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    Failure of Our Water System: “Fouling Our Own Nests” Analysis Robert Glennon’s “Fouling Our Own Nests” addresses the gravity of our nation’s current situation regarding water. Glennon’s work thoroughly examines “water pollution [as] an acute national problem” and supports this statement with two main sub-claims: water pollution as an origin of immense risk to human health and water pollution as the compromising source of future water supply. Although the two sub-claims are addressed in distinct…

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    Soil Pollution Essay

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    Urea is an extremely harmful chemical fertiliser for soil and its increased use pollutes the soil while making it unfertile in the long run. Deforestation of the upper surface of the soil in mountainous districts is increasing rapidly which compels the farmers to increase the use of urea. Due to this, soil health is deteriorating further. The unbridled use of manure, coupled with the use of pesticides ultimately harms human…

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    hat is a chemical spill? A chemical spill is an uncontrolled, accidental release of a chemical into the environment. What is remediation of chemical spills? The removal of unwanted, hazardous contaminants from an area. There are many methods by which this can be accomplished. Sodium Hydroxide can be fatal to aquatic animals. It is responsible for more than half a million fish in British Columbia in 2005. Phosgene can be released as a gas from household paint removers when exposed to heat. If…

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    Congress has several attempts to regulate non-point source pollution. However, they are all viewed as a failure. From my point of view, it is a product of their largely non-regulatory approach and is due to a lack of technical information concerning what control measures actually work. Section 208 of the Clean Water Act “requires states to develop area-wide waste treatment management plans” and be submitted to EPA in return of federal financial assistance. It is considered ineffective because…

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    U-High Creek is excellent. However, not all bodies of water are excellent like the U-High Creek. Some creeks, lakes, rivers, streams, etc. have bad water quality. This poor water quality can come from eutrophication. Eutrophication is the process of runoff water from land entering a body of water that contains an excess amount of nitrates and phosphates, polluting the water of these chemicals. Once the water contains this nitrogen and phosphorus, it causes algae to grow rapidly. Consequently,…

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    Authors Influence Readers

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    Authors can influence their readers to do something useful for the environment with several different types of writing. There are three main types of influencing ways a author can write. One would be a way of protesting to change something. Another way would be showing how people what other people are doing to inspire them to do the same. The last way would be to right a fictional piece and represent what is going on in the environment. Every way to influence a reader is very effectual. Many…

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    Parking Lot Essay

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    If your parking lot is paved with asphalt, and has some cracks in it, you need to understand what is causing the cracks so that you can take the proper treatment steps. Here are the four primary types of cracks that may develop in your parking lot. #1 Edge Cracks Like the name implies, edge cracks develop around the edges of your parking lot. They generally start as very thin hairline cracks and then become wider as they age. They can spread inward from the edges of your parking lot. Edge…

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    Pioneer River Overfishing

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    (Overfishing 2012) Salinity is also a major issue. When the water table reaches 1-2 meters below the ground’s surface, the water moves and brings salt with it. As this water evaporates, it leaves the salt within the surface layers of the soil. Over time this causes the soil to become saline and limits the growth of vegetation. Salt sensitive plants begin to die and can leave the soil prone to erosion. High salt content…

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    First, the runoff going into Lake Erie must be reduced. The major area of runoff comes from farms. The cause for runoff is rain and the rain washes away all pesticides, which enter into lakes and rivers: “In both cases, heavy spring rains washed away tons of fertilizer from farms. The runoff drained into rivers that fed the lake. Phosphorus in the fertilizer spurred cyanobacteria growth. Hot summers and other factors made matters worse” (Kowalski 34). As a result of pesticide entering into lakes…

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    For as long as I can remember, I have had a burning desire to earn my bachelor’s degree, a goal which has been set for countless years. My future goal is to complete my bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in math and English, with the ultimate goal to teach algebra at any level between the seventh and tenth grades. My eighth grade algebra teacher helped me achieve an understanding of algebra that I never knew existed, instilling in me a desire to pass on an understanding of and an excitement…

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