Quality control

Background information on the area affected by the disaster: The diseases were first identified in the city of Minamata, Japan in 1956 which is Kumamoto Prefecture in the island of Kyushu and next it was at Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Minamata diseases are a neurological syndrome that results from pollution and environmental contamination. Types of ecosystems: Mercury contamination occurs through aquatic ecosystems in this case of Minamata Japan. Inorganic waste, like mercury,…

Since bodies of water present a risk of harm that is readily apparent to all, along with the fact that the banks Joel fell into were made of natural conditions, the Thornton Quarry will not satisfy an artificial condition upon the land. Joel Cruz fell into Thornton Quarry, an area filled by rainwater and with earth banks made of limestone and shale. The was being used as a reservoir, “[B]odies of water . . . normally embody dangers that are readily apparent to everyone, even very young…

BENCHMARKERS. Is level of quality that can be used as a standard when comparing other things like outstanding performances or to measure the quality of something by comparing it with something else of an accepted standard (Cambridge University Press, 2016). The Benchmarking network, the in-house benchmarking service of the NHS, it exists to identify and share good practice across the health and social care sector. The delivery of good outcomes and excellent patient experience is part of the…

Case: London’s Transformation “Much of the opposition to cycling schemes is based on a belief that motor traffic is like rainwater and the roads are the drains for it. If you narrow the pipe, these people say, it will flood. If you block one route, they say, the same amount of traffic will simply flow down the next easiest route. But that seldom or never actually happens in practice. Because traffic isn’t a force of nature. It’s a product of human choice.” Andrew Gilligan, London’s Cycling…

We wanted to find out if there was a limiting nutrient to algal growth, and if so, what it was. A limiting nutrient is a nutrient that controls or ‘limits’ the growth of algae in an aquatic system (Mahaney, Wendy. September 22). Usually, aquatic systems are limited by either phosphorous in freshwater systems, or nitrogen in estuarine systems (Mahaney, Wendy. September 22). Finding out what…

Kick seining is a way for people to find aquatic macroinvertebrates in the water. There are three different ways of Kick seining within a creek. Once a creek is found you can begin. The first way is to have someone holding the net and the other person walks towards the net and kicks up the water and rocks. This is so that the organisms at the bottom of the river are pushed up into the net to be looked at. Secondly, there is the two person way to kick seining. This is where there is one person…

It can not be determined that ammonium sulfate can be used to find the LC50 of Daphnia Magna. In every trial, there was no data that was consistent or logical to be used to determine an accurate LC50. The LC50 is the point at which the concentration of a pollutant is lethal to 50% of the organisms. Static toxicity tests occur when the aquatic organisms are exposed to the same pollutant concentration for the duration of the test. The data in the first two trials had mostly 100% death rates…

Don’t be a victim be the person who helps lake Erie become it’s finest . Through the bad times of Lake Eries will it ever get better It has been forty years and nothing has changed in lake Erie . It all started in the 60s with the greatest algae bloom anyone has ever seen. The algae problem all began in the…

product is packaged in plastic sachets, however, this is a small price to pay considering the other impacts. In terms of economy it is both positive and negative depending on what perspective it is looked from at. According to Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (cdc) they are 3.5 cents each however, according to Amazon they are sold not including shipping is is approximately 1.14 Thai baht. According to Proctor and Gamble the shipping price is not supposed have an impact but if you look…

Examples of unethical practice Dumping pollutants into the water supply rather than cleaning up the pollution properly. Releasing toxins into the air in levels above what is permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency. Coercing an injured worker not to report a work injury to workers' compensation by threatening him with the loss of a job or benefits. Refusing to give an employee a final paycheck for hours worked after the employee leaves the company. Not paying an employee for all of…