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Climate change and pollution are serious global issues. Recently, cities such as New Delhi and Beijing have been plagued by unprecedented levels of smog, leading to riots and unrest. Greenhouse gases have greatly increased the temperature of our atmosphere and are upsetting the Earth’s fragile balance as an ecosystem. Consequently, in 2016, the arctic ice sheet was the smallest ever recorded, but most worryingly, according to NASA, the past 13 years have had the 13 smallest ice sheets on record…

(volatile organic compounds) are released into the atmosphere that can have serious side effects. The VOC can create contaminated air, acid rain and ground level ozone. Many of the chemicals released are benzene, toluene, xylene and ethyl benzene, particulate matter and dust, ground level ozone, or smog, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and metals. One of the major VOC is known as methane and is known to cause climate change. Methane is leaked out during fracking that can escape…

Department of Ecotechnology and Sustainable Building Engineering Mid Sweden University
Östersund, Sweden “SAAB IN SOCIETY” Simplified sustainable development report Václav Pánek Ht16 MX023G (NEKOG B4141) “SAAB IN SOCIETY” Introduction 3 Result 4 Responsible business 4 Code of Conduct 4 Conflict minerals 4 Reduce environmental impact 4 Innovative aircraft wing 5 Biofuels tested on Gripen…

he intent of the paper is to give the reader a closer examination of a variety of Medical Imaging modalities that are being used today. A short rundown is presented for Interventional Radiography, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ultrasound, and Radiation Therapy. Following is a more in-depth look at Computed Tomography that will give the reader a better comprehension of how it separates itself from other medical imaging specialties. Interventional radiology: The…

On the macro level, one could argue—as Johann Norberg did in his 2003 doc Globalization is Good—that entry into the global economy is an important step towards achieving a higher quality of life. With some caveats, this argument is basically supported by the findings of statistician/geographer Hans Rosling in his pro-data Ted Talk Debunking 3rd World Myths… However, a look beneath the overview of sweeping trends reveals that the costs of entering the world economy often involve grievous offenses…

Capitalism is an economic and political system of production and trade based on property and wealth being owned by private business and ordinary people, rather than the state (The Financial Times 2012). Modern capitalism can be referred as post-war capitalism (Amable 2003). The study of the operations of capitalism is crucial because everyone is involve in it whether one is a capitalist, targeted customer or both. This essay will explain why the PESTLE framework (Politics Economics Society…

Two Global Human Activities and How they Create Smog Two Global Human Activities and How they Create Smog Commuting by automobile everyday for work or other human activities may be an average recurrence in the American society but all of the convenience in arriving on schedule comes with a sacrifice, air pollution. Agriculture is also human necessity that releases vast amount of nitrous oxides that help create smog or air pollution; agriculture and transportation are the two human activities…

Low income and minority populations may live in counties with particulate matter and ozone levels that exceed air quality standards (Whitehead 106). This happens because they cannot afford to live in better counties due their income. Their main concern is not looking for the best house or the house that is up to the best…

There are, and have been many illnesses that humanity has had to face throughout the centuries. Lung cancer, and other types of cancers are one of the worst afflictions that humanity has had in decades. According to the American Lung Association lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in the United States for both men, and women (Lung Cancer Fact Sheet). Although lung cancer is one of the deadliest cancers with a survival rate of only 17.8% in the “five years survival rate”, there are still…

Most generation's desire to leave a honorable legacy for future children. In the case of humanity, not only does a generation leave behind its culture, but also the state of the Earth. Over the past 50 years, there has been a significant increase in the consumption of natural resources. In addition to the depletion of fossil fuels and natural gas, this increased consumption is damaging the planet; the increased carbon dioxide levels has caused the destruction of the ozone layer, and its level of…