Purified water

Water contamination, greenhouse gas emissions, toxic chemicals, earthquakes, and an increased risk of cancer are just a few of the problems associated with fracking. This dangerous extraction technique involves, drilling down into the ground containing natural gas and pumping a mixture of water, sand, and chemicals to dissolve the rock and release the fuel. A process that those in favor of argue, can bring benefits such as, employment, energy independence, reduced C02 emissions and economic…

fresh water. The water cycle is critical to the life of the area. As seen in the following image, during the cycle the water evaporates off the lakes, condenses in clouds, precipitates over high landforms (such as Marquette Mountain), and then runs off into the lake to repeat the cycle once again. Over time, the water cycle continues, sometimes with the water reaching the ocean,…

During the lecture by Silver Donald Cameron, I was introduced to the problem our society faces with power and entitlement. This issue was not obvious to me at first but once I listened to the educational lecture on society and our environment it was clear to me that power overrules our health and our environment. Power is defined as “legal ability, capacity, or authority” (Dictionary . com), the key word in this definition being authority which is what effects our society and our environment so…

I will be doing this research paper on the Tundra Biome. Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia, meaning treeless plain. It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. There are a few special characteristics that this biome includes, which is, extremely cold climate, low biotic diversity, simple vegetation structure, limitation of drainage, short season of…

melt water, which formed the Glacial Lake of Albany. The Glacial Lake of Hitchcock began to form when the ice margin located at Rocky Hill CT, dumped a lot of sand and gravel into a lake basin.…

aquarium water. The tail section was picked up the same way but put in a different petri dish with aquarium water. Then the petri dishes were labeled with head or tail section depending on which was it was. The final testing was shocking both of the the cut planarian, the regenerated head section and the regenerated tail section. Both of the new planarian were brought out of the cabinet and set on the white note card. The flashlight was turned on and the electrodes were lowered into the water,…

Hawaii, the home of white sand beaches, pro surfing, hula dances, and warm weather. If I could move to any region within the United States, I would move to Hawaii with no hesitation. Hawaii contains a prestigious hospital and the opportunity to become a surfer. Both of which of which I have always dreamed of being a part in. Nothing would make me happier than becoming an orthopedic surgeon operating out of a Hawaiian hospital working on shark attack victims and other unlucky victims who need…

There have been thousands of migrant stories over the years, of people who have come to Australia for a new life. This is the story of Adam and Arek Romaniuk, who travelled from Krakow in Poland to Australia in the 1960s. World War two had raged through Europe in the 1940s, Poland was perhaps more affected than any other country. It was decimated and lost its independence. For 20-year-old Adam, a farmer from Krakow in the south of Poland, it meant witnessing much horror and despair at home and…

Evolution is a very complex process that can occur over millions of years, as well as right now at this very moment. The articles “12 Examples of Evolution Happening Right Now” by Erin Brodwin showcases a few of the ways that evolution is happening all around, all the time. “A Possible Break in One of Evolution’s Biggest Mysteries” by Peter Brannen, is riveting in the language it uses when explaining one of the largest phenomena of evolution – whales. Both of these articles provide reliable…

In Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash, written in 2012, Edward Humes, a Pulitzer prize and PEN award winning journalist and author in California, educates his readers on the economic, social, and environmental issues revolving around the waste. Humes begins his novel by describing landfills and the struggles many face with maintaining them due to incorrect sealing, being uneducated in waste management, and making excuses. Humes determines that the only way to “fix” our mess is to change…