References: Iloba‚ B. N.‚ & Ekrakene‚ T. (2008). Soil Micro Arthropods Recovery Rates from 0-5 cm Depth Within 5 Months Period Following Endosulfan (Organochlorine Pesticide) Treatment in Designated Plots in Benin City‚ Nigeria. Academic Journal of Entomology ‚ 36-44. Neave‚ P.‚ & Fox‚ C. (1998). Response of soil invertebrates to reduced tillage systems established on a clay loam soil. Applied
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REPORT PERIYAR RIVER The periyar river is the longest river in the state of kerala in india.The length of periyar is 300 km.It is also known as “The life line of kerala”.The sources of the periyar is in the sivagiri hills of Western ghats range in Tamil Nadu.Annual flow of river is 11607 cubic meters. During its journey to the Arabian Sea at Cochin river is enriched with water of minor tributaries like Muthayar‚ Perunthuraiar‚ Chinnar‚ Cheruthony‚ Kattappanayar and Edamalayar at different
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Lindsay Whittaker Biology 111 April 15‚ 2009 Environmental Estrogens We eat and are exposed to these deadly products every day. They are in the foods we eat and in our environment. These substances have been known to cause disease‚ cancers and different birth defects. What is this you ask? This synthetic substance can be found in the environment and when absorbed into a person’s system‚ may function in a similar wary to estrogen‚ the generic term for female sex hormones (Environmental
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INTRODUCTION The Ministry of Health established the National Drinking Water Quality Standards (NDWQS) in 1983‚ with the most recent revision in 2000 due for circulation for use in 2002. The standards stipulate limits for physical‚ chemical‚ microbiological and radiological parameters and compliance with these standards is mandatory for all private water suppliers. Supporting documentation is available to ensure effective implementation of the standards and include information on the National Programmed
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Classification of tropical‚ sub-tropical and acid zone fruit – area and production – scope and importance. Climate is of fundamental importance in the development of fruit cluster. Fruit has been a major food for mankind from time immemorial. Primitive man‚ the food habit was based mainly on fruits and also tubers which were found wild in the forests. In fact Adam who is considered to be the progenitor of man was said to have temptingly given the apple. In Ramanaya and Mahabaratha the cultivation
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The past‚ present‚ and future of pesticide use and bans TABLE OF CONTENTS PESTICIDE BANS .................................................................................................................................2 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................2 THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION........................................................
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Good Neighbours Campaign‚ 1999 Client: Australian Cotton Industry PR Company: Cox Inall Communication Cotton production is a significant primary industry in Australia‚ with a record harvest of more than 583‚000 hectares being planted in 2011/12. Cotton is one of Australia’s largest rural export earners‚ which continually supports the viability of more than 50 rural communities across the country. With more than two and a half times the world’s average yields‚ Australia’s cotton industry is now
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Napier Grass Scientific name: Pennisetum purpureum Family: Poaceae Origin: Tropical grasslands of Africa Botanical description: A robust perennial with a vigorous root system‚ sometimes stoloniferous with a creeping rhizome. Culms usually 180-360 cm high‚ branched upwards. Leaf-sheaths glabrous or with tubercle-based hairs; leaf-blades 20-40 mm wide‚ margins thickened and shiny. Inflorescence a bristly false spike up to 30 cm long‚ dense‚ usually yellow-brown in colour‚ more rarely purplish (Chippendall
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Environmental effects of pesticides Use of pesticides can have unintended effects on the environment. Over 98% of sprayed insecticides and 95% of herbicides reach a destination other than their target species‚ including nontarget species‚ air‚ water‚ bottom sediments‚ and food.[1] Pesticide contaminates land and water when it escapes from production sites and storage tanks‚ when it runs off from fields‚ when it is discarded‚ when it is sprayed aerially‚ and when it is sprayed into water to
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ARTICLE SUBMISSION FORM INSTRUCTIONS Please fill out this form completely. If certain areas do not apply to you‚ or you have no information to offer‚ simply answer with “N/A”. Incomplete forms will be not be accepted. Thank you. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION Full Name: Priscilla Tong Rui Qi Gender: F E-mail Address: priscillatrq@gmail.com TTH Chapter: NUS TTH Cycle (Fall-Winter or Spring-Summer) and Year: Spring-Summer 2012 AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY Graduating Class: NUS Major(s)/Minor(s):
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