many plants. If the bag is no longer needed and discarded‚ they will soon decompose into carbon dioxide‚ water and biomass within 10-12 weeks‚ thus leaving no harmful residue behind. If you compare these to the oil-based products‚ they are a lot greener; this is because oil-based petroleum plastic bags give off a lot of air pollution and energy consumption to produce them. In addition to this if the plastic bags are discarded like many of them are (100 billion per year in USA)‚ then they would not
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Disease: Ergotism Name of Pathogen: Claviceps purpurea Body System affected: Lymphatic/Immune sytstem‚ Digestive‚ Circulatory Bacterial Morphology: They are fungi that resemble small mushrooms in which the perithecia are embedded in the capitate tip. Reservoir: grains (specifically rye) and grass contaminated with ergot Mode of Transmission: Ingestion Symptoms of Illness: Symptoms include constriction of arteries and veins‚ rapid‚ weak pulse‚ precordial distress or pain muscle pain
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many pounds of meat did Mr. Brown buy?a) 21.10 b) 22.10 c) 26.25d) 31.31 e) 32.10|6. The diagram (right) shows a pasture which is fenced in. All but one section of fence runs straight north-south or east-west. Consecutive fence posts are 10 feet apart except for the one diagonal section. Which of the following statements best describes P‚ the perimeter of the pasture‚ in feet?a) P > 210b) P = 210c) P < 210d) P > 230e) P = 240| 2. When getting into shape by exercising ‚ the subject’s maximum
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A Literary Criticism of Charlotte Temple Charlotte Temple is a novel written by Susanne Rowson in the late eighteenth century. The novel was first published in England‚ but was soon published in America having many different editions throughout the years. Charlotte Temple is considered the second American book and was extremely popular during its time of publishing due to its somewhat short length and topic. Charlotte Temple is a story of an innocent and ignorant young girl who is seduced by a
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It is still a great mystery how the Mayan civilization disappeared. This complex society reached its zenith around approximately 750 AD. However‚ within the next two hundred years‚ this civilization which was epic in its time collapsed and disappeared leaving minimal traces and even more scanty detail about what could have caused this disappearance. This knowledge gap has led to a lot of debate among scholars over the various possible reasons behind what seems to us to be the abandonment and desertion
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famous green and non-green companies and take a look at their strategies. In the first place let’s have a look at the possible steps to do any business green. In Europe and the USA many business owners do all the possible to make their manufacturing greener. Firstly‚ all the companies should reduce their paper use. It will save many trees‚ if office workers print both sides of a sheet. After all we live in the century of digital technologies‚ and it is about time to use more actively not paper but digital
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environmentally friendly approach‚ the synthesis of adipic acid via a greener oxidation reaction and a recyclable catalyst will be examined. This article will discuss how manipulating equivalents of 30% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) affect the product yield. Results show product yield was affected when changing H2O2 equivalents. Equivalent ratio 1:4 (cyclohexene to H2O2) was most ideal‚ with an average yield of 27.37%. Understanding ideal greener approaches may help mediate the negative environmental impact
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“must read for all marketers”. Drawing on the latest poll data and incorporating lessons learned from Ottman’s forward-leaning clients‚ it demonstrates how to: spur innovation through a proactive approach to sustainability‚ design products to be greener throughout their life cycle‚ and communicate credibly and transparently. It was recently named by Cambridge University as one of the top 40 Sustainability Books of 2010 and as a top green “e” book by EcoLibris. It is available at bookstores and
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iRachel Sahagian Ms. Salak AP Environmental Science 12 August 2013 HOME Life‚ a miracle in the universe appeared around four billion years ago and we humans only 200‚000 years ago‚ yet we have succeeded in disrupting the balance that is so essential to life. At the beginning‚ our Earth was just a cluster of fire and now life is a chain of innumerable living beings that have succeeded another on Earth for almost nearly 4 billion years. Even today new volcanoes begin to scape our landscapes and
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and water bottles in the refrigerator and my bag in the house. I then walk out to the barn to grab my lead rope‚ grooming tote‚ saddle pad‚ saddle‚ bridle‚ and helmet. I walk out to the pasture‚ lead rope in hand‚ and grab my horse’s halter. She is usually either under a tree or in the farthest part of the pasture. When I get to her‚ I slip the halter over her nose and ears‚ and attach the throat latch. I then clip the lead rope onto the ring on the halter and lead her back to the gate. After I get
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