Cadmium

of undesirable qualities that are free flowing into every day water supplies. Some of these qualities as identified by the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines are “Chlorine, Bacteria, Pesticides, Nitrate, Lead, Mercury, Trihalomethas, Fluorides, Cadmium and Polyromantic hydrocarbons”. Human Activities What are the results of poor water quality? Poor water quality has seen two major consequences on the Australian society in the 21st century. In the past, it is evident that poor water quality…

the size of a toaster. Some of the parts used to create the first digital camera included a Super 8 movie camera lens, a digital cassette recorder, an analog to digital converter, experimental chips that converted light into electrons, and nickel cadmium batteries. The first picture Sasson took with the large camera took twenty-three seconds to…

A solar panel is deigned to absorb light energy from the sun. From there, the energy is converted into an electrical current and can produce electricity or heat. As promising as solar energy is, are solar panels an efficient means of producing electricity and does solar energy benefit the greater population? To understand the efficiency of a solar panel, there is essential information on solar energy, that once understood, helps to answer whether solar panels are energy efficient. First, what…

Back in 1878 lung cancer was almost a rare disease; it was only one percent of all the different types of cancer. Scientists thought, in later years once the idea that cells split, reformed, and split again, that the reason there was little talk of cancer in the ancient world was because people did not live long enough. But in the EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES by Siddhartha Mukherjee traces the history of the disease from 2500BCE to the present. By the early 1900s cancer seemed to be increasing. Or…

In my expert reports for the Fox and Kalamazoo matters, submitted in 2009 and 2015 respectively, I concluded that the weight of evidence prior to the time when NCR eliminated the substance from the paper did not indicate potential environmental hazards posed by the Aroclor 1242 in NCR CCP. I found that it was not credible to suggest that a company such as NCR had sufficient knowledge to be concerned about using a substance such as Aroclor 1242 in its CCP, especially in the absence of…

The 19th century brought about the Impressionist movement and the Parisian artists that developed their styles in opposition to the artistic ‘status quo’ in France at the time. They were specifically notorious for violating the rules of scholarly painting in not only their techniques used, but in also their change of subject matter. Realistic depictions of modern life came to the forefront, replacing the countless still life and portraits. They chose to focus heavily on effects, especially light…

“We knew the world would not be the same,” Robert Oppenheimer says slowly [1]. He swallows, and continues, keeping his eyes downcast. “A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent.” This man, known as the stalwart powerhouse behind the Manhattan Project, now stumbles over his words. He wipes his eyes dry, trying to keep his voice level. “I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and…

Throughout the years, humanity has faced many problems and challenges. It began with the first human wanting to lift things up and to travel to other places. People started to use their mind to create things and to build machines. As life went on, they surely solved some problems, but created more complex ones! No one can deny the benefits of the new industrial and technological advances; it not only enabled us to obtain gold and other metals from deep in the ground, but also to fly high in the…

“you can get thirty sediments in the width of a human hair. They are so small, if you inhale these into your lungs, they can profuse directly into your bloodstream, carrying with them whatever chemicals are attached to the sediment. That would be Cadmium, Arsenic, and Selenium.” (Tim Krantz Breaking Point 00:31:12 - 00:31:40) These microscopic particulates can affect your entire body, and cause serious medical emergencies ranging from heart disease, neurological damage, and kidney failure. All…

I. Vegetarianism and the Environment First off, there is no guaranteed diet that is best for the environment. Some people who switch to vegetarianism as a way to fix the world, but others realized restricted diets aren’t the answer. Meat eaters do, however fuel the factory farming business. Factory farming does destroy; it destroys prairies, forests, soil, and animals. Overgrazing is destroying arable land more and more each day (ProCon.org 3). Around 85% of all grazing land cannot be farmed…