In Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash, written in 2012, Edward Humes, a Pulitzer prize and PEN award winning journalist and author in California, educates his readers on the economic, social, and environmental issues revolving around the waste. Humes begins his novel by describing landfills and the struggles many face with maintaining them due to incorrect sealing, being uneducated in waste management, and making excuses. Humes determines that the only way to “fix” our mess is to change…
about 2/3 of a cup of water that we were heating up on the stove and stirred until the stabilizer dissolved. Once it dissolved we removed the pot from the stove and put into the freezer to cool. While the water mixture was cooling, we made a simple syrup. Our simple syrup was made with roughly equal parts sugar and water. We dissolved the sugar in the water over a burner and then removed it from the burner. We allowed the simple syrup to cool at room temperature until the water mixture was cold…
The Amish Orders in Holmes County, Ohio explains the history of the Amish and how they came to America. The paper focuses on the different orders of the Amish living in Holmes County, Ohio. The author mentions why there are different types of Amish orders and how each order’s culture effects the landscape. The paper also describes a few Amish beliefs and how they are different within each order. I learned how the Amish are quite diverse within the Holmes County area. The author writes…
Chitosan is a natural linear amino polysaccharide gained from chitin which is, after cellulose, the second more common biopolymer on earth. Chitin is the primary component in the shells of crustaceans such as shrimp, crab, and lobster. Chitin is present in crayfish, insects, and vegetal species mainly in the walls of fungi. These species require nitrogen for nutritional cycle. Chitin has been sourced from different originate and its composition shown in table 2.1 (synowie). Small quantity of…
(Drakenberg). This is also where the most fertile land is and where, not surprisingly, the most populated places are. These populated areas are causing environmental problems through air, water, and land. The major one is degradation. Degradation is, more or less, the…
Cons Acid Rain. Acid Rain is regular rain fallen from the clouds then made sufficiently acidic by atmospheric pollution. This is created by the process of burning fossil fuels, they contain sulfur and nitrogen oxides, which combine with atmospheric water to form acids. When people hear the words “acid rain” they immediately think about the horrors of it. Few people think about the positive things that acid rain can bring to us. With the evidence given, both sides could be proven accurate. To…
not only just an entertaining thing to do on the weekends but it’s also a hobby that I really believe in. When I’m on the lake I feel free, just by the way the breeze blows through my hair, it feels like I’m home. I love the way when I’m tubing water sprays me in the face and it feels so refreshing. When I’m tubing with my friends we find it so amusing to scream at the top of our lungs while we drift out of the wake. I don’t just tube because it’s enjoyable, I do it because it’s a rush of…
of alkenes through the formation of exo-norborneol from the reaction of Norborene with acid and the excess of water. Acid-catalyzed hydration is useful in removing double and triple bonds; an unsaturated compound becomes reduced to a saturated compound in the presence of the acid catalyst, or water for this experiment. Hydration of alkenes is the result of acid-catalyzed addition of water to a carbon-carbon double bond. This leads to the formation of an alcohol. An equilibrium of hydration is…
Does the amount of lemon juice in milk affect the amount of curds produced? Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to determine whether or not adding more drops of lemon juice to the milk, would increase or decrease the mass of curdled milk formed. Background Information: Curd is a substance formed when milk begins to sour, or in this case, when lemon juice was added to it. The longer milk sits out, the more curds will form, just like when adding more lemon juice to the milk. As more lemon…
dread-head driver that seemed to have not a care in the world, therefore my friends told the driver to show no mercy. Before I could even process the thought, my head jerked back and we were gone with the wind. My eyes and mouth filled with salt water at the blazing…