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    Water is one of the one of the most important resource of people and environment. Water Pollution affects drinking water which we need to survive. It also affects rivers, lakes, and ocean where sea creatures live. Water Pollution is one of the major problems in our environment. It has been suggested as the leading cause of death and diseases. Water Pollution is the contamination of water with chemicals and different substance that may affect plants, humans or animal health. There are different…

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    There’s Something in the Water Relaxing on a beach or fishing on a river are fun activities. The water always looks clean and fresh. No one wants to look across the ocean, lake, or river, and see candy wrappers and plastic particles. Unfortunately, New Jersey waterways, specifically the ones in northern New Jersey, have been plagued with an abundance of plastic. This is a major problem that needs to be fixed is the contaminated waterways because they cause problems. The plastic pollution in…

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    The agronomic production function approach begins with the primary correlation between climate and crop production. Via studies, agronomists have adjusted models which forecast the produce of specific crops determined by weather patterns. These imitation models have long been utilized to forecast changes in produce for specific crops. The results from these models is then integrated into an economic model of farmer behavior, which in turn leads to a partial equilibrium model of the farm sector.…

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    The Ocean Research Paper

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    that I have gathered so far. The Ocean covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface, it holds about 320 million cubic miles of water, which is over 97% of Earth’s water supply. The Temperature of the ocean varies from top to bottom. The upper layer which is about 200ft down is warmer that the lower part , the thermocline, because the top gets warmed by the sun. The temperature of the water can affect the productivity of organisms living in it. The Ocean contains 99% of the the living space on Earth,…

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    the world around us. Fracking and mountaintop removal has become a potentially fatal topic in multiple states. Hydraulic fracturing or Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release the gas inside. Water, sand and 596 chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well. Mountaintop removal mining (MTR), also known as mountaintop mining (MTM), is a form of…

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    environment issues that we are dealing with in the United States Climate Change, water pollution, and intensive farming. Climate change is affecting US population with rise of sea levels with States like Florida, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Which is causing displacement of people with homes and contamination of fresh water with sea water and sewage. With the contamination of sea water, it is affecting drinking water, plants that animals feed on and farming. Climate change can also…

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    Fracking

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    deep into the earth. Upon reaching the desired depth for resource extraction, the company will then alter the drill’s direction sideways by 90 degrees and proceed to drill horizontally. This sideways pipe includes holes that allow the company to pump water and chemicals, under high pressure, into the hole. This high pressure causes the resource containing rocks to “fracture” under the stress, and as such, releasing the trapped resources to be harvested at the surface. The pressure is released by…

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    Roman Architecture Style

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    architectural feat is their water and sewer systems. The Roman Aqueducts were one of the earliest engineering features of the first millennium. They were built and used for just a little over five hundred years till the fall of the Roman Empire. Romans created the aqueducts in order to bring water from distant sources to their cities and supply their towns with clean water. The aqueducts also provided water for mining operations, milling, farms and gardens. The aqueducts moved water through…

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    Ashton started an experiment to determine what will happen to the aquatic animals if we heated the ocean. First, Ashton’s team was able to place three panels underwater, on the coast of Antarctica. Each panel was able to increase the temperature of the water by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit. Next, they powered the panels by attaching a 600 foot cable to a generator near shore.…

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    snaked along the Texan desert where he lived. He waves his water detector back and forth looking for a water deposit. His eye is keen for some sign of water, he hawks for plant life. It’s been 30 years since all of the surface water has disappeared. Climate change has rapidly transformed the earth and all of the surface water evaporated. All of the ground water has been privatised by the government. There used to be clean, rushing water flowing along the same creek he could now walk along and…

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