Weathering

What results would lead you to the conclusion that the material tested has high potential for AMD generation and would indicate that more extensive and intensive tests should be done to confirm the results. When looking at the Paste pH and Electrical Conductivity Tests, we are looking for an acidic environment and an environment with a high concentration of salt. Specifically, if our site sample has a pH of less than 4, then that indicates that the sample is acidic. If our site sample has an…

Integrity, Inquiry, Collaboration, Service, and Humility. These five virtues that encompass Belmont’s Values are not only quintessential to adherence of my Christian faith, they are the monoliths of being an exceptional human being. Furthermore, these values have been at the core of my being due to my mother’s strong sense of faith. I was raised to always do my work, in a personal or professional manner, as if I was working for God. This has always given me a strong sense of service and duty no…

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890 and died in March 28, 1969. He was a supreme commander of the allied forces in Western Europe during WW2. The years that Eisenhower served in the White House were from 1953-1961. In the year of 1916, Eisenhower got married to Mamie Geneva Doud. They also had two sons, Doud and John Dwight, who tragically died of scarlet fever as small children. Eisenhower returned soon after Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland,…

Orwell’s Oceania is a reminiscent of Hitler’s Germany, and Stalin’s Soviet Union as all parties had absolute control over daily life. Furthermore, Orwell’s philosophical views on privacy were adapted through the existence of political societies weathering around him. The ‘Great Firewall of China’ refrains citizens from basic privacy to keep the government in control. Sadly this malign society also exists in the dystopian world of Orwell called ‘Nineteen Eighty…

Have you ever wonder why there’s no running waters on Mars? Many of us might be questioning why we can’t survive on Mars; well, the main reason is there’s lack of air, oxygen, and importantly water. There are resources clarifying that there are water on Mars; however, the water are all frozen into ice. Scientist are discovering the reason that causes the water to turn into frozen ice. The article “Climate cycles may explain how running water carved Mars' surface features” written by Matthew…

Fences are placed around properties for privacy and to keep others out of certain areas. A fence can be constructed using many materials and be as basic as a chain link fence separating a section of a yard on a property. Homeowners will install fences to keep young children or pets from wandering off. Installing a fence can be strictly for safety reasons, putting a fence around a pool or an area that is unsafe for people to avoid injury. They are part of a home or other structure that gives…

As I am hiking along I see black and red brown colors in the rocks as I pass by. These two colors are caused by two different types of chemical weathering. The black color I see is the element Manganese (Mn) chemically reacting to the exposure of oxygen (O). This reaction causes MnO2 to form and will break down the rocks over time. The red brown color is caused by a different reaction of iron and…

Salinity in water is a major problem for South Australia’s water resources. The salinity in the murray river formed by a natural salt that builds up due to a dissolution of salts in water. These process is mainly driven by a natural mechanism such as weathering of rocks and wind and rainfall deposition of salt over millions of years along the river. Therefore, the excessive amount of salt in the water on the murray darling basin results in a bad affects on vegetation, ecosystem health, water…

The Grand Rapids Chair Company represented a partnership between Grand Rapids sawmills and lumber mills. The site is notable for its adaptation both to changes in ownership and the demands of the furniture industry, through which it impacted the surrounding community of laborers. Sanborn Fire Insurance maps show several additions to the building since its construction, the two largest being the expansion to abut Monroe Street, apparent on the 1912 map, and the Baker Furniture addition, built at…

Boreal, Coniferous, and Deciduous Forests Boreal, deciduous, and coniferous forests each possess distinctive traits and soil characteristics. Forests soils give important contributions in nitrogen and phosphorus transformations. These transformations are dependable on the weather conditions of the forest and the type of vegetation it contains. Soil mineralogy and organic matter also play an important role in the nitrogen and phosphorus transformations on the forest floor. Boreal forests are…