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A common but good piece of advice about avoiding termite problems is removing dead wood, dying trees, and other termite wood temptations off your yard. However, there is another temptation for subterranean termites: wet soil. Subterranean termites are a highly invasive and destructive species that are drawn to moist soil. Whether a storm turns your yard into a swamp, or a small water source is creating a localized wet patch of ground near your house, both conditions invite termites into your…

website. The articles along with the website are very similar in the information that is provided about Clean Water Action (CWA). Clean Water Action Clean Water Action mission- “To protect our environment, health, economic well-being and community quality of life. Clean Water Action organizes strong grassroots groups and coalitions, and campaigns to elect environmental candidates and to solve environmental and community problems. JOIN US! Together we’re making a difference…

Most of us have all heard about the water crisis going on around the world, but have you ever thought of ways to fix this problem? Many people take our running water for granted, using more than necessary and not thinking of the consequences. One of the states with the biggest water problem is California, as they are faced with drought conditions. The purpose of this paper is to examine if the process of desalination is the answer to the water crisis going on in California. One of the main…

The city response to add chlorine to kill the bacteria initially lead to its own suit of problems of which are less discussed. The chlorine reacted with organic matter in the water forming a common class of disinfection byproducts, trihalomethanes (THMs), which are tasteless and odorless known carcinogens (1999). THMs can be taken into the body via drinking and adsorption through the skin (Hood, 2005). Therefore, not only is drinking the water a concern, but now, the water is damaging just to be…

Although this video is slightly outdated, it still represents relevant information regarding our health and right to drinking water. I found the video's initial claim that by 2030 two-thirds of America's population would not have sufficient access to water quite startling because I think most people take drinking water for granted. Additionally, I do not think cases like these presented in this video are shown on television or the news as often as they should be. I believe the reason for this is…

Radium Springs is an Unincorporated community that is located in the coastal plain area which is right below the piedmont region. The exact location of the Radium Spring is Southwest on the outskirts of Albany Georgia in Dougherty county. The Radium spring is one of Georgia’s seven wonders and the largest natural artesian spring in the state of Georgia. The formation of this spring is due to the karst topography where the surface of the water infiltrated the earth crust surface that became the…

Cholera an infectious disease that can cause severe watery diarrhea, dehydration, and death. Dysentery is an inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon, that often causes severe diarrhea with blood or mucus in the feces. Impurity is the quality or condition of being impure. particle is a minute fragment or quantity of matter. Adsorption is the adhesion of atoms, ions, or molecules from a gas, liquid, or dissolved solid to a surface. This process creates a film of the adsorbate on…

The blocks, which created the pyramid, were in a specific order with personal qualities to success, which took many years to create the perfect pyramid. The cornerstones of the pyramid were industriousness and enthusiasm. Industriousness means to that one has to work hard to get what one want because one doesn’t receive whatever they want without doing the work for…

determine if the fish from the stormwater ponds had higher concentrations of these metals, and if there was a difference in the concentrations of the metals in each of the species (Campbell 1994). Stormwater ponds not only improve surface water quality and flood protection, they are also required in some stormwater management systems including central Florida. The St.…

doing, they are doing an excellent job in communicating and interacting with the children. Some of the teachers left a child crying nonstop and that the child has to get over it herself. Teacher maybe not give up on her after telling her some many times that the child 's mom will come soon. To maybe do something fun with the child so the child won 't feel so sad anymore, Overall, that the only little area, some of the teachers did do that but some did not. Did you encounter difficulty using…