Tar Creek Superfund Site Tar Creek is considered one of the biggest environmental disasters in the history of the United States. This disaster was created from lead and zinc mining in Northeast Oklahoma. Lead and zinc leftover in chat piles would seep into groundwater‚ ponds‚ and lakes contaminating almost all water in the area. The people from small towns in the area such as Cardin and Picher are at high risk for lead poisoning‚ which can have long term health effects. Tar Creek has been pinpointed
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The Tar Creek situation is a tragedy. I had never heard of Tar Creek but I had heard of the condemned area surrounding it. It was sad to hear about the maltreatment of Native Americans both before their relocation and after. I was angry to find out about the handicapping of children and the lack of effort to correct and prevent it. I was horrified to hear that not only was the town left to rot but it still has not been cleaned up and is spreading to areas like Grand Lake‚ where my own family has
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INTRODUCTION C. batrachus is an amphibious walking catfish which is capable of air-breathing. It resides in fresh water. It is found in Indian subcontinent. Usually‚ it lives in stagnant water bodies or swamps that are slow flowing. At the time of draught it moves terrestrially to live on mudflats. The characteristic features of such water bodies are low DO‚ high bicarbonate and NH3. During prolonged drought‚ it moves in or hides in the mud to avoid total dehydration C. batrachus is ureogenic i
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is best to call exterminators. You should call Walnut Creek pest control services if your home has excessive moisture. Moisture can attract many pests‚ including termites and roaches. You should call a Walnut Creek exterminator if you see pests during the day time. Many pests‚ such as cockroaches‚ are nocturnal. Therefore‚ you most likely have a pest infestation if you see critters during the day. You should call an exterminator in Walnut Creek if you have tried to handle the pests on your own‚ but
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Case # 1 OTTER CREEK MILLS‚ INC. 1- The client acceptance process can be quite complex. Identify procedures required by auditing standards that should be performed in determining whether to accept a client? Identify other procedures not required that you may also perform. Some procedures that an Auditor firm should follow before accepting an engagement are: a. The auditor firm should follow the procedures established in the quality control procedures. b. Look if firm is independent respect
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Americans‚ Mill Creek is located in Cincinnati‚ Ohio. It flows roughly 28 miles‚ starting at Liberty Township and flowing through 34 other communities and is a tributary to the Ohio River. The origins of mill creek dates back to the late 1700s‚ around 1787. Settlers used Mill Creek to transport goods and other items. Mill Creek has been abused for over 2 centuries. By 1810‚ major factories opened up along mill creek and its tributaries and dumped their chemical waste into the creek‚ causing mass pollution
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The water quality of the U-High creek was excellent because it had pollution sensitive micro-invertebrates. However‚ not all creeks are this way. One example of humans polluting creeks includes farmers’ pesticides and fertilizers that soak through the ground and travel into the water (Lenntech‚ 1998-2016). These materials hold a lot of phosphorus and nitrogen which causes a surplus of algae. If this occurs‚ then the water could turn green (causing a low aesthetic value) and also once it breaks down
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org/westminster/tribal_history.html The Poarch Band of Creek Indians are descendants of a segment of the original Creek Nation‚ which once covered almost all of Alabama and Georgia. Unlike many southeastern Indian tribes‚ the Poarch Creeks were not removed from their tribal lands‚ and have lived together for over 150 years. In the late 1700’s‚ the Creek Confederacy consisted of Alabama land north of current day Stockton‚ with the heart of the Creek Nation centralized along the intersection of the Coosa
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Tables 1 and 3 shows the measurements of the 10-meter stretch of Bear Creek that includes a pool and a riffle. The first table also shows the recorded time and weather in which our class collected the data during that particular day. The upper‚ middle‚ and lower transects are measured using meters. Each of the transects are first measured by width and then by depth on the: Left edge‚ mid-stream‚ and right edge. Then there is description on the substate and the site on both the upper and middle
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her family to marry the “man of her dreams.” They believe it will be a change for the better‚ but most women end up in a relationship that they are not happy with‚ much like the character of Cleofilas in Sandra Cisneros’ short story “Woman Hollering Creek.” Cleofilas decides to leave her home town and get married to fulfill her dreams of a more wonder life style in the United States. Cleofilas had these images of what her life would be like from watching the soap operas on TV‚ and it gave her this impression
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