Environmental problems of China As we know‚ China is a big country that has a lot of resources‚ and has continuously developed itself. However‚ the environmental problems that have troubled us many years are big and unavoidable social problems. Some problems are atmospheric pollution‚ water pollution‚ waste pollution‚ land desertification‚ sand disaster problem‚ soil erosion and destruction of biological diversity. Our environmental problems are becoming more and more serious. We should realize
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Environmental Problems of Mumbai CED Owi Kale St. Xavier’s College Environmental Problems of Mumbai Mumbai- the name conjures up images of high skyscrapers‚ wide roads‚ the sea-kissed Marine Drive‚ a land of opportunity and enterprise. A city full of paradoxes‚ Mumbai is a microcosm of India in many ways. If one were to ask a set of people to describe the present Mumbai‚ we would get a wide variety of answers ranging from the financial capital of India to the next target of militant groups. For
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Causes of Environmental Problems The Earth is our home and where we live. But these years‚ more and more problems are coming to destroy our mother land‚ such as political factors‚ wars‚ and environmental problems. The environmental problems such as overpopulation‚ use of fossil fuels or nuclear energy and deforestation are getting more and more grim‚ and harmful to the earth. The air pollution and water pollution has obviously become two of the most serious problems in the world. Air
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Sydney Silfies 11-25-10 Science 7A Animal Vs World In the ever changing environment it is a daily struggle for animals to maintain there natural habitats. With the environmental and man made challenges that animals face it is important that we take steps to ensure their survival on earth. If we choose not to help wildlife in the future‚ not only will they suffer‚ but we will suffer for the losses. I will attempt to explain what will happen if we don’t take measures now to ensure their survival
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of plastic grocery bags during its life cycle‚ I should first explain what does the carbon footprint term stand for‚ I would take the definition given in the textbook of this course‚ "The carbon footprint is the total emissions of CO2‚ more specifically greenhouse gases as CO2‚ equivalent (CO2e)‚ that is generated by individual‚ organization‚ event‚ product or process over its life-cycle". Knowing what the carbon footprint means now‚ I know that for discussing the carbon footprint of plastic grocery
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substances originating from living organisms‚ or artificial materials that are similar enough to plant and animal matter to be put to use by microorganisms ------------------------------------------------- ONE OPTION: BIODEGRADABLE Plastics Biodegradable plastic is plastic that has been treated to be easily broken down by microorganisms and return to nature. Many technologies exist today that allow for such treatment. Currently there are some synthetic polymers that can be broken down by microorganisms
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charging for plastic bags The article highlights an idea to cut down on plastic bag usage in Singapore by imposing charges for them on people patronising supermarkets‚ provision shops and even food outlets and hawker stalls. The proposal deals with one of Singapore’s significant source of waste and it can be seen as a small move towards eco-friendliness. As with any other new initiatives‚ it is worth discussing its potential effectiveness‚ and any other impacts that the charges on plastic bags may have
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figures show that plastics make up around 25% of the garbage that metro manila churns out‚ while an independent survey conducted by Eco waste Coalition and Greenpeace on the composition of discards on manila bay in 2006 found that 51% were plastic bags‚19% sachets and junk food wrappers‚ 5% Styrofoam‚ 1% hard plastics‚10% rubber‚ 13% biodegradable wastes (Cayetano‚ 2008;www.senatorpiacayetano.com/psc/pressreleasedetails.php?recordID=175) Biodegradable plastics are degradable plastics on which the degradation
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A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic‚ most commonly derived from petrochemicals‚ but many are partially natural.[1] A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass‚ but they often
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OCEAN PLASTICS POLLUTION: A GLOBAL TRAGEDY FOR OUR OCEANS AND SEA LIFE Plastic never goes away. And it’s increasingly finding its way into our oceans and onto our beaches. In the Los Angeles area alone‚ 10 metric tons of plastic fragments — like grocery bags‚ straws and soda bottles — are carried into the Pacific Ocean every day. Today billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences making up about 40 percent of the world’s ocean surfaces. Plastics pollution has a direct and
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