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    There is a long history of contaminated land in England, Its past industrial revolution which took place long before modern systems of environmental controls on process emissions and waste disposal were in place, has led to the current state of land contamination. This essay will discuss the provision of the current contaminated land regime, its interaction with other environmental cleanup groups in the UK, and its complications. It will further look at it in reference to the UK 's planning authority. It will establish through case law, the influence of the European Union law on the UK contaminated land regime. This paper will elaborate on the doctrine of Environmental Impact Assessment and the role of local authority in identifying contaminated…

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    Remedial Action Lab Report

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    involves groundwater as the medium of concern, the source of the PCE and TCE contamination in question is contaminated soil, even though that soil poses no direct risk to human health. The remedy selected in the ROD (EPA, 2001) consisted of the following elements: 1. Soil Vapor Extraction: Treatment of contaminated soil located on the source area property 2. Hot Spot Treatment: Remediation of contamination hot spots in the shallow and intermediate groundwater that underlies the source area…

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    EKU Personal Statement

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    area before. In addition, I hope to gain practical field and laboratory research skills at Lilley Cornett Woods old-growth forest ecosystem and Maywoods Environmental…

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    “Environmental pollution is an incurable disease, it can only be prevented” once said by Barry Commoner, a former biologist and a founder of the modern environmental movement stated this quote back in the day 1900’s yet environmental problems still continues to be a huge problem, not only individually but it’s a social condition today. As humans we should see that we breath and survive because of the clean environment that we once had, but the question is that are we really living in a clean…

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    more and more severe. Environmental issues, such as air pollution, water pollution, decreasing biodiversity, and deforestation have become prominent in many regions of China. In recent years, haze has become a popular term among Chinese people, especially in north China. The environmental problems can be harmful to residents, animals, and plants. For example, water pollution can cause many healthy problems, such as dysentery, metal poisoning and air pollution leads to respiratory diseases.…

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    and classes would be interested. Many of the students here consume meat or work in fast food restaurants. I believe that audiences who take part in consuming or the business aspect of the food industry would be interested on the issue. I believe liberals, environmentalists, science professors, and student bodies who communicate with the deans here at UTA would be interested by the issue because this can be one of the things they can focus on that can be an attraction to current and future…

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    Individual awareness concerning the current condition of the environment has risen to the attention of psychologists in recent years, their curiosity concerning what personality traits entice a person’s awareness, concern, and intentions to act on environmental needs. An individual’s self-awareness, or self-construal, towards the environmental decay brought on heavily due to destructive human behaviors, could stem from how the individual views themselves and their actions in relation to others…

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    Algae Biofuel

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    What if there was an up and coming innovation that could save the world? Would you support it? Well there is such a thing. It has been around for a few years, but only now does it have the potential to do good on a worldwide scale. This innovation is called algae biofuel. Algae biofuel is a fuel just like gasoline or diesel, but instead of being mined from the ground causing irreparable damage, it is grown in a pond and actually has positive side effects on the environment. Algae Biomass…

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    of the significance in recycling environmentalists began to use commercial methods. In retrospect, companies launched commercials in response to the bottle ban in 1953. One of the most successful campaigns in history according to Steinberg was Keep America Beautiful. Manufactures such as American Can Company, Owens-Illinois Glass Company, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi Co hoped to target the corrupt behavior of individual litterbugs (Steinberg, par. 23). This allowed companies to put pressure on the…

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    As one who has been an external consultant in the past, experience would say that internal consultant 's would be able to make a better impact on a company then external consultants. An internal consultant may have limited perceptions and may be a part of the company already. They may add a different approach to how something is done because they have seen it done in the past and have applied the techniques themselves. They are also expected to have an in-depth knowledge on what the company…

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