Radioactive contamination

the genes from D. radiodurans and insert them into other organisms in order to create a “superbug.” With the new mutated “superbug” they hope to improve an organism that will be able to withstand high amounts of radiation and be able to convert radioactive material located at nuclear waste sites into less harmful compounds. (DeWeerdt, 2001). D. radiodurans has been called “the world’s toughest bacterium” and there has not been much opposition to that…

energy. The pros of using this type of energy source is that it doesn 't pollute that much when creating energy as it releases hot steam. Some disadvantages of nuclear energy is that accidents can happen and there could be nuclear disasters, the radioactive waste released from the atom when it’s completed the process of fission and nuclear energy can be used to create powerful weapons and in the wrong hands it could end very badly. Nuclear energy is used in society to give power to 10.9 percent…

even the sea,”(d 'Anjou 1). These mixtures going into our water is acceptable. The chemicals could injure or even kill the wildlife. In 4 states, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, they all have had confirmed cases of drinking water contamination due to fracking. A total of 100 confirmed cases throughout the U.S has happened. In Poplar, MT, the EPA forced 3 oil companies to pay for new water infrastructure that was caused by drilling. The need for the pollution caused by the…

The world today is progressing technologically at an increasingly fast rate. Thus, people are needing to use a larger amount of energy. With most of the world’s energy coming from fossil fuels that are harmful to the environment. With global warming on the rise and fossil fuels diminishing; it has become imperative that this energy crisis needs to have a solution. The energy crisis has been causing much concern on how the future will be powered. With multiple different forms of energy in the…

Graham Young, also known as the Teacup Poisoner was born Sept. 7th, 1947. At the early age of 14, in 1961, Young started to test poison on his own family. After doing so, Graham’s stepmother would soon pass away. Young was put into a mental hospital for criminals after admitting to poisoning his own family. He was free after nine years. However, being put away was no help for this young man. Graham began to poison again! Early Years: Graham never knew his mother. Three months after giving birth…

good and bad ways. Industrial by-products, poisonous pesticides, and nuclear waste all have to go somewhere. In most cases, a country can not safely contain substances in order to not contaminate or endanger their people and environment. To avoid contamination, countries ship away by-products to more technologically advanced countries. New imported waste can be beneficial…

In recent years, there has been an increasing concern about whether or not should factories keep using fracking as their main method to extract oil and gas from the underground. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing can be defined as the process of drilling down into the Earth and injecting high-pressurized water mixture into the ground, creating cracks in the deep-rock formations and allows oil and gas to flow out of the wells. According to The United States Geological Survey, wastewater disposal…

Like the radioactive graphite that was released into the atmosphere from the explosion of steam. This could have been prevented by using other materials for the moderator instead of graphite which is combustible. Chernobyl could have been prevented is the operator had…

plutonium Cassini-Huygens was aided in launching through the Earth’s orbit and into an interplanetary trajectory by Titan-IVB/Centaur (ESA, 2015). Parts of the spacecraft were powered through different ways where Cassini was fuelled through the radioactive decay of plutonium where heat was converted into electrical energy and Huygens used chemical reactions in batteries when landing on Titan. In order to safely move through the celestial objects and to save on fuel, Cassini-Huygens used…

Swearingen once said, “We are living on the planet as if we have another one to go to.” Even though pollution is affecting the world and our future, it is still being ignored. According to The American Heritage Science Dictionary, pollution is the “contamination of air, water, or soil by substances that are harmful to living…