Biomass

argue that mountaintop removal is necessary, it is actually not so. There are many cleaner, cheaper, and almost equally efficient alternatives to MTR. Many of these are renewable energy sources such as solar power, hydroelectric power, wind power, biomass, etc. These clean energy sources are actually the leading energy sources in America. The constant reliance on coal is almost…

The greatest human impact on the water quality of Barnegat Bay is irrigation. Irrigation occurs when water is added to land or crops in order to aid in growth. In the northern parts of the bay, where “peak nitrogen levels have been recorded”, many homeowners continually use lawn fertilizers which carry nutrients in the runoff produced (Seitzinger 6). In addition to being a problem in the northern Barnegat Bay area, in the past few years, “the pollution problem is now being magnified by increased…

time later it had developed plant and animal life. Mount Rainier has about 182 species of birds, 14 species of native fish, 5 species of reptiles, 14 species of amphibians, and 65 species of mammals; invertebrates represent about 85% of the animal biomass in the park. It also has more than 890 vascular plants, more than 260 non vascular plants, and more than 100 exotic plants. Mount Rainier is a volcano that can possibly erupt at any time,…

Epilepsy is one of the most prevalent neurological disorder around the world1. It has been estimated that 5.8 per 1,000 population in developed countries and about 12.8 per 1000 in lower income countries suffer from this disorder2. Pharmacotherapy is the primary method for controlling epileptic seizure. However, about 30% of patients suffer from refractory epilepsy or are unable to tolerate adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs 3, 4. Thus, it is of great importance to find new drugs with…

Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming The greenhouse effect is the exchange of incoming and outgoing radiation that warms the earth. This occurs when the suns energy reaches the earth and its reflected back to space and the rest is absorbed. Global Warming is the gradual heating of earths surface, oceans and atmosphere. What causes greenhouse effect and global warming, is it harmful to humans, and what can we do to help it, can it be reversed? Greenhouse gases are natural gases, like methane,…

Global climate change is modifying the population of microorganisms and the distribution of their species. Microorganisms live in environments where more than type of species exist. Each species of microorganism plays a major, minor or no role in intricate groups. There is variation amongst microorganism and because of this all species of microorganisms will not react to global climate change in the same way. These microorganisms have a vital role in ensuring components such as carbon and…

Humans Need To Change the Way They Think About Coral Reefs What can be done by humans to take better of the world’s coral reefs? Many people don’t realize that coral reefs are a necessity to support marine life. Currently it is estimated that 10% of the world’s coral reefs have been wiped out and in the Philippines 70% of the coral reefs have been destroyed because of human intervention (Coral Reef Destruction and Conservation). This will be one of humanity’s biggest problems in the near…

concentration flourished, while those without phosphorus became weaker (Gérard et.al, 2014). The reduction of phosphorus had negative impacts on the growth rates of lemna (Gérard et.al, 2014). The total biomass of the plants grown in high phosphorus concentrations was higher than the total biomass of the species grown in low phosphorus concentrations (Henry- Silva et.al, 2008). The addition of salt inhibits plant growth and the addition of phosphorus will increase plant growth. The combination…

up. This is a valuable task everyone should do, recycling helps the environment more than anyone could imagine. According to ReEnergy Holdings, “Our recycling facilities are creating biomass fuel that can be used at facilities like our renewable energy facilities. Our renewable energy facilities are using biomass fuel to generate electricity for use in the communities we serve.” The United States only uses about seven percent of their garbage to create renewable energy. To some this may not…

CaSO4 CaSO4 has the largest oxygen carrying capacity among all the currently proposed carriers. The oxygen ratio is 0.4706 for CaSO4-calcium sulphide (CaS), much higher than that of many other metal oxides such as CuO-Cu2O, NiO-Ni, and Fe2O3- Fe3O4. Calcium sulphate is a relatively stable material. It is a widespread natural resource and therefore the cost would be quite low even if the demand is high. Through the thermodynamic analysis, it seemed that CaSO4 can be used as a promising oxygen…