of the time, platforms do not catch on fire. Many blowouts are brought under control. In safety training and procedures, the worse outcome is assumed. Fire fighting equipment, if available, is immediately called in.
Offshore evacuations must be well planned in advance. A platform can be 60 ft above sea level and jumping into the water can often be fatal.
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Which part of the ocean has been most affected by ocean acidification and How and why?
If you want "a place" for the impact of CO2 acidification to cause a problem it would be the coral reefs. If you want other areas you would have to look at the impact on the shells of clams and oysters, the gills of fish and the impact on fish eggs. In all the case around corals and shells it is due to the decreased permanence and availability of Calcium carbonate extraction for structure. Fir the fish impacts it is due to the required pH balance for healthy conditions. All the problems result from additional CO2 dissolving in the water from the atmosphere and the warmer ocean waters from GHG climate change changing chemical activity in the water.
What are sources of pollution?
Sources of Pollution include:
- Residential and Individuals
- Fossil Fuels
- Transportation
- Petroleum
- Electricity Generation
- Industrial Energy Use
- Iron and Steel
- Base Metals Smelting
- Pulp and Paper
- Lumber and Allied Wood Products
- Concrete
- Cement
- Asphalt
- Agriculture
- Consumer and Commercial Products
- Transboundary Air Movements
What are the major causes of pollution in Mediterranean Sea?
He United Nations Environment Program has estimated that 650 million tons of sewage, 129,000 tons of mineral oil, 60,000 tons of mercury, 3,800 tons of lead and 36,000 tons of phosphates are dumped into the Mediterranean each year. Meanwhile, 70% of the waste water dumped into the Mediterranean is untreated. The sea is also a major oil transportation route and up to one million tons of crude oil are discharged annually from accidental spills, illegal bunkering and tank cleaning practices, as well as inadequate harbor facilities.
E 2020 Textbook Answer.Tourists, dumping of sewage, garbage, and industrial waste. Also the narrow Straight of Gibraltar does not allow for adequate ocean currents.
Does the caboolture river have problems?
not sure, but... found that someone found something there, can't remember what... sorry :/
How chemical fertilizers or pesticides and insecticides affects water?
fertilizers can affect the water and organisms living in it by acceleratimg the grow of unwanted plants like algae. Also, fish can eat these chemicals and become very erratic, and eventuAllly the population will die off
What is the definition of Superimposed meaningful structure?
"The technique is simple: The learner imposes a familiar structure on the body of information to be learned. That structure can be a sentence, story, rhythm, acronym, or anything else already familiar to the learner." From Jeanne Ormrod's Human Learning, 2008
Often times office workers take their lunch at fast food establishments or at restaurants. Some office workers, for personal reasons such as dietary requirements or because of cost, prepare their lunches in brown paper bags.
Did people die of the pollution in the Industrial Revolution?
Yes, people did die from pollution during the industrial revolution. People usually died from the water pollution, which caused a disease called Cholera. The people threw their solid wastes and their sewerage into the rivers and lakes which they later drank from.
Who started the water pollution in Canada?
Perhaps the question should be defined. Pure water = H20 Stream water = H20 + suspended content + minerals in solution + animal waste + millions of living and dead animals, bacteria, algae and fungi Stream water is by definition poluted.
What action should be taken by the government address environmental problems?
Environmental problems are OURS, not the government. We must all do our bit.
Recycle, and perhaps cycle. return the packaging to the shop or manufacturer (some countries already do this!). Tidy your own bit and encourage others to do so also. The Government is elected by the People, not by industry; for the people, not business.
And people can help the whales, spotted toads etc.
What is a SAP Industrial Solutions?
SAP had designed some solutions for industry specific like IS-OIL is used in Oil Based Comapnies,IS-Retail is used at Retail based industry Hope it works Manav
What are the main sources of pollution in the 1800s?
Lets look at London England as a good example of pollution in the early 1800's.
* There are few automobiles so exhaust fumes are not a problem. However there are lots of horses and horses mean manure. The manure has two impacts - it smells on its own and as it dries and gets ground into dust it floats in the air. Everything is coated with powdered manure. * London is cold city so homes must to be heated, and meals have to be cooked. Industry needs power for boilers. The fuel of choice is coal. Coal means soot and lots of sulfur dioxide in the air. The frequent fogs combine with the smoke to create low clouds of acidic mist loaded with carcinogenic particles. * The industries in the City include renderers, blood boilers and soap makers - each of these is a source of pungent odours. There are also platers, photographers and hatters releasing mercury vapour, a deadly toxin. Emission controls are a thing of the distant future. * Solid and liquid wastes are dumped into the sewers or directly into the river. With no sewage treatment it doesn't matter, everything goes to the Thames
* The crowds of people are interesting too. Personal hygiene like frequent bathing is not all that popular, sewage is left standing in pit privies, garbage collection is hit or miss. There is a miasma of human aromas to contend with. Rats, fleas and other vermin abound.
* Groundwater is contaminated with sewage so peole are made sick by the water they drink
How does ecosystem disturbed by pollution?
Pollution disturb the ecosystem by Garbage, Garbage causes pollution of land and water. Polluted waters can kill water plants and animals :)
