Titanium dioxide

Everyone is familiar with pollution and greenhouse gasses. They understand that our vehicles pollute, and it is not helping our environment. Our citizens’ march in the street for change and oil companies take the majority of the blame. The bottom line is everyone wants less pollution; however, the reality is that we choose because of convenience. We choose the convenience of driving our own cars, instead of taking the bus to work. Or the convenience of choosing when to depart, rather than having…

What is global warming? a. Global warming is the increase in the temperature of the entire earth. i. As the temperature increases the atmosphere is being damaged by the increased levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by the greenhouse effect. ii. The greenhouse effect is the trapping of the sun’s warmth in the planet’s lower atmosphere due to the greater clarity, or transparency, of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared…

According to Triple-A, the average price of gas is currently $2.39. With gas prices seemingly always on the rise and the incessant need to find resources that are closer to home as well as earth friendly more options need to be sought. At this day in age, Algae biofuel is no longer a backburner option for viable fuel alternatives. This environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum is a realistic contender to battle with other biofuels and fossil fuels. Algae is more than just the green…

Unfortunately, there is a misconception that wetlands are wastelands, despite their value to our environment, society and economy. Our wetlands are threatened by numerous activities. Global Warming Global warming has the potential to alter the structure and function of our wetlands. Sea level rise threatens to inundate many coastal wetlands, with little room to move inland because of coastal development. Warmer water from global warming will alter the species composition and contribute to…

Dehumidification in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky –Tristate Area If your indoor air feels heavy and smells a bit musty, it could mean that your home is experiencing high levels of humidity. Although humidity is important, having too much can destroy the pleasant environment because it encourages allergens, like mold and mildew, to grow. Thankfully, you can reduce the amount of humidity in the air with a dedicated dehumidifier. This system is designed to pull excess moisture in the air…

Endothermic or Exothermic? The energy changes lab was an interesting lab in which the class compared two chemical reactions, the solute baking soda and the solvent vinegar, and the solvent baking soda solution with the solute of calcium chloride to see whether the changes were endothermic or exothermic reactions. I concluded that vinegar and baking soda was the endothermic reaction and baking soda solution and calcium chloride was the exothermic reaction. I knew this because in the vinegar and…

Hartford Civic Center collapsed on January 18th, 1978 when the weight of the 4.8 inches of snow proved to be too much for the structure to handle. The roof was supposed to be designed to withstand much larger load cases than this small amount of snow. Fortunately, no one was injured as the roof fell at 4 o’clock in the morning. There are several relevant parties involved in this case. The first is the architectural company, Vincent Kling & Associates. They were a well-known firm located on the…

A group of biologists have developed a general model to explain growth and development in ectothermic organisms. Changes in environmental temperatures effect the rates of most biological reactions and biological processes in ectotherms. The rates of ontogenetic growth and development are no exceptions. Ectothermic animals develop faster at warmer temperatures and they usually mature at smaller body sizes. This phenomenon has been called the temperature size rule (Zuo et Al. 2011). The…

The goal of this lab was to compare the differences of temperature effect on a plant's growth rate. In this experiment, the materials used were water bottles, seeds, and cotton. One half-cut bottle with the seed was placed in room temperature, while the other in cold temperature. The plants were equally watered every other day after for 2 weeks (at the same time). Throughout this experiment, the results led to the conclusion that a plant placed in room temperature had a higher germination rate…

Why do some species only live in one part of the world, even though there are other environments which could be suitable? One outstanding case of a species surviving in one specific area is the kangaroos. This, can be called “The kangaroo question.” Kangaroos can only be found in Australia, even though there are several other habitable areas for them. Then why do some species only stay in an undivided field of nation? There could be many reasons for this phenomenon. The most…