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    PUR Packets are used to filter water for people who do not have access to clean drinking water. They work by recreating water power plants in a smaller scale, this has both positive and negative impacts on the four compass points. This report will explain how the PUR Packet is a realistic and possibly good solution to our world’s water problem. According to Dr. Greg Allgood PUR Packet turns contaminated water into safe drinking water. It does this by going through a similar process to…

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    Examples of unethical practice Dumping pollutants into the water supply rather than cleaning up the pollution properly. Releasing toxins into the air in levels above what is permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency. Coercing an injured worker not to report a work injury to workers' compensation by threatening him with the loss of a job or benefits. Refusing to give an employee a final paycheck for hours worked after the employee leaves the company. Not paying an employee for all of…

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    services for industrial metrology application in automotive, Aerospace, and medical sectors around the globe. Their mission statement is empowering and enable our customers to control manufacturing processes fully, equipping them with tools to improve quality of their product offering along in increase in manufacturing efficiency. The goal is a 100% customer satisfaction in our products, services and in helping our customer to achieve Metrologic manufacturing objectives. Hexagon Metrology…

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    continues to decrease minimally and the water supply is running low also droughts can lead up to dehydration. If protecting much of Florida’s wetlands continues, the water quality would clear up, all wildlife will be more protected, and planned construction for urban and residential abodes will be diminished. First of all, water quality is running low due to causes of pollution. The plan to evaluate environmental sources can possibly affect the restoration progress. It took 20 years to restore…

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    Water pollution is a very pressing issue in the world today. Humans need water to survive. The earth is covered in water, nearly seventy percent of the surface is water. However about ninety-seven percent of that water is salt water, unsafe for drinking. The remaining three percent is what makes up the world’s freshwater. Of that small percentage of freshwater, about sixty-nine percent consists of glaciers or icecaps, thirty percent as groundwater, and nearly only zero point three percent…

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    The American River is the second largest tributary to the Sacramento River, a critical component of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta system. The Lower portion of the American River Watershed begins at Folsom Dam and flows about 30 miles to its confluence with the Sacramento River near downtown Sacramento. The watershed size is about 1875square miles with a watershed length of 30miles. The average annual precipitation is about 23inches.The Folsom Dam, which is within the…

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    Redear Sunfish Case Study

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    determine if the fish from the stormwater ponds had higher concentrations of these metals, and if there was a difference in the concentrations of the metals in each of the species (Campbell 1994). Stormwater ponds not only improve surface water quality and flood protection, they are also required in some stormwater management systems including central Florida. The St.…

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    Lead Wars

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    Lead Wars Growing up, I have been pretty darn lucky. I was born and raised in Rochester, Michigan, an upscale, privileged, urban area. There has not been a lot to complain about, my family is happy, and I grew up in a nice, new house without any serious issues. I have never really encountered lead, at least to my knowledge. I grew up in a house that was relatively new, around 12 years old, and it utilized city water. Everything in the house was ”up to code,” and the only worry we…

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    Introduction The purpose of this paper is to help compare and contrast the recent Flint, Michigan water crisis to similar incidents around the world using a sociological viewpoint then analyzing the gathered information to help determine how the crisis in Flint should have been handled. Flint The town of Flint resides in the state of Michigan and has been the attention of national news due to the high lead levels that were present in the city’s municipal water system. This is all started…

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    Water Crisis In America

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    America’s Water Used for growing food, cleaning, and making up sixty percent of the average human body, water is a basic need of practically all living things. Although not everyone has access to this basic need. As of 2015 it was estimated that 43.1 million people are living in poverty in the states out of 320.9 million. These numbers will continue to grow in population increasing demands to sustain this, but our resources start to dwindle. Water being a main source for everyone has already…

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