Public water system

extracted vast amounts of coal and water from the Black Mesa plateau. Peabody’s actions have resulted in a severe decline in aquifer levels and the contamination of water sources. However, due to…

hazardous chemicals by industries, their leakage or any kind of mishap is also a part to life. Right to life also includes right to pure water, food, fresh air, safe habitat to live…

pesticides such as DDT have on the environment, animals, and humans. This environmental movement offered new insight about the harm pesticides have on all living organisms. In Silent Spring Rachel Carson starts an environmental movement by informing the public of the dangers of pesticides, which causes a shift in views towards pesticides and the harm they do to the environment. Rachel Carson faced many challenges and negative attention from the chemical industry. She faced a lot of controversy…

present day eastern Pakistan and northwest India and lasted from 5000 BC to 1800 BC. It was an ancient civilization that was advanced because it had natural air conditioning, cities that were like New York City at the time, and had an advanced sewage system that other countries took centuries to accomplish. However, at around 1800 BC the civilization disappeared. The thought that the Indus civilization disappearance was caused by flooding is a fascinating mystery that can be supported by the…

Acid rain is a precipitation which falls from the atmosphere to Earth. It contains a high level of nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide. When they ge tin contact with water they transform to acid in the atmosphere, and then this acid is carried away by the wind thousaands of miles away from where they were created. The acidity is measured with the potential hydrogen (pH) on a scale from 0-14. The pH scale is a logarythmic measure which means that every change in pH is counted in the amount times…

explosive production, in the purification of petroleum, metal, and lead-acid batteries (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2009). Sulfuric acid can be a health hazard to the public through the route of inhalation. Inhalation of sulfuric acid…

at the Broad Street Pump was a major contributor of this concept. The Broad Street Pump was the deadly cause of cholera in London many years ago. He convinced town officials to take the handle of the pump so that no one could get any contaminated water. With Snow’s investigation of where the cholera was coming from, he helped pave the way for many others to fight against our present day environmental threats. John Snow was the first person to do an epidemiologic study on the cholera…

Also, shelter can temporarily protect the belongings of people, however, repair efforts must make haste as political tensions can ruin the relief efforts. o Setting up water filtration systems and healthcare: Water filtration is needed as humans can only survive for around “3 hours in a harsh environment without clean drinking water and around 3 days even with shelter provided.” (Binns) In addition, the overall health of the displaced civilians must be taken care of by providing enough health…

To the Environmental Protection Agency, As you are aware of, there is a rising threat that was introduced over 50 years ago in Lake Victoria. The massive and ravenous fish, Nile Perch was released by humans into Lake Victoria and was introduced to improve the fishing economy. They were brought from other African lakes like Lake Albert or Lake Turkana which the Nile Perch is indigenous to. According to National Geographic The Nile Perch was inserted into an ecosystem where it had no natural…

comparison of two seemingly unrelated subjects and shows how they are similar, like comparing apples and oranges. They are two very different fruits with different tastes and uses; however they both are considered fruit, and have seeds. Both need water and sunlight to grow, and both grow on a tree and can be grafted. Levitt and Dubner compare subjects that, under normal circumstances, wouldn’t be used in the same context; such as: sumo wrestlers and school teachers, crack gangs and Mcdonalds, or…