POLLUTION OBSERVATION Submitted to: Professor Ruby Ann Dela Cruz Submitted by: Solon‚ Myka E. CAS-06-501E Air pollution Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals‚ particulates‚ or biological materials that cause discomfort‚ disease‚ or death to humans‚ damage other living organisms such as food crops‚ or damage the natural environment or built environment. The atmosphere is a complex dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet
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48362 – HYDRAULICS and HYDROLOGY James E Ball - Hydrology Component SUBJECT DETAILS 1 CONTACTS Assoc Prof James Ball james.ball@uts.edu.au ph – 9514 2623 Office Hours Monday 2:00 – 4:00pm Contact by email for appointment SUBJECT CONCEPT The objective of this component of the subject is: Introduce engineering hydrology; Introduce hydrological processes; Introduce flood estimation; and Introduce engineering hydrology applications
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Pollution and its types The term pollution refers to the act of contaminating ones environment by introducing certain hazardous contaminants that disturb the ecosystem and directly or indirectly affect the living organisms of that ecosystem. Pollution in general is the activity of disturbing the natural system and balance of an environment. The increase in the pollution over the years by man has caused severe damage to the earth’s ecosystem. It is responsible for global warming which is leading
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factors come into play when considering agricultural effects: pesticides‚ fertilizers and the waste produced by farm animals. When pesticides or fertilizers are applied to crops the excess materials will either run off the land‚ or seep into the groundwater‚ with an eventual ending in bodies of water such as lakes‚ ponds‚ or streams. The excess nutrients‚ including nitrates and phosphates‚ contaminate freshwater ecosystems causing eutrophication and algae blooms‚ which limits sunlight reaching lower
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WADING THROUGH THE WASTE: A LOOK INTO THE FAILURE Wading Through the Waste: A look into the failure of American landfills and how plasma gasification can fix it Joshua A. Valdez ITT-Tech Jacksonville‚ Fl GE117 Chambers Abstract America‚ a “throw away” society‚ is facing a tragic consequence of its lifestyle. Even with increased recycling efforts Americans are running out of space to put their trash. With stricter regulations and public policies‚ the number of landfills
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On the other hand‚ an equitard is the zone within which restricts groundwater flow from an aquifer to another. Aquifuge oraquitclude is an aquitard which is completely impermeable. Aquitards have layer of either non-porous rock or clay which has low hydraulic conductivity(Gifford‚ 2005‚ p. 32). In
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Fracking is a very popular conversational topic or subject of commercials‚ media etc.. But many people actually do not know what it is‚ does and risks. Fracking‚ or Hydraulic Fracturing is the process of pumping a high-pressured fluid (consisting out of water‚ sand‚ and other chemicals) into shale rocks to widen the fractures (Fracking). This releases the pockets of gas or petroleum inside the rock‚ and making them accessible to the human (Hyder‚ Joseph). It was developed in the 1940’s‚ but‚ since
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design life of 75 years and the concrete is to be strength class C30/37. The contractor has stated that it would be helpful to the construction sequence if a cube compressive strength of 35 MPa is achieved at 5 days. The results of the analysis of groundwater taken from the location are given in Appendix 1 Details and test results from available sources of aggregates‚ Portland cement and fly ash are given in Appendices 2 and 3. You
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CH 9 WATER RESOURCES • The Colorado river basin o Droughts o Too many people o Too much agriculture o Planning still “supply” focused. Not accounting for depleting resource THE HYDROLIGIC CYCLE-- Water never stops going Surface water • Precipitation reaching the earths surface follows two basic pathways o Flows overhead o Soaks into the soil • Along the way interpection occurs when precipitation hits plants or other ground cover o Drains across plant leaves and down the stems
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Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals‚ biological contaminants‚ suspended solids and gases from contaminated water. The goal is to produce water fit for a specific purpose. Most water is purified for human consumption (drinking water)‚ but water purification may also be designed for a variety of other purposes‚ including meeting the requirements of medical‚ pharmacological‚ chemical and industrial applications. In general the methods used include physical processes such
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