Groundwater

Have you ever imagined not being able to go to your hometown? Chernobyl is what that's like. About a couple months after the accident the elephant's foot was found. The foot has many life-threatening effects. The effects were way worse back then, then they are now. The elephant's foot is a very scary thing. After the tragedy of Chernobyl, a toxic lump of radiation was found. Even though it happened over 30 years ago the elephant's foot is still lethal and it will be for 50,000 more…

My name is Tianshu Kong and I am from China. My father is a geophysicist and my mother is an animal scientist. I am currently studying Geoscience and Marine science at the University of Arizona. I was raised in China and I moved to Russia to take my last two years of high school when I was 16. Three years ago, I went to Tucson to take my university study. I have a strong interest in Geoscience when I was young. I become involved in the field of geoscience and worked with my father when I was…

and 1% of toxins such as biocide, gellant and acid to thicken the fluid. However the fracking companies are not required by law to provide the list of chemicals they will be adding to the water. Since there are toxins in the fluids it puts the groundwater at risk of contamination. Therefore it could cause harm to natural resources and to people who consume…

They’re good factory farms that do actually take care of their animals and don’t have animal activists hating on their ways of farming There not like the bad factory farms that are a polluting 35,000 miles in rivers in 22 states and contaminated groundwater in 17 states . The point i'm trying to make is that the fd should control the way these factory farms and they whey they do there stuff the changes are also not hard to adapt for these farmers , some of the farmers are disgraced by…

Carson uses many elements from the Rhetorical triangle in Silent Spring, most from the logical and ethical appeals. The arguments Carson gave in Silent Spring were all about the use of synthetic chemicals. She presented that humans are a part of nature and are not meant to control it. Secondly, scientists do not know the long term effects these chemicals can have on the environment. Lastly, she wants to find better ways to control pests without the use of environmentally harmful chemicals. The…

pollution also includes nuclear soil contamination, and farming chemicals. When a farmer sprays chemicals such as herbicides and fertilizers on their crops and it rains the chemicals in the soil and on the plants then run off of them contaminating the groundwater. Unfortunately, now creating yet another form of pollution known as water…

no food here. There's no water here," said Germania Perez, 70. Residents of the islands are struggling to maintain a semblance of the life they had before Irma as they fight off hunger and thirst. Water supplies are contaminated and there is no groundwater to start with. They need to get water and food and shelter as a first response. Residents are now trying to rebuild, however, for most this is the most challenging situation. Losing their homes and loved ones makes it even hard for the…

Coal is one of this world’s source of energy and it is also a fossil fuel that is nonrenewable. Coal is considered a fossil fuel because it is from vegetation that grew years ago. It is burnt to produce electricity. Coal is one of many was that electricity is generated in the United States. Some ingredients in coal are used to make plastic, fertilizers, medicines, and tar. The United States, Russia, India, and China uses coal a lot. It impacts the environment, both positively and negatively.…

Pollution, acid rain, toxic waste, global warming, sustainability, recycling; these terms are thrown into society and people start to believe there may not be a solution to the endless usage of oil, buildup of landfills, and seepage of chemicals into rivers. While there will always be individuals who fight against the possibility of going green, it just takes one individual at a time to make a difference. From the simple solution of planting a garden suggested by Pollan to the extensive research…

Carbon and Ecological Footprints The Carbon Footprint is a measurement system to find out the amount of greenhouse gases we emit due to human activities starting from individuals to the whole population of the Earth in a given amount of time, and is stated in tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). It is basically the sum of carbon dioxide emissions generated due to our activities and is typically measured per year. The activities could either be from an individual, organization, event, product, city,…