includes: Ozone, acid rain, photochemical smog, nitrogen dioxide, sulphuric acid, these are discussed in the essay. The essay made use of material in the Open Educational Resources (OERs). The OERs are defined as any educational material found in the public domain which allows any use to freely copy, share adapt and reshape. This includes: lecturer notes, assignments, videos, textbooks. Thus this essay was written after consultation of various sources. Different secondary pollutants were identified,
food and water resources. The growing population leads to increased agricultural activities to feed the demands of the population. There has since been a controversy on the severity of the increase in agricultural activities, creating concern on freshwater pollution because these activities are inevitable. On one hand, this is an essential detrimental cycle, so it is inevitable. On the other hand, with the advancement of technology and new ways to prevent water pollution , is pollution really inevitable
the surface of our planet is the accumulation and fragmentation of plastics” (Hopewell, Dvorak, Kosior). Is recycling plastic, glass, paper and decreasing the amount of waste in general landfills an effective method to reducing waste? In this essay, the effects of plastic, glass and paper on our planet will be discussed as well as the positives and negatives of recycling. Recycling will be questioned, to see if it is the most effective method. Recycling is one of the three most effective ways to preserve
great advances in technology, industry, argriculture,..However, this progress also produced the opposite effect to the environment: many rivers and oceans were polluted by chemicals and fertilizers from factories and farmland, the air was damaged by fumes,… This essay will raise important questions about the effects of environmental pollution on human life.
in moving from one place to another. Transport also has greater effects on the environment, although it is vital to the societal development and people’s mobility. The increased urbanization has resulted in the growth of transport industry due to the demand for moving from one place to another. It means transport services acts as a linkage of different geographical locations. There are various forms of transport including land, water, and air. Land is the most used because development and design of
Task 1 Can polar bears and people coexist? Polar bears are the largest land predator on earth today. They live in the Arctic area, surrounded by the northern nations like Norway, Greenland and Canada. The effects of global warming have caused the temperatures to rise, which have led the Arctic ice to melt. Because the polar bears’ territory is shrinking, they are forced to hunt further inland. They usually hunt on the sea ice, but they cannot do that now. A polar bear can starve for months, but
The Effect of Climate Change on the Golden Toad Introduction Throughout history the Earth’s climate continually cooled and warmed with weather regimes changing. This natural process is being enhanced through human activities that are increasing the warming of the atmosphere at a more rapid rate than previously seen. Among the many threats to biodiversity; the destruction of habitats, population growth, pollution, invasive species and overexploitation, climate change is having an adverse effect on
paper, metal, etc. But it also has new roles only it can fill. It can be used to make bottles, cans, supermarket bags, plastic bottles, etc. The word plastic itself comes from the word ‘plasticos’, which means to be shaped or molded by heat. In this essay I will talk about whether new technologies will solve the global problem of our increasing need for plastic and how science plays a role in this aspect. Plastics are polymers. Polymers are very large molecules that are made up of thousands of atoms
Recycling essay Alexandra Wilson 7C The world population is increasing drastically every day, this means that there are more needs to be met as well as more waste products but we still need to keep our environment clean. Recycling is the process of collecting, separating as well as using old materials to make new products. Most things that we use daily for example paper that is a pastel colour or that is plain white and that does not
growth increases. It is important to consider many aspects such as air and water pollution, providing adequate services and transportation. However, this also cause augmentation of urban sprawls in which this type of urban living has environment costs due to greenhouse gas (GHG) effects that has an impact into climate change. Climate change