Allocation of resources

Most Americans do not realize this, but water plays a significant part towards our survival. We use it for almost any basic need; drinking, cleaning, entertainment, and so on. Water is always there when we need it. However, in California, water is diminishing. Residents are finding out that they cannot take a shower, brush their teeth, or even drink water. “You don’t think of water as a privilege until you don’t have it anymore,” says Yolanda Serrato. Lakes and rivers are disappearing and…

Unique Frog Survival Do you wish you could freeze to pass the winter away and thaw out in the spring? The Alaskan Frog does just that! It freezes for seven to eight months, thaws out, and then hops away (“Los Angeles Times”)! Its amphibious body stays about the same temperature as the surrounding air, allowing its internal body temperature to fall below freezing (“Los Angeles Times”)! Research says that wood frogs tracked in the wild proved able to endure below-zero temperatures for as…

THE CONSERVATION STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION OF NILE CROCODILES IN THE OLIFANTS RIVER: MPUMALANGA, SOUTH AFRICA OBSTRUCT The outlook for Nile Crocodiles in the Olifants River does not look optimistic since the increase in capacity of the Loskop and Flag Boshiela Dams, Crocodile population was left with no basking or nesting sites and has and has declined over the past 30 years shortly after the massingire Dam in the Mozambique filled to full capacity an estimated 160 Crocodiles died in the Olifants…

What are earth’s resources? 1)Water Water is an important part in the life of all living organisms on Earth. Without water, the plants would die cause of require water to make photosynthesis. Besides, the humans and animals would also die cause of thirsty. Otherwise, we use water in our daily activities such as washing hands, cooking, watering plants, bathing, washing clothes and many more. Water covers the surface of Earth by almost 71%. The water on Earth occurs in three states of matter…

Have you ever imagined a life without your precious refrigerator? If you don't have a refrigerator, you will have no place to store your fruits and vegetables and will have to do without cold water during summers. Therefore, it is important that you take steps to maintain your refrigerator. One of the common problems you are likely to face when you use this machine is that it runs longer than normal. This will damage the fruits and vegetables you have stored in the fridge. However, this is not a…

What is hydroponics? As the name says it all, hydroponics is the process of growing plants in water with or without soil. N.F.T is a very important technique for hydroponics. N.F.T is expanded as Nutrient fertilization technique. It is a way of growing plants using water flowing through a specifically designed channel. This water is quite different from the normal water we use. This water contains many nutrients required for the plant to grow, such as calcium potassium and sodium. Thus it…

INTRODUCTION Water is the most vital fluid around the world. Without water, there would be no life, in any event not in the way we know it. In the state of life today, the requirement for immaculate drinking water is more the inquiry of the regular man. Eighty percent of the human digestion system is water. This is the reason 90% of human illnesses are borne water. There are 3 sorts of water pollutions, which cause waterborne maladies. 1. Microbiological-microorganisms/ infection. 2…

rich water resources with approximately 45000 long riverine systems, with 12 river basins, 46 medium river basins, and 14 minor and desert river basins. Ganga river basin is the largest of these covering over 11 states namely Uttarakhand, U.P., M.P., Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Delhi. Rapidly increasing population, rising standards of living, and exponential growth in industrialization and urbanization have exposed the water resources to…

Abstract Biofilms cause many problems in the drinking water distribution systems (DWDS) and are difficult to remove via conventional disinfection methods. Halogenated furanones produced by Delisea pulchra can hinder biofilm formation and maintenance and look promising as an alternative solution that can be used either as a preventive measure or co-treatment against biofilms in DWDS. However, limited toxicology studies that have been done on halogenated furanones formed as by-products of…

The restoration of the San Joaquin river may flop harder than the salmon that will die along with it. In Bill McEwen’s article, from the Fresno Bee, “River Plan too Fishy for my Taste Buds”, he explains why the San Joaquin river should not be restored. Bill McEwen used to be a journalist at the Fresno Bee for thirty-five years until he retired and became a local district representative under Jim Costa. The Fresno Bee, where McEwen’s article was published, is located in Fresno, California. Its…