Wastewater

Introduction Chemistry is one of the broadest scientific subjects that are primarily focused on the manner in which matter interacts with energy. However, chemistry tends to be more focused on the study of the properties of matter as well as the interaction between various types of matter. The interaction is often facilitated by the reactions that involve either electron loss or electron gain, as described by the American Chemical Society (2014). Unlike other sciences, such as physics, chemistry…

Water: the foundation of life, covers nearly 70% of the world’s surface, and yet still inaccessible to millions. Water shortages are not simply short bouts of rainless years as most people of California complain of, but are global problems as many people simply do not have access to clean, drinkable water. Whether in America, the Middle East, or Africa, water is a necessary natural resource that cannot be done without. However, with an ever-increasing world population, water demands continue to…

From news broadcasts, food labels and restaurants, to your own backyard, the organic craze is spreading across the country. With increasing members of society demanding “organic”, it may be time to offer a program specifically for this growing trend. A majority of you already return clippings, use IPM techniques, fertilize with slow release nitrogen, spot treat and minimize pesticide/herbicide applications, which all describe a successful sustainable lawn care program. By offering programs that…

Transmission of the infection probably occurs in multiple pathways, which may differ in different societies and age groups. As childhood is a period of high risk for H. pylori acquisition, a good understanding of the mode(s) of transmission in children is required to identify how to break the chain of transmission of the infection (77). The minimum infectious dose of H. pylori for humans is not yet established. In human volunteers, ingestion of 104–1010 of H. pylori after administration of…

Earthquakes have now been reported in states that rarely, if ever, get earthquakes ever since fracking has been doing water injections. Water injections consist of putting the wastewater from fracking into an empty water well and leaving it there. There have been studies after studies showing that earthquakes, and unusually large ones, were suddenly occurring in low to minimal seismic activity states. In an article by Newsweek Global called “The Earth Moved, And It’s Our Fault” says, “But in…

According to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the chemicals used in fracking fluids include over 750 different chemicals. Some are innocuouse (salt, gelatin) while others pose significant human health hazards (methanol, isopropanol and 2-butoxyethanol). About 650 of the 750 chemicals used in fracking operations are known carcinogens, according to the report filed with the U.S. House of Representatives in April 2011. They include toxic chemicals like benzene and tholuene. Returning…

Mississippi river, the Ogallala Aquifer, Yellowstone, and stretches through six states. Deforestation is another unsustainable action, which will occure. Tar sands are found in the Boreal forests, Alberta. The forest is destroyed to extract the oil. Wastewater and pollution are a couple more examples of the consequences we will have to deal…

In Haiti, the government has not designed nor designated an entity to create a wastewater or public sewage system in their country. It many areas throughout the country, the citizens are forced to bathe in rivers and streams contaminated with human and animal waste. Additionally, many farmers are forced to collect water from common-source areas, which are shared by all of their neighbors. This limits the water that is available for their crops. Lastly, because of the deforested areas, there…

The Neolithic agricultural revolution occurred when hunter-gatherers learned how to farm crops and it changed women and men daily lives. The Neolithic agricultural revolution did not suddenly occur, Pathologic hunters and gathers had already grown crops to supplement their traditional source of food. “The Mesolithic Age was when there was a transition from a food-gathering and hunting economy to food-producing one. Systemic agriculture developed independently in different areas of the world.” (p…

Stormwater runoff brings many problems besides polluting the Bay. It causes a chain reaction of negative events such as killing the native life in the watershed, causing diseases in humans, polluting the air, and loss to the economy. It’s more than simply making the water look repulsive. Stormwater runoff hurts the Bay, and there are simple everyday actions citizens can do to benefit to the Bay. The government can only do so much to protect the Bay. Citizens can build ourselves, volunteer, and…