Topic 6: Applied and Social Ecology: Anthropogenic factor The main idea: Note the ways in which people are using their knowledge of ecology in an effort to find rational ways to protect natural resources with minimal ecological risk. Lecture outline: 1. Specific characteristics of anthropogenic factor 2. Environment and its components 3. Ecological crisis and ecological situations 4. Modern ecological crisis and its characteristics 5. Pollution and sources of pollution 1. Specific characteristics
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Chan ECS (1972). Laboratory exercises in microbiology Mcgraw- Hill book company‚ pp. 197-347. Rao BS (1965). Maladies of Hevea in Malaysia. Rubber Research Institute ofMalaysia; Kuala Lumpur. 108 pp. Tewari SN (1995). Ocimum sanctum L.‚ a botanical fungicide for rice blast control. Trop. Sci‚ 35: 263-273. Vincent JM (1927). Distortion of fungal hyphae in the presence of certain inhibitions. Nature‚ 850. Webster CC‚ Baulkwill WEJ (1989). Rubber Tropical Agricultural Series. Longman Scientific and Technical
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Sulfur Physical and chemical properties: Sulfur is classified as an odourless‚ tasteless‚ soft‚ light yellow solid. It is insoluble in water‚ but is soluble in carbon disulfide. Sulfur is very reactive; it reacts with all metals except gold and platnium‚ forming sulfides. It also forms compounds with various non-metallic elements. Sulfur forms over 30 solid allotropes. Sulfur is a chalogen (group 16 of the periodic table) and a non metal. Sulfur’s atomic weight is 32.06. It has 16 electrons‚ protons
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Are Organic Foods All They Are Hyped Up To Be: An Overview Of The Organic Food Industry Today‚ with cancer and obesity cases increasing quickly‚ people are turning their attention to the foods they are consuming. Such diets as the vegan‚ vegetarian‚ lacto-vegetarian‚ paleo‚ raw‚ and locavore are becoming more and more popular. The one thing these diets all have in common is the belief that organic foods are better than conventional foods. Similar to conventional foods‚ organic foods contain chemicals
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Resources: See Appendix D for a list of multimedia offerings. The Anatomy of the Fetal Pig (CBS‚ 62 minutes‚ VHS‚ DVD) Fetal Pig (DryLab Plus) (ED‚ CD-ROM) The Fetal Pig: A Technological Dissection (ED‚ CD-ROM) Solution: Carboglycerine solution 30 grams fungicide (Benomyl‚ Sigma) 250 milliliters glycerine 1 liter water Mix together and store in a closed container. Advance Preparation 335 Comments and Pitfalls Answers to Questions Activity 3: Dissecting Trunk and Neck Muscles Superficial Muscles of the
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Estrogens Environmental Estrogens Environmental Estrogens can either be natural or due to man-made chemicals. Estrogen Chemicals can be found in: * Pharmaceuticals (hormone therapy drugs‚ birth control pills) * Pesticides (insecticides‚ fungicides) * Plastic linked products (Bisphenol A‚ phthalates) * Heavy metals (Mercury‚ Lead) * Household Products (detergents) Environmental Estrogens are manufactured for a purpose such as contraceptives and pesticides. Environmental Estrogens
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Industrial Effluents in the Water Pollution Water pollution is caused by emission of domestic or urban sewage‚ agricultural waste‚ pollutants and industrial effluents into water bodies. Nowadays‚ its main source is the waste material discharged by industrial units. Waste materials like acids‚ alkalies‚ toxic metals‚ oil‚ grease‚ dyes‚ pesticides and even radioactive materials are poured into the water bodies by many industrial units. Some other important pollutants include polychlorinated biphenyl
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LITERATURE REVIEW BY: Lynelle F. “The earth‚ that’s nature’s mother‚ is her tomb. What is her burying grave is her womb.” Shakespeare‚ W.‚ 1597 According to the World Food Summit in 1996‚ the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations states that food security exists when all people at all times have access to sufficient‚ safe‚ nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life. (FAO‚ 2006) Ensuring food security within a country is vital as it ensures each individual
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Chemicals Hordenine and methyl jasmonate were purchased from Tokyo Chemical Industry (Tokyo‚ Japan). Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (Tokyo‚ Japan). Plant materials Two-year-old seedlings of Vitis vinifera cv. Koshu were cultivated in perlite:vermiculite (1:1) soil in a growth chamber (11.8 Wm-2 for 14 h in a day) at 27 °C. Seedlings of Fragaria×ananassa cv. Nyoho were grown in 55% peat moss‚ 10% perlite‚ 5% vermiculite‚ and 30% decomposed granite soil at 25 ºC in a greenhouse
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Foods to avoid: We asked Food Scientists a simple question: “What foods do you avoid? Experts from different areas of specialty explain why they won’t eat these eight foods. Food scientists are shedding light on items loaded with toxins and chemicals–and simple swaps for a cleaner diet and supersized health. Experts from different areas of specialty explain why they won’t eat these eight foods. Clean eating means choosing fruits‚ vegetables‚ and meats that are raised‚ grown‚ and sold with minimal
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