Environment Essays

The day started like another spring morning there was thick dew on the surrounding meadows, there was a heavy fog on the distant mountains almost like the clouds had been fighting and one had fallen and lost. The air was tight; it was choking to stand in. You could hear …

Operations management refers to the administration of business practices to create the highest level of efficiency possible within an organization. Operations management is concerned with converting materials and labor into goods and services as efficiently as possible to maximize the profit of an organization. Operations management is an area of …

Some among us wonder how to love the nature and save the planet? We as a student, sometimes contribute in destroying mother earth, by littering. Even elderly people too sometimes throw rubbish into the rivers and not in proper disposal places. Most of the time we can notice children throw …

CIA Demonstration: Weighing on an Analytical Balance After you watch the above video, answer the questions below in sufficient detail: (a) (2 pts) What are the features of an electronic balance? Include all of those discussed in the video. Answer: Electronic balance features including electronic read-out and the tare. Electonic …

• Water is a precious resource, but not infinite, thus saving water is always essential even in areas with abundant water resources. In addition to saving household spending, saving water also helps prevent depletion of groundwater resources, prevent water pollution in the basin. • California is the most productive agricultural state in the union, …

Flooding is a natural occurrence which takes place when a river reaches its capacity and overflows its banks, or in coastal regions, when the tidal energy is sufficient to result in the water exceeding the elevation of the land, or coastal defences. It presents a major risk to humans, as …

The continental drift theory was first proposed by a German called Alfred Wenger in 1915. He suggested that the earth’s continents were once joined together, but gradually moved apart over millions of years. This once ‘supercontinent’ was known as Pangea – which translates to ‘’All Earth’’. Pangaea started to break …

Abstract The following involves the second chapter of Carson’s book, Silent Spring that was written in 1962. In this chapter Carson argues persuasively the adverse impacts of pesticides upon the environment and the risks on human health and the environment associated with these “genetic invaders” (Carson, 1962). Many of the …

Scenarios 1: Characterize the differences among untreated, primary-treated, and secondary-treated sewage and compare and explain the effects of dumping each type on the eutrophication of a pond and a fast-moving river. Answer 1: The general idea of wastewater treatment plants is to decrease the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical …

Introduction The goal of the following experiment was to identify whether an unknown component of panacetin was acetanilide or phenacetin through recrystallization, the dissolution of an impure substance in a boiling solvent, and the examination of melting points from the obtained crystals of that process. Observations and Data A 50 …