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    Aswan High Dam

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    Aswan High Dam The Nile River runs through Egypt and Sudan. It has a lot of power that needed to be capture. To capture this power the Aswan Dam was built. This dam could not quite get the job done. Thus‚ the High Dam at Aswan was built. In a relatively rainless region‚ it is only because of the Nile River’s annual flood that the areas of Egypt and Nubia became habitable and airable. The flood would and could vary greatly

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    was salmon. This protein’s importance was seen in the first salmon ceremony. Here‚ the bones from the season’s first salmon “are taken out of the Columbia River in a gesture of gratitude and respect.” Also‚ found on the flag‚ a colorful salmon can be seen with patterns enveloping it’s body. Rather than being hunted for sport‚ every salmon caught was solely for the nourishment of their bodies. The Europeans‚ however‚ would kill close to any animal just for sport or for its skin. Although salmon was

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    Effects of water pollution. The water pollution is very harmful to humans‚ animals and water life. The effects can be catastrophic‚ depending on the kind of chemicals‚ concentrations of the pollutants and where there are polluted. Below‚ we shall see a summary of the effects of water pollution. The effects of water pollution are varied and depend on what chemicals are dumped and in what locations. Many water bodies near urban areas (cities and towns) are highly polluted. This is the result

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    Water pollution is a serious matter‚ and can be defined as a problem. Poor water quality is just another way of saying water pollution. Water pollution is when one or more substances build up in water to such an extent‚ that several problems for animals and humans develop. Rivers‚ lakes‚ oceans‚ and other inland waters are able to naturally clean up certain amounts of the pollution by dispersing them harmlessly. Water pollution depends on the quantities: how much of the polluting substance is released

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    Build Laiban Dam

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    Build Laiban Dam Abulencia‚ Christine Jeanette E.; Bunag‚ Princess Arjhen S.; De Jesus‚ Jalyn Arianne B.; Ico‚ Anna Rica A.; Maute‚ Sarah A.; Nuque‚ Jacqueline Bubbles N. cristine.abulencia@yahoo.com‚ cesz_arjhen02@yahoo.com‚ jharibdj@ymail.com‚ annaricaico5@yahoo.com‚ sarah_maute@yahoo.com‚ bubbles_tigerlily@yahoo.com Abstract: Water is a primary need of man. And though it has been so important to every living thing ever since‚ not everyone has an access to safe drinking water until now. This

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    Three Gorges Dam Introduction: A computer simulated model of how the finished dam is supposed to look like A computer simulated model of how the finished dam is supposed to look like The three Gorges dam is the world’s largest dam with a total length of half a mile and 600 feet high. The construction of this massive dam took over 21 years starting from planning till the finished construction. The dam was built to stop the floorings that occurred and to cut down the greenhouse emissions of Chinas

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    genetically modified salmon‚ which is designed to gown continuously instead of seasonally‚ and was approved by the F.D.A. It is the first genetically modified salmon to be sold in the United States. It has been argued by some critics that the studies done on the salmon are inadequate and that not labeling the salmon as genetically modified is dangerous to consumers. The author of the debate‚ Nina Fedoroff‚ is in favor of the G.M.O salmon. First‚ she brings up that wild salmon are in decline because

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    Effects of Water Resources Sarah Wegner SCI/275 July 31‚ 2015 Sandra Babuka Effects of Water Resources 1. Video: Protecting Americans From Danger in the Drinking Water This video describes the dangers of the Chromium 6 in the groundwater supplies in our nation. There is an ongoing controversy over whether or not the amounts of chemical present in the water can still be considered safe drinking water. According to the video‚ nearly 70 million people are drinking water that could be contaminated by

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    Farmed Vs. Wild Salmon Study There has been a lot of controversy concerning the differences between wild caught and farmed raised salmon. With the information I have gathered from my research on these animals I can confidently say that farm raised salmon is much worse for your health and wellbeing compared to wild salmon. Farmed salmon increases diseases such as cancer‚ high blood pressure‚ stroke‚ immune system problems‚ and reproduction disorders. Farmed salmon also are fed a concentrated a

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    Hoover Dam Construction

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    The Hoover Dam‚ a tremendous barrier holding up the powerful Colorado River‚ was built during the Great Depression. This project gave an average of 21‚000 people a job around the United States‚ hiring six companies. Construction on the Hoover Dam started April 20‚ 1931 and ended March 1‚ 1936; two years ahead of schedule. This was the world’s largest dam at the time; capable of holding 9 trillion gallons of water‚ weighing close to 6.6 million tons requiring 3‚250‚000 cubic yards of concrete as well

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