Hazardous waste

Chemistry is the field of science involving structures, composition, and properties of substances and matter in order learn how they interact with each other. However, disposing and making chemicals can cause hazard to the environment and wildlife. In “Chemistry: Green and Clean,” Jennifer Weeks builds an argument to persuade her audiences that green chemists are working cooperatively to develop a field of chemistry that can replace polluting technologies. Weeks uses alternative ways to…

condition, usually as dirty water (wastewater).It is never returned in the same way as it was withdrawn. Wastewater produced by households or communities is also called municipal wastewater or sewage. (Tilley) Effluent refers to the sewage or liquid waste that is discharged into water bodies either from direct sources or from treatment plants. Influent refers to water, wastewater, or other liquid flowing into a reservoir, basin or treatment plant. The reasons for production of increased…

Many children and adults suffer from different health illnesses and birth defects due to the hazardous chemicals that corporations utilize. These chemicals not only harm children and adults, but they also harm the environment. Unfortunately, many of these corporations are able to go undetected and continue to kill innocent children and adults. These types of crimes are multilevel and can occur under many situations (Wilcox, Gialopsos, & Land, 2013). These crimes are also complex and not random;…

to its waste system, and new recycling centers are opening next year. In neighborhoods with limited waste services and open trash piles, it is no surprise trash is scattered throughout the environment. “Waste is just a misplaced resource” ~Ken Dunn. Trash disposal is a difficult problem. Waste consists of organics, single-use packaging, biomedical products, electronics, durable goods, paper, plastic, glass and aluminum. Since waste is a misplaced resource, I thought up a solution to the waste…

health that the world has only just started to try and slow. The causes of these dangerous forms of pollution are simple and include various forms of land, water, and air pollution plus the pollutants. However the focus will be narrowed to dumping of waste in waters, industrial processes and their emissions, and the social or individual burning of…

Any student who takes an introductory biology class knows that humans create more waste than every other species combined. Much of this waste stems from our selfish over utilization of the resources found here on earth. Results of this can been seen during the BP oil spill scandal. However, waste production occurs even in beneficial establishments like hospitals. Waste is produced in hospitals in multiple areas, such as the cafeteria, used medical tools and toxic materials produced by operations…

Dumpster divers can be the bane of a business owner's existence. While they are out there rifling through your dumpster under the cover of darkness (or often even in broad daylight,) they can leave behind a mess that you have to send one of your employees out to clean up. Not only is this frustrating, but it is ultimately costing your money when it comes to wasted time your staff could be using to do their actual job instead. Unless it is specifically prohibited by local regulations, dumpster…

"Lead author Jenna R. Jambeck, an environmental engineer at the University of Georgia, and her colleagues estimated that, altogether, these 192 countries produce some 275 million metric tons of plastic waste each year. Of that volume, about 4.8-12.7 million metric tons of mismanaged plastic waste is thought to have entered the ocean in 2010" (Tibbetts). Not enough people know the amount of plastic that enters the ocean each year and how dangerous it actually is. "In 2012 the United States…

Typically when asked about future occupations, kids don’t say “Waste Minimization Specialist?”. Why and when did you decide to become one? She originally was planning to become a teacher but since there was not a huge demand for teachers in Ontario, she never became one. Instead, what happened was that she applied for a job and this job was regarding the environment. So from there, right out of university, she began working in this field. What high school education/degrees do you need to become…

and its packaging where the component of the packaging can be absorbed and react with food. In addition, the chemical from environment around the packaged food can also absorbed by the packaging to the food (Robertson, 2013). Some plastics contain hazardous substances which can cause cancer and it is dangerous for long term consumption. Food also can changes in flavor for directly in contact with its plastic packaging. The flavor can be lost because the organic compunds are absorbed into the…