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the chart below, where SSA is measured in square feet per gallon of different pond filter biomedia. A high number here is best. For example, if an SSA is 1, then an SSA of 8 will hold enough surface area to contain 8 times as many important bacteria inside a pond filter. Pond filter biomedia You can use SSA to classify all biomedia that can be used in…

In the case of Exxon, the CEO Lawrence Rawl allowed six days to elapse before acknowledging that in 1989 his oil tanker ran “aground in Prince William Sound in Alaska and release 11 million gallons of oil into the sea”, ten days pass before an ad was run apologizing for the event, and three weeks went by before visiting the accident site (O'Connor, 2011, p.1980). Conversely, after the BP spill Tony Hayward, immediately apologized, flew over…

“Danny’s friends were lying in the tall grass that edged the cemetery” – setting; spatial = near the funeral but not participating. This example highlights the separation between the Paisanos and the rest of the community during Danny’s funeral. Even though, all of the other citizens in Tortilla Flat operates on a different system from the rest of the world, the Paisanos are shown to be more isolated because the others are able to dress in the right clothes to attend the funeral. The Paisanos or…

Chapter 1 Article In this article, it mentions that the SIDS has declined, but there are still over 2,300 infants who die because of SIDS annually. The highest rates of SIDS deaths has come from the United States. A new research shows that over 1,400 SIDS deaths have come from infants who sleep in the parents’ bed. Bed sharing is bad for infants because the airflow around the baby is not enough. You can share bedrooms, but not the beds. Also, low oxygen levels and brain defects have also…

dollars (Towson University, Fall Semester). Furthermore, the commute is considerable since it takes approximately eighty minutes round trip and approximately sixty-two miles (Bing.com). This adds to the overall cost by considering the average price per gallon is $2.66 (AAA, MARYLAND FUEL PRICES) and brings a total round trip to cost $5.85. Furthermore, Towson University does not even offer Cyber Security as a Bachelor’s Degree (Towson, Undergraduate Programs). However, they are ranked number…

requires fracking fluids, which are chemical cocktails consisting of five hundred ninety-six chemicals, some of which chemicals are neurotoxins and carcinogens. This process also includes seven million gallons of water, also mixed with large amounts of chemicals. Josh Fox predicted that forty trillion gallons of chemical water have been created through hydraulic fracturing. Much of that water has been injected or left seeping into the ground. After watching the documentary, Gasland, I was…

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…..” While the foundation and vision of our founding fathers were based on the idea of equality, the reality is inequities prevail in today’s world. All members of society experience stratification, hierarchy, status, and power. Some members of our modern day society experience unjust treatment based on their race, gender, and class differences. Do to various living conditions, certain members, people of color and low income…

Hamakua ditch was devised and when completed supplied 60 million gallons per day via it's 17 mile stretch. Fast forward to today and the now named East Maui Irrigation system consists of 388-separate intakes, 24-miles of ditches and 50-miles of tunnels, as well as inverted siphons, numerous small dams, pipes, flumes and 8-reservoirs, spanning 39 drainage basins. A civil engineering landmark, the system now brings billions of gallons of water from the rainy side of Maui to the fertile growing…

The tundra biome is one of the few biomes that interests me the most, and is also one of the many biomes that may be in danger. The tundra has many threats such as construction, Ozone depletion, oil spills, and air pollution. Almost 20% of the world is in a tundra area, which is housing many different animals and plant life depending on this type of biome. When construction happens, buildings and roads get created, while knocking everything down in the process.The construction causes…

Fish from Walmart are not properly cared for at the store, and the uneducated employees give out the wrong information. I am writing to express deep concern about the living conditions of all the fish in your store, mainly focusing on betta fish. At the store, the betta fish are stored in small containers no bigger than a small tissue box. In my experience, the water is dirty and the fish contained in the bowls are obviously distressed. I have witnessed frighteningly filthy water, with the fish…