Radioactive contamination

be enriched. Uranium is an extremely radioactive substance that has to be mined up and processed producing a large surplus of unusable material in the process. Nuclear reactors create excessive amounts of heat through the process of nuclear fission. Steam is produced from the process moves the generators and turbines. The excavation of uranium and plutonium causes devastation to the surrounding environment. The waste from these excavations is also radioactive (Last updated May 3, 2013 by Mathias…

On March 11, 2011 Japan was rattled by a powerful earthquake and tsunami. When the tsunami hit Sendai, Japan thousands of lives were changed forever. The tsunami claimed thousands of lives, destroyed thousands of homes, businesses, and roads and left behind an excessive amount of debris. The impact of the tsunami also caused a major power outage which in turn caused a major nuclear meltdown/explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. With the devastation of that day and the days…

This will leak highly contaminated human waste into the ocean polluting the ocean with infectious microorganisms. Faecal contamination will have a significant impact environmental impact as disease such as typhoid fever, gastro, E. coli and hepatitis are spread animals and people when contaminated by the raw sewage contaminates. The contamination of water through faecal contamination destroys the water quality of surrounding area as the contaminates deoxygenise the water causing death of marine…

of which is Oak Ridge, Tennessee which was a town that was made to specifically help out with the project. Although none of the residents knew they were making a bomb during it. The town has much evidence of radioactive contamination. In 1987 tests showed that heavy metals and radioactive material was all found in the ground water. The workers had a minimum set of standards and had to wear radiation meters, when the doses got too high they had to take time off. The Yakimas and Nex Perce…

Fracking; A Crime Against Nature Fracking, a cheaper and more harmful way for us to get oil out of the ground. It has caused just as much bad as good, if not more. It leaks into our water, poisons our loved ones, and pollutes our environment. Fracking should be illegal due to its detrimental effects on the environment and people. Here’s a “fun,” fact; each fracturing job uses between 1-8 million gallons of water and over 40,000 gallons of chemicals (Source 2).Think about what can do to you and…

in red, medical waste bags is very limited. It is important for anyone working in the medical field to know that these bags are not for every type of hazardous materials as they can be punctured and only offer a basic level of protection from contamination by infectious agents. Also, putting common, household-type trash in these bags is a waste of…

It would be easier to fight climate change because the atmosphere would have less pollution from radioactive causes. Food insecurities would desist because the arms testing caused people to flee their homes resulting in the loss of their food supplies. The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty would also stop the spread of nuclear weapons that already accounted for…

As Greenpeace International has limited resources (only accepts funds from individuals), thus their activities also are very limited. Nevertheless, the Greenpeace radiation experts went to Fukushima to investigate and expose the extent of radioactive contamination after 10 days of the explosion. Again, this year they went to the same place in order to follow-up on the case the continuing nuclear crisis. They found that the process of decontamination was only done by relocating it instead of…

Before I answer this question, it is important to understand what water pollution is, in order to decide if what I say is truly negative or positive. Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater). This form of environmental degradation occurs when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds…

world’s largest technological disasters that has since proved to be an ongoing effort to reduce hazards associated with the incident. The nuclear power plant, Chernobyl was undergoing safety testing when one of the reactors was compromised releasing radioactive particles into the atmosphere. The disaster at Chernobyl has since raised many concerns such as what caused the release…