Point and Nonpoint Pollution Sources Point Sources Point-source pollutants in surface water and groundwater are usually found in a plume that has the highest concentrations of the pollutant nearest the source (such as the end of a pipe or an underground injection system) and diminishing concentrations farther away from the source. The various types of point-source pollutants found in waters are as varied as the types of business‚ industry‚ agricultural‚ and urban sources that produce them. Commercial
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There is a difference between natural hazardsand natural disasters. A hazard is an event orobject that is a potential source of harm to a community. A disaster occurs as the result of ahazardous event that dramatically affects a community. There are six broad types of hazards:1. Atmospheric Ð for example‚ cyclones‚ hailstorms‚blizzards or bushfires2. Hydrological Ð for example‚ flooding‚ waveaction or glaciers3. Geological Ð for example‚ earthquakes orvolcanoes4. Biological Ð for example‚ disease
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Health Hazards in the Homeless Community The importance of writing this paper is to bring awareness about the health hazards that the homeless community go through due to them not having the supplies or facilities to accommodate their needs to maintain their health. The homeless people are placed at a risk for diseases and other serious illnesses due to them not having access to a sanitary place or shelter or have many proper meals. In order to educate people on the importance of health risks as
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location will wind up with scarcer quantity of lobster in response to a five degree increase in temperature by 2100. This paper will address the concerns for the survival of lobster larvae due to climate change. Analyzing the physical nature of environmental
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What is a hazard? A Hazard is any existing or potential condition which by itself or by interaction with other variables (physical/ biological) can results in death‚ injury or chemical damage to persons‚ property‚ the environment and information. There are five main types of hazards that exist everywhere‚ They are chemical‚ physical‚ biological‚ ergonomical and psychosocial. Hazards at my work place At the University of the Southern Caribbean‚ I work in the House keeping department. This
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One of the most popular habits in today’s society is smoking. Yet each year‚ cigarette smoking kills more Americans than AIDS‚ alcohol‚ car accidents‚ homicides‚ suicides‚ illegal drugs and fires combined. Smoking is an extremely bad pastime‚ practiced for centuries‚ for an individual’s health and those surrounding him/her. People start for many different reasons and get addicted to the nicotine in cigarettes. Smoking cause many fatal diseases‚ but help is available to those who seek it. Cigarette
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Hazards‚ risks‚ outcomes The terminology used in OSH varies between states‚ but generally speaking: • A hazard is something that can cause harm if not controlled. • The outcome is the harm that results from an uncontrolled hazard. • A risk is a combination of the probability that a particular outcome will occur and the severity of the harm involved. “Hazard”‚ “risk”‚ and “outcome” are used in other fields to describe e.g. environmental damage‚ or damage to equipment. However‚ in
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food are wasted each year as well. To give an order of magnitude‚ FAO researchers agree that this wasted amount is sufficient to feed 805 million people suffering hunger in the world. How can we educate students and the general public about this environmental scourge? Indeed‚ interventions can be done towards students. These may include‚ for example‚ classroom building a "pact" against food waste to raise awareness against food waste. In this case‚ we can involve students in the construction of an
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Natural Hazards – Bushfires A natural hazard is a natural event that has a significantly negative effect on people or the environment. Many natural hazards are related. For example drought can lead to famine and earthquakes can form tsunamis and landslides. Australia’s most common natural hazards are storms‚ cyclones‚ floods‚ droughts‚ heatwaves and bushfires. Natural Hazards have a major impact on Australian communities including loss of life‚ property damage‚ environmental destruction‚ and a
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1.Rinsing Raw Meat and Poultry. Dean Cliver‚ PhD‚ an Institute of Food Technologists spokesperson on food and kitchen safety‚ says the USDA has backed off the idea that meat and poultry should be washed or rinsed—in fact‚ the organization’s website says there’s no need to do so. “Sometimes you may buy a chicken‚ and it has salmonella. If you cook it thoroughly‚ it would kill it‚” Cliver says. “Washing it might spread the salmonella around.” 2. A Greasy Range Hood and Filter. Captain Peggy Harrell
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