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    What is Waste? Basel Convention: Substances or objects which are disposed of or are intended to be disposed or required to be disposed of by the provisions of law. European Waste Framework Directive: Waste is any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard. Waste includes all items that people no longer have any use for‚ which they either intend to get rid of or have already discarded. Additionally‚ wastes are such items which people are require to

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    motion‚ so that the material constantly move forward to achieve the purpose of feeding. When the material body through the slot on the sieve‚ the smaller material can fall through the sieve gap‚ without crushing process under the Road‚ played screening effect. Features: 1 All models feeder‚ can be easily implemented manually or automatically controlled feeding capacity; 2 smooth vibrating‚ reliable operation and long life; 3exciting force can be adjusted‚ you can change and control flow‚ convenient

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    Coral reefs have been dubbed the “rainforests of the oceans”‚ because of the rich diversity of life they support‚ as more than one quarter of all marine animals depend upon coral reefs. Coral reefs are also a source of food and income for millions of people. The coral reef ecosystems benefit humans commercially‚ recreationally and environmentally. Without them many tourism based industries would collapse‚ treatments or cures for some illnesses would disappear‚ and the countless organisms they support

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    more news reports were pouring in about the tragedies Hurricane Sandy has brought such as extreme howling winds up to 90 miles per hour at Islip‚ extreme flooding at Seaside Heights‚ power outages‚ and fire at Breezy Point. Because of these extreme effects Hurricane Sandy has brought to us‚ it was a sign that people were to blame for strengthening Hurricane Sandy because of the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that contributes to global warming. Ever since the Industrial Revolution started

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    Analysis of the Economic & Environmental Effects of Fracking Introduction Fracking‚ or hydraulic fracturing‚ is the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock. Fracking allows the world to retain natural gas from depths that were deemed unreachable by conventional technology. Recent advancements in Fracking technology have propelled America to the forefront of natural gas extraction. By this method‚ the shale rock is punctured with a high pressure fluid‚ causing it to rupture and

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    fire department cannot chose which buildings that they will respond to in an emergency. Responders may be called to buildings that are under construction‚ under demolition‚ or under renovation. These buildings bring with them their own safety concerns that may not be as common as a building that is under normal use. Buildings that are under construction are usually more hazardous than a completed structure (Brannigan & Corbett‚ 2015). These buildings fire protection features have not yet been

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    Auckland’s Waste Management and Minimisation Plan The Auckland Waste Management and Minismisation Plan or AWMMP is an act created by the Auckland super city council to better Aucklands waste systems and cut down on the amount of waste it produces. History Until October 2010 Auckland had a system of 7 different councils that each controlled their own waste management systems. while this worked well in the ealier years of aucklands history from around late 1800’s to mid 1900’s it starte to become

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    Four environmental factors of enzymes were tested in lab. The changing of pH‚ substrate concentrations‚ temperature‚ and an inhibitor (NaCl) and the effects it hade on the enzyme turnip peroxidase. Enzymes are biological catalysts which increase reaction rates by lowering the activation energies of substrates. A substrate is a reactant that interacts with the enzyme. The enzyme and substrate can be viewed as the recently discovered "induced fit model"‚ which suggests enzymes are flexible and dynamic

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    the country will lead to developingof biomethanation processes for the use of substrates other than cattle dung. At present‚most of them are treated as waste‚ garbage‚ nuisance and hazard. The improper or inadequate disposal of such wastes leads to unhealthy conditions. This becomes a sourceof pollution and a public health problem. If such waste is recycled in a biogas plant‚ itwill be a source of energy‚ health and wealth. 2)Alternative substrates for biomethanation When alternative substrates

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    Solid Wastes Management Waste management is the collection‚ transport‚ processing or disposal‚ managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity‚ and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health‚ the environment or aesthetics. Waste management is a distinct practice from resource recovery which focuses on delaying the rate of consumption of natural resources. All waste materials‚ whether they are solid‚ liquid

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