Radioactive waste

produces 250,000 tons of carbon dioxide every year. So nuclear power won’t really help very much in the fight against global warming. (Clayton). Other energies such as wind or solar not only produce less carbon dioxide, but also don’t leave behind radioactive waste that remains dangerous for hundreds, if not thousands, of years (Clayton). But even if you don’t care about the environment, there is one thing that everyone does care about; money. Nuclear power comes with an exorbitant…

Most of the nuclear waste that was disposed of in and around Armstrong County was produced from manufacturing fuel for commercial nuclear power plants and the Navy’s nuclear submarines. Two of the multiple sites are found near my home. One is right in town by the Kiski River, and the other is found about 5 minutes out of Leechburg which is also close to my home. The Apollo one is totally cleaned up. Though, it was said to have a lot more waste than they thought. It took about 3 to 4 years to…

gave us 50 liters each. There are 300 liters total in the Hab.” Pg 16 This quote also shows that the Hab has useful technology for the astronauts, such as the water reclaimer. The water reclaimer helps create water or reuse water so no water goes to waste. “I have two Martian rovers. They have pressure seals, allowing the occupants to drive in ease, without spacesuits, as they spent long periods traversing the surface. They’re too cramped to plant crops in, and I want to be able to drive…

contraindication of contrast media In the radiation they are using many tints , e.g. barium also We are using in the nuclear medicine and it’s called radiopharmaceuticals such as Carbon-11 , Chromium-51 , Fluorine-18FDG , Gallium-87 , Gallium-86 citrate , Technetium-99 , Iodine-123 and Iodine-131 . there are all these different uses pigments have benefits and harm . Firstly , we will talk about Iodine-123 is used to diagnoses the patients . It use for routine scan the time of…

with the amount of water that is being used, as a non-profit group called the “New York Public Interest Research Group” stated how the city 's 14 treatment plants discharged 7.9 billion gallons of water containing untreated waste in a year (Barron). All of this untreated waste is a problem, as over time it builds up, and we can not keep up with all the water we are wasting. Over time this will slowly consume us, and we will have no fresh water left. What makes this situation worse, is that…

Food waste is a topic nobody really talks about. It is even possible to say that not a lot of people are even aware of these issues. Every year 1/3 of the annual food production is thrown away in the garbage just to end up in a landfill. That’s 20 lbs of food per month; that’s basically money in the garbage. Perfectly good, edible, food is being thrown out and wasted. Countries around the world have people who are dying of hunger and here we are throwing edible food away. There has to be…

Plain view pollution  WHAT WAS THE DEAL? To retain a major corporation in Plainview City buy finding out what their grievances are, and figure out a better way to address it, without mortgaging the future of the community. Also, to address the issue regarding carbon pollution that has been plaguing the city, and causing the inhabitant to be sick as a result of their exposure to the toxic pollutant.  WHO COULD NOT MAKE A DEAL? Everyone including the EPA, the city council, the president, and…

the problem of pollution on the earth is not understood by most people. 75% of Americans admitted to littering in the past year (King, 2013). The math comes out to be roughly 242,797,500 people that have thrown a piece of trash on the ground. This waste accumulates over time. The top two most common things littered are cigarette butts, and fast food packages. Smokers don’t think throwing their cigarette butt out the window or dropping it on the ground is littering, but it counts for 50% of…

know that increase has a lot to do with the growing population around the world. Yet, as we continue to grow in numbers of people, we also continue to lack a sufficient amount of natural resources to go around as well as places to absorb all of the waste we create. We have been given natural resources that can be taken for granted so easily because we never think of what life will be like when they’re gone. We have never had to live in a world without them so we need to learn, globally, how to…

Within the community of Swansea, I believe that a problematic issue in the environment is the amount of pollution present throughout Swansea Channel, and more specifically, under Swansea Bridge. To further understand the extent of this predicament and identify the main problems and potential solutions, I decided to interview various locals, figure out the most common types of pollution present, investigate how the pollution is affecting the environment, interview a dive expert and get some facts…