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    their sights on Europe, and it was not pretty. Then came the Heavy Bombs. Much less powerful than nuclear bombs, these weapons were designed for a purpose other than instant death; they were designed as a form of punishment. Laced with enhanced Cadmium, these explosives poisoned the air, soil, and water in such a way that those in constant contact with these elements could expect a slow death of heavy metal poisoning. This also made the soil unable to grow crops, the rain toxic, and the water…

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    What the stream team will be doing is going to the stream and seeing how much nitrate, phosphates, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, temperature, and pH is in the water. The stream team will look at the effect on water quality, the effect on plants and animals, the acceptable levels for swimming, sources and sources categorized, the best management practices, whether the sources are point source, or nonpoint source pollutants, and the test results. The stream team will be doing all of those topics…

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    Cigarette smoking is one of the number causes of various diseases and health problems, yet it is highly addictive. Because cigarette smoking is trending in many social environments, most people are unaware of the damages and risks that may occur between the individual smoking and his or her bystanders. Particularly, the smoke from a cigarette is the main contributor of why many smokers enjoy the unrevealed truth and why they are addicted to a substance that not receive any internal satisfaction.…

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    more efficiently. 2. Organic foods contain at least 50% more nutrients, vitamins, and minerals compared to non-organic foods. 3. Organic food contain less fat, and helps against obesity. 4. Organic foods act as a repellent against toxic metals like cadmium, lead, and mercury. Also, another thing to consider is organic crops are not just for food. Organic milling has become popular within the last ten years. Both young and older customers have discovered the benefits of switching to organic…

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    Mineral resources is a concentration of naturally occurring solid, liquid, or gaseous material in or on the earth’s crust that can be extracted and processed into useful materials at an affordable cost. Mineral resources are essential to support sustainable economic growth and our quality of life. Therefore, it is important to have sufficient supply of materials to provide for infrastructure, buildings, energy and goods. However, since mineral resources are nonrenewable natural resource, and…

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    plastic pollution is the main threat to sea turtles. And for the sixths day I have finished my 25 note cards and I learned that “there's different types of ways that plastic is dangerous to humans because different toxins from plastic comes from lead, cadmium, and mercury” (source 1)And next time I will start on the essay rough draft next…

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    Medical waste it is problem facing all people who working in medical field Because the risks of those wastes which is require special treatment methods to prevent infection and to avoid their dangerous effects on humans and the environment .. ,, They are all solid, liquid or gaseous wastes resulting from various medical care institutions, medical laboratories, factories and warehouses of human and veterinary medicines, Veterinary clinics, medical research centers and nursing institutions ..…

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    In this article, cravings are analyzed as similar to an affective and psychological state by using the Process Model of Emotion Regulation. They cite that certain cognitive techniques can be used to down-regulate cravings. The first is Situation Selection. This involves avoiding a craving all together so in a weak moment, one does not succumb to the urge to engage. Another mentioned is Situation Modification in which a substitute food is used to combat the urge, or a serving container of a…

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    Rechargeable Batteries If you are using solar garden lights, you need from 1 to 4 batteries. The two popular battery types that you can get for your equipment include AA size - NiMH (Nickel Metal Hydride) 1.2V with 1000-2000mAh and AA size - NiCad (Nickel CAdmium) 1.2V with 500-900mAH. Usually, NiMH powered batteries are much more powerful than NiCd powered batteries. This is why buying NiMH batteries may cost you a little extra. However, they are environmental friendly than NiCd batteries.…

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    Dalton Ellis Adv. Chemistry Mr. Lawson 6th 1/05/16 Reading Assignment I choose The Disappearing Spoon, by Sam Kean because I read short reviews on all the books on the reading list, and this one seemed the most interesting. After doing some research on the boom I found that it had great reviews online, and was one of the top ten most recommended books in the chemistry genre. This book caught my attention because it gave a brief history of many of the elements, and I was keen to learn how to…

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