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Purpose This paper will discuss the Great Lakes regions issue with invasive species introduced via ships ballast water, and the response that has followed since then. The impact of shipping and its economic benefit to the region will also be reviewed. The Great Lakes The great lakes system consists of a group of linked freshwater lakes spanning across the traditionally defined “heart land” region of North America. The system consists primarily of 5 distinct bodies of water; Lake Superior,…

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga is a city that locate in New South Wales, Australia. Across the Murrumbidgee River, with population of 55,364 people, Wagga Wagga is not only the state's largest inland city, but also an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia. Wagga Wagga is the ninth fastest growing inland city in Australia, it is located midway between the two largest cities in Australia:Sydney and Melbourne. This is the Central Business District of Wagga Wagga. It looks flat…

Science Assignment Due date: 26th February 2018 By: Erick Mengel Valdez Baca Claim: Genetic modification of crops has improved the food industry Rationale: Genetically modifying crops was created to improve their germplasm for the best possible crops. One of the most heavily modified crop is the soybean, since 1996 they have been changed to create larger yield for famers and higher resistance to insects, drought, etc. GMO Soybeans has improved the food industry because of the higher yield…

Literature Review of Class Bivalves 1. Introduction Freshwater and marine bivalves Taxonomy, ecological value, economical value, current Issues, current threats 2. Taxonomy According to Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, the Bivalves class was divided into six subclasses which cover 13 orders. The first subclass, Palaeotaxodonta, have characteristics such as small body, taxodont, protobranch, infaunal and aragonitic shells. This subclass has only one order, Nuculoida. In the second…

In the “Exploring globalization” textbook (page 52), the topic is the “Banana wars”. The banana wars was a six year trade battle between the US and the EU. The US complained that the EU broke free trade rules by giving the smaller banana companies special access to European markets, through removing tariffs. The page mentions, “the transnationals protested the european policy, saying that it was unfair”. I believe that it is fair, though it is not equal. Fairness also known as equity, ensures…

mining in Cronulla existed in Kurnell Peninsula in the government area of Sutherland Shire Sydney New South Wales. When did the sand mine at Cornulla close? Why? Sand Mine at Cronulla was Closed since the 1968 because they were removed to allow more tonnes of sand per year and they supplies the building sand What building development has occurred at Cronulla? The Building development has occurred in greenhills and it has involved the creation of sporting fields and the walking park and…

the massive cable that supported one side of the bridge. When the two cables were finished installed (Big Bigger Biggest, 2014)stated that there was enough wire in each of the cables to circle the world seven (7) time and were twenty five thousand tonnes (25,000…

mining and incorporating tin with copper to create bronze thus marking the beginning of the Bronze Age. Around 3,000 B.C. Joseph of Arimathea, the person who is said to have donated his tomb to Jesus Christ, was said to be a tin merchant. About 253,000 tonnes of tin have been mined in 2011, mostly in China…

The aim of a traditional building project is to complete the development as cheaply as possible. There are certain rules and standards which must be observed but to win a contract and then complete it profitably, the only other considerations are economic. This is not an unreasonable situation: we all have to eat and the market economy appears to be the least bad way of fulfilling this need. However, the situation is causing considerable problems for the wider environment; so much so that it is…

substances are produced within Australia today. (Department of the Environment and Heritage 2001) Management strategies to cease the import of CFCs were implemented into Australian borders. The total imports of CFCs decreased from 2101.0 tonnes in 1991 to 9.5 tonnes in 2000 (Department of the Environment and Heritage 2001; refer to Appendix B, Table 2). A small percentage of CFCs are still imported for medical and laboratory use, which can be seen in import reports of CFCs recorded after…