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Environmental Protection Agency Essays and Term Papers
Air Pollution In ChinaAuthorities in Shanghai today grounded flights, halted construction and urged school children to stay indoors, as thick clouds of yellow smog descended on the city of more than 14 million.
The local government was forced to issue its most severe health warnings with air pollution rates ranging ...
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Air PollutionFactory and business owners have the ability to prevent air pollution. The government should take action, requiring equipment to cut down on hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. The little spent regulating equipment used in factories can go a long way saving billions on health problems and other ...
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AlkanesThe are the simplest form of organic compounds. They are made up
of only Carbon atoms and Hydrogen atoms. All of the bonds are single and the
number of hydrogen atoms versus carbon atoms follows this formula: CnH2n+2
are all non-polar molecules so they aren't soluble in water. Here are
some ...
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Nuclear PowerMost of the world's electricity is generated by either thermal or
hydroelectric power plants. Thermal power plants use fuel to boil water which
makes steam. The steam turns turbines that generate electricity. Hydroelectric
power plants use the great force of rushing water from a dam or a ...
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MicrowavesYou might remember the heroic role that newly-invented radar
played in the Second World War. People hailed it then as "Our Miracle
Ally".
But even in its earliest years, as it was helping win the war, radar
proved to be more than an expert enemy locator. Radar technicians,
doodling away in ...
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Raves And DrugsGenerally people associate raves(Underground Techno parties) with designer drugs like Ecstasy(MDMA), Speed(amphetamine) and other acids like LSD. These drugs are called the Techno Drugs for that reason and most of the time have uplifting and sensatory effects. To understand more clearly the ...
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Landfills - Fact Is More Ominous Than FictionIt has long been believed that the largest entity brought upon the Earth by humankind is the Pyramid of the Sun, constructed in Mexico around the start of the Christian era. The mammoth structure commands nearly thirty million cubic feet of space. In contrast, however, is the Durham Road ...
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FlouridationIn 1931 at the University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station M. C.
Smith, E. M. Lantz, and H. V. Smith discovered that when given drinking water
supplied with fluorine, rats would develop tooth defects. Further testing by H.
T. Dean and E. Elove of the United States Public Health Service ...
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Cigarette SmokingFor a long time now many people have different views about smoking inpublic places. Smokers feel it is their right to smoke where and when theywant. On the other hand non-smokers feel smokers violate their rights and endanger there life. Smoking causes heart disease, lung cancer and otherserious ...
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Air Pollutioncontamination of the atmosphere by gaseous, liquid, or solid wastes
that can endanger the health of human beings, plants, and animals, or that can damage
materials, reduce visibility, or produce undesirable odors.
Statistics
Every year, more than sixty-six million tons of poisonous gas is ...
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Ozone DepletionIn this world of rapid change, it's extremely difficult for a company to
stay ahead of the game even using all the resources available to them. So, it's
difficult to imagine the problems they would run into when a group of
environmentalists decide to boycott a substance which is the foundation ...
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Ban Smoking In Restaurants And The WorkplaceI’m sure that everyone in this room has gone out to eat sometime in the past for a formal or special occasion. Things like these take time: you have to dress up nice, make reservations, make sure you have your best manners, etc… Now, imagine you’re going out to eat an expensive restaurant for ...
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A Civil Action Position PaperCivil suits are important because they draw attention to a problem.
Even though the case was somewhat of a failure, I feel that it had a great
societal impact. It did not fulfill the task of being a vehicle for social
change, although it had great potential, and did create an important
awareness. ...
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Nuclear PowerMost of the world's electricity is generated by either thermal or hydroelectric power plants. Thermal power plants use fuel to boil water which makes steam. The steam turns turbines that generate electricity. Hydroelectric power plants use the great force of rushing water from a dam or a ...
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Air PollutionBiology 2B
The Problem
Contamination of the atmosphere by gaseous, liquid, or solid wastes or
by-products that can endanger human health and the health and welfare of plants
and animals, or can attack materials, reduce visibility, or produce undesirable
odors. Among air pollutants emitted by ...
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Tobacco: Opposing ViewpointsNow, more than ever, more and more people are beginning to look at tobacco use as a major public health concern. It is nineteen ninety nine, and the number of smokers is rising while the average age of smoking initiation decreases. There are those that believe using tobacco of any type should be ...
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EstuariesAn estuary is a coastal area where fresh water from rivers and streams
mixes with salt water from the ocean. Many bays, sounds, and lagoons along
coasts are . Portions of rivers and streams connected to are
also considered part of the estuary. The land area from which fresh water
drains into ...
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MicrowavesYou might remember the heroic role that newly-invented radar played in the Second World War. People hailed it then as "Our Miracle Ally".
But even in its earliest years, as it was helping win the war, radar proved to be more than an expert enemy locator. Radar technicians, doodling away in their ...
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LandfillsMany people dispose of their trash not knowing or caring where it ends up. Usually trash will end up in a landfill, unless it is recycled. A landfill is an area of land containing trash put beneath the surface either covered by ashes or dirt. It is sometimes lined by either rubber or plastic. ...
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