The theory of global warming is nothing new. The Nobel Prize-winning chemist Svante Arrhenius first proposed the idea of global warming in 1896. Carbon dioxide‚ he knew‚ traps heat in the Earth’s atmosphere. He also knew that burning coal and oil releases carbon dioxide (CO2). Arrhenius speculated that continued burning of coal and oil would increase concentrations of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere‚ making the planet warmer. It’s called thegreenhouse effect. What warms the Earth? To determine what
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major impact on humans‚ not only today‚ but especially in the future. In this paper I am going to explain the causes and the effects of global warming and how it will impact our lives in the long run. Greenhouse gases are gases such as carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ nitrous oxide‚ and ozone‚ and play an important roll in the earth’s atmosphere. Without them it would really be cold‚ but that does not seem to be the problem in today’s life. Over the past sixty years‚ the world’s ozone layer has built
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Introduction to Industrial Pollution Industrial pollution is pollution which can be directly linked with industry‚ in contrast to other pollution sources. This form of pollution is one of the leading causes of pollution worldwide; in the United States‚ for example‚ the Environmental Protective Agency estimates that up to 50% of the nation’s pollution is caused by industry. Because of its size and scope‚ industrial pollution is a serious problem for the entire planet‚ especially in nations which
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elements of magnesium‚ sulfur‚ potassium‚ calcium and bromine. Calcium is the most important constituent as it is important in sustaining marine life and plays a role in the chemical balance of the ocean. The acidification of the ocean‚ precipitated by global warming‚ is causing a change in the chemical interactions of these various ecological systems. These systems rely on chemical reactions where the pH of the ocean is within a certain range and concentrations of carbon dioxide are at acceptable levels
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Carbon dioxide What is a Carbon dioxide Molecule? This is a picture of a carbon dioxide molecule. Structural formula for Carbon dioxide molecule: O = C = O Basic information: Oxygen and Carbon are both non-metals. - An oxygen atom has 6 electrons in its outer shell. Oxygen is in group 6 of the periodic table. - A carbon atom has 4 electrons in its outer shell. Carbon is in group 4 of the periodic table. Two oxygen atoms and 1 carbon atom will each share two
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has been the subject of intense debate for decades now. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and industrial gases from fossil fuels play a huge role in why our environment is changing so rapidly. With projections of an increase between 2.5 and 10.5 degrees by the year 2100‚ it is really nothing to take lightly. According to some scientific studies‚ the main gas causing global warming‚ CO2‚ or carbon dioxide‚ has increased in our atmosphere by as much as 30 percent over the last 100 years. That
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increases the level of CO2. Less trees will remove CO2 from the air. 3) Livestock farming releases methane CH4‚ into the atmosphere when animals wind. Volcanic activity is changing the atmosphere. 1) Sulfur dioxide is released into the atmosphere when volcanoes erupt. 2) Carbon dioxide is also released into the atmosphere by volcanoes eruptions. Sources of information of the atmosphere are limited. 1) We have learnt about the past atmosphere from
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St. Paul-many of them immigrants‚ who settled in shantytowns along the river. By converting from coal to natural gas the plant has significantly reduced all air emissions from the plant-particulates by about 92%‚ nitrogen oxide by almost 97%‚ sulfur dioxide by 99% and 100% of mercury emissions. High Bridge also has been a major sponsor and participant in the Mississippi riverfront greening project in downtown St. Paul that involved the planting of hundreds of trees and shrubs. (High Bridge Generating
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|Health/Environmental Effects | |Carbon dioxide (CO2) |Burning carbon-containing |The buildup of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases | | |fossil fuels accounts for most |warms the atmosphere by absorbing some of the outgoing infrared| | |human-made Carbon dioxide |(heat) radiation. Some of the heat in the warmed atmosphere is | |
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air‚ are being destroyed. Our forests are being cut down at an alarming rate‚ bearing enormous impacts on the health of earth. Our oceans and seas are being polluted and over-fished. Our atmosphere is injected with increasing amounts of carbon dioxide‚ which hurts the entire planet. All of these problems can be traced to our vast‚ rapidly expanding population‚ which has stressed our world far too greatly. Our Population In 1994‚ the world population was 5‚602‚800‚000. This population had a
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