...Case-In-Point Analysis Geoff Manbeck University of phoenix Environmental Issues and Ethics SCI-362 Brian Hoeft December 31, 2012 Case-In-Point Analysis The Salton Sea, once known as the accidental sea, became a popular tourist attraction which people would travel to for vacations (Ransriggs, 2011). People bought homes, built schools, restaurants, and yacht clubs; it was considered to be a miracle in the desert. Over the years the water at the Salton Sea became saltier than the ocean. Botulism poisoning killed millions of fish, and the heat, which reach the temperature of 120 degrees, made the air unbearable to breathe. A consequence was the sea began to flood (Ransriggs, 2011). The water at the Salton Sea was fed only by agricultural run-off, which increased the salt levels of the Salton Sea to levels that the fish could not survive. The death of 200 million fish had a large effect on the rest of the ecosystem, causing the death of the bird populations who rely on fish for food, increasing severe decaying of the dead fish, and creating a increased number of flies and other pathogens in their rotting carcasses (Ransriggs, 2011). The loss and harm to the populations of wild species at the Salton Sea is critical importance of migrating birds. The sea supports over 90% of the North American population species such as eared grebes, 30,000 American white pelicans, 2,000 brown pelicans, 25,000 snow and Ross’ geese, and 120,000 shore birds, which consist of 44 species (Ransriggs...
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...Power Tower in an Open Pit Mine: called a “Pit Power Tower” (PPT). | | By Jonathan Gwiazda and Francis A. DiBella | 1. Introduction1.2 Problem Statement The number of people and the amount of technology in the world are on the rise. People and technology both require energy. This rise in population and technology has led to a corresponding increase in energy demand. This trend is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future.The three primary methods of power production today are 1) fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, 2) hydroelectric dams, and 3) nuclear power. The undeveloped potential of each of these power methods is restricted by either the associated environmental impact or by the limits of the resource itself. Current methods of power production are in need of supplementation. An ideal source would be renewable and have minimal environmental impact. This paper presents one such method.1.3 Overview and Scope < A href="http://ljb.advertserve.com/servlet/click/zone?zid=29&pid=2&lookup=true&position=1" target="_top">< IMG src="http://ljb.advertserve.com/servlet/view/banner/image/zone?zid=29&pid=2&position=1" height="240" width="120" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" alt="Click Here!">< /A> | The paper begins with the background and description of the proposed power source, its advantages, and a tabular outline of three example sites. Concerns for each component of the system are briefly considered. The paper ends with a...
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...Case In Point Analysis Kristine Santacruz SCI/362 July 19. 2012 Mr. Anthony Pitucco Case in Point Analysis Case Hurricane Katrina Along Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama the North-Central Gulf Coast Hurricane Katrina was hit in August of 2005. It produced a storm surge that caused severe damage to the city of New Orleans as well as the other coastal cities and towns in the region. The damage from Hurricane Katrina caused a little more damage that some have expected. Not only has Katrina wiped out homes, and has left thousands of people homeless. The high waters caused levees and canals to fail, flooding 80% of New Orleans and many nearby neighborhoods. In New Orleans, long-term searching and settling of the area created a shoreline without its natural buffers and a town which was below sea level. Natural environment services controlling water flow and drainage were substituted for machines levees and pumps to prevent water off the roads. The unintended consequences that led to the disaster in New Orleans from Katrina was the delta formed over millennia from sediments deposited of the mouth of The Mississippi River. The city’s development has disrupted the delta building process at the locations of New Orleans. For sea and river commerce, over the years engineers have constructed a system of canals to aid navigation and of levees to control flooding, since the city is at or below sea level. The canals allowed salt water to intrude and kill the freshwater march vegetation...
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...www.ijird.com October, 2012 Vol 1 Issue 8 ISSN: 2278 – 0211 Cheaper Electrodes Having Higher Efficiency Using Salt Water And Salt Vinegar Electrolytes S. Ramakanth Electrical And Electronics Engineering,Visakha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Visakhapatnam Abstract: This paper gives how salt water and salt vinegar is used as a renewable energy source. Working of salt water and salt vinegarelectrolytes and both the combination of electrolytes, comparison of different electrodes used in the electrolytes. And choosing which is the best pair of electrodes.applications of it in many fields. Keywords: Electro-chemicalreaction,Electrolyte,Vinegar,corrosion. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Page 310 www.ijird.com October, 2012 Vol 1 Issue 8 1. Introduction We know that our earth covered with 70% of water and 30% of land. So water occupies more space than land but 97% is the salt water and 3% is the fresh drinking water. Many technologies are developed to use salt water for producing electrical energy. The energy produced in this way is renewable energy source. Ex: salt water battery, salt water generators etc. The modern battery is found in high-tech applications ranging from hearing aids and pace-makers to pocket calculators, personal stereos, radios and mobile phones. They are everywhere and completely invaluable. The origin of the power behind the battery is chemical. In the following paper I explain...
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...Imagine, sleeping fifteen feet in the air in a glass cube surrounded by a characterized old forest. Imagine, climbing inside a hundred year old pine tree and enjoying a hot, relaxing sauna. Imagine, listening to the birds chirping in the fresh morning air. The experience and magic associated with the TreeHotel in Harads, Sweden is the selling point attracting visitors. The entrepreneur behind this project discovered a tourism market to fulfill this product. In discovering the TreeHotel innovation, research must be conducted on the customers and their product, other existing markets and competitors, and the tourism product itself. The purpose behind the TreeHotel is to take people back to their roots and be in harmony with nature. First, why would anyone want to go to the TreeHotel? The motivation for people to choose this company could be a number of factors including: a magical experience, isolation, relaxation, adventurous activities, natural beauty, interesting architecture, and a romantic experience. Innovators would be initially attracted to the TreeHotel because it is a new creation with a unique modern design that is environmentally conscious in it’s structure. The natural and isolated atmosphere of the hotel and restaurant, that only uses ingredients from local suppliers, would pull the innovators to the hotel because of new trends that this VALS group practices. These trends are sustainability, going green, learning and enrichment travel, health consciousness...
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...individuals and institutions whose work is helped us to prepare this research paper. We are also grateful to multiple webpage and link in related to climate change and sea level rise. We are also grateful to Bangladeshi local NGOs and their documents in related sea level rise. Sea level rise: Impacts on Bangladesh and the role of NGOs Introduction: climate change is one of the most raising issues in contemporary world. Global warming is an important cause if climate change. The temperature of the world is increasing day by day. As a result the ice of arctic areas is melting. And this is raising the sea level. Though the temperature is increasing equally all over the world but all the countries of the world are not equally affected by this global warming. Usually costal areas, islands, and lower lands are mostly affected by this sea level rise. They are flooded badly each year because of this sea level rise. Global warming not only affects the environmental life but also they affect the political economic and infrastructural basis. Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries of sea level rise. As it is a costal and lower land, so here lives and properties are at a severe risk. One of the island of Bangladesh, named South Talpatti Island has already sank because of sea level rise. NGOs role is very important for Bangladesh. NGOs can play vital role in many ways. NGOs can supply knowledge and information through research which...
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...INDEX Question number Page number Question 1: discuss the distinctive characteristics that set chordates apart from all other phyla Page 3 Question 2.1: Describe the events that takes place during metamorphosis of solitary ascidians Page 4 Question 2.2: Discuss the feeding method of larvaceans Page 5 Question 3: discuss each of the following aspects of Hemichordates Phylogeny body organisation Page 6 Question 4 write explanatory notes on each of the following 4.1) Adaptation of sharks which promote buoyancy in water 4.2) Osmoregulation in freshwater and marine bony fishes Page 7 Page 8 Question 5 discuss the different types of snake venom and their effect on pray Page 10 Bibliography Page 11 Question 1 Discuss the distinctive characteristics that set chordates appart from all other phyla: (Hickman et al 1994) The animals most familiar to most people belong to the great phylum chordate. Humans themselves are members and share one of the common characteristics from which the phylum derives its name, the notochord. 1) Notochord A structure to prevent body shortening. All chordates have as their primary internal longitudinal skeletal element the notochord, a stiff but flexible rod that runs the length of the bilaterally symmetrical animal just ventral to the nerve cord. The notochord develops in every chordate embryo and is retained in many adults. 2) Dorsal tubular nerve cord A structure to coordinate movement. In...
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...Mangroves are ever green forests between land and sea, found essentially in the intertidal zone and occupying large tracts along the shallow coasts, estuaries and in the deltas where they are influenced by tides, widely differing conditions of saline and rainfall regimes. The coastline of Pakistan is 1,050 km long and 40-50 km wide shared by the provinces of Sindh (350 km) and Balochistan (700 km). In the Sindh province, mangroves are found in the Indus Delta which occupies approximately 600,000 ha extending from Korangi Creek in the north to Sir Creek in the South. Indus Delta comprises 17 major creeks, numerous minor creeks and extensive mudflats and constitutes 97% of total mangrove forests found in Pakistan. Mangroves of Indus delta are unique in being the largest arid climate mangroves in the world. The survival of these forests is largely associated with perennial freshwater supplies from the River Indus, which flows through the delta before reaching the Arabian Sea. An area of 344,845 ha of the Indus delta has been declared as protected forests and is under the control of Sindh Forest Department. The Indus Delta is believed to have had as many as eight mangrove species in the past. However at present, only four species have been left. Nearly 95% of the mangroves located in the Indus Delta comprise the species Avicennia marina. Very small patches of Ceriops tagal and Aegiceras corniculatum are found near the mouth of the Indus at Keti Bunder. Rizophora mucronata has...
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...Marshes are very important environments that can be found along the coast. They are very sensitive and hold lots of habits for many different species. Salt marshes consist of tidal creeks, low marsh, mid marsh, high marsh, and forest area. Due to the variety of marsh environments within the salt marsh, this allows a variety of habitats for many organisms. Some of the species that can be found here are, Spartina alterniflora, Littoraria irrorata, Juncus roemerianus, Spartina patens, Salicornia virginica, Melampus bidentatus, etc. Many of these species hold a key role within this habit such as being a foundation species, or an indicator for the marsh health. Littoraria irrorata (periwinkle snails) amongst other gastropods and Molluscs have...
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...McDonald’s Corporation Marketing Plan Susie Ransom MKT Abstract This paper discusses McDonalds Marketing Plan for the future. Below I will cover the goals and objectives of their current and future coals for the corporation. Topics that will be discussed include the Situation Analysis, customer environment, competition, economic growth and stability, political trends, technological advancements, sociocultural trends, marketing goals and objectives, marketing strategy, marketing implementation and finally the timeline in which it will take McDonalds to implement these goals. Executive Summary McDonalds is known as the world number one selling Fast Food Company. They serve their famous burgers and fries in over one hundred countries around the world. While the majority of their restaurants are stand alone, they also have many franchises that are owned by everyday people like me and you. Their franchises have been their ticket to success; they are the top in the fast food industry because they stay unified in quality and marketing aspects. No matter which type of restaurant, whether corporate or franchised owned. Although, McDonalds are number one in the industry, in order to stay in their position they need to increase sales through expanding into new markets. They have been successful in the past in China and other markets. One of their strengths lies in their versatility to adapt to the culture of foreign markets. By serving traditional cuisine along...
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... Abuzar sabir 094432057 Adnan Mukthar 094432004 Mujtaba Haider 094432064 Date : 10-06-2011 Knorr Chicken Noodles Tables of Contents 1. Acknowledgement ……………………………………………………….…..… 04 2. Executive summary ………………………………………………………... 05 3. Introduction of company ………………………………………….……….….. 06 4. Analysis of end to end supply chain………………………………………….. 07 4.1. Generalized supply chain model…………………………………... 07 4.1.1. Suppliers network………………………………………… 07 4.1.2. Customers network……………………………………… 10 4.1.3. Flow chart of generalized supply chain model……………… 11 5. Upstream and downstream activities………………………………… 12 5.1. Supply chain flow……………………………………… 12 5.1.1. Material flow…………………………………………… 12 5.1.2. Flow chart of material flow……………………………… 13 5.1.3. Information flow………………………………………… 14 5.1.4. Flow chart of material flow……………………………… 15 5.1.5. Cash flow……………………………………………… 16 5.1.6. Flow chart of cash flow……………………………… 17 6. Supply chain process map………………………………………………… 18 6.1. Process activity mapping…………………………………...
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...atter2/7/2014 Chapter 4: Carbon & Molecular Diversity of Life Chapter 4 Reading O Pages 58-61 O ½ page 63 (4.3 only) Organic Molecules O Contain carbon. Carbon! Carbon! Carbon! Testosterone DNA Methane Figure 4.2 Miller Experiment (1953) “Atmosphere” CH4 Electrode What about CO2 O Not traditionally considered organic. O It is the source of carbon for all other 2. Hydrogen gas (H2), ammonia (NH3), & water vapor in “atmosphere”. Water vapor 3. “Lightning”. Condenser Cooled “rain” containing organic molecules organic molecules!! 1. Salt (sea) water heated. Cold water H2O “sea” Sample for chemical analysis 4. “rain” condenses as cooled. Molecules collect in flask. 1 2/7/2014 Results of Miller Experiment O Found amino acids, hydrocarbons and other Carbon O The backbone of all ORGANIC molecules O 4 valence electrons O Forms up to four covalent bonds O Single or double bonds biological molecules that spontaneously formed, abiotically! O Versatility in attachable functional groups Carbon Skeleton Variations Hydrocarbons O Fats O Fossil fuels O C-H bonds store Nucleus Fat droplets Carbon skeletons vary in length Double bond Carbon skeletons may have double bonds, which can vary in location ENERGY! Carbon skeletons may be unbranched or branched Carbon skeletons may be arranged in rings 10 m (a) Part of a human adipose cell (b) A fat molecule O Insoluble (C-H =nonpolar) Functional...
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...2006 (34 of 2006) the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India proposes to make Food Safety and Standards Regulations in so far as they relates to Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Regulations, 2011, and; Whereas these draft Regulations were published in consolidated form at pages 1 to 776 in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part III – Sec. 4 dated 20th October 2010 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; And whereas the copies of the Gazette were made available to the public on the 21st October 2010; And whereas objections and suggestions received from the stakeholders within the specified period on the said draft Regulations have been considered and finalized by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Now therefore, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India hereby makes the following Regulations, namely,— FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS (LABORATORY AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS) REGULATIONS, 2011 CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1.1: Short title and commencement1.1.1: These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Laboratory and Sample Analysis) Regulations, 2011. 1.1.2: These regulations shall come into force on or after 5th August, 2011 1.2: Definitions1.2.1: In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Notified laboratory”...
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...(boiling point is lower) than the soluble solid, the soluble solid will remain while the liquid evaporates. The procedure employs the use of an evaporating dish and a Bunsen burner. | Crystallisation | Another method of dissolved solids from a liquid mixture (solution)The impure salt is dissolved in water at a high temperature to create a concentrated solution.The mixture is then cooled and the salt crystallises, leaving the impurity in the solution.This crystallised slat contains much less of the impurity than before. The salt can then be filtered and dried.Sugar cane industry. | Assess separation techniques for their suitability in separating examples of earth materials, identifying the differences in properties which enable these separations Yes, fractional distillation can separate a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen because they have similar (but not the same) boiling points. Could filtration successfully separate sand from a sand-salt mixture? No. Without water the salts in the sand and salt mixture will not separate out via filtration because filtration requires an insoluble solid plus a liquid mixture, which in this case would be salt + water Describe situations in which gravimetric analysis supplies useful data for chemists and other scientists * the process of determining the % by mass of one substance in a mixture * It is used to determine whether mining is economically feasible * to determine the composition of compounds in soil to determine whether...
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...A. Project Plan/Problem Statement This experiment will test if salt increases how fast water comes to a rapid boil. I will determine if water will boil faster once salt is added to it. The experiment will use identical pots, amounts of water, temperature settings, starting temperatures, and the same stopwatch to ensure valid and accurate results. This experiment is relevant to the real world because it tests if water will come to a boil faster if a common house hold ingredient, salt, is added to it. A1. Literature Review I referenced two studies before completing my experiment. The first is from the Museum 4 Kids website, which asks the question if salt is added to boiling water will it increase the temperature. The experiments objective is to bring water to a boil (212 degrees Fahrenheit) and then add in the salt to see if this will see an increase in temperature. The study used two cups of boiling water and had their control temperature at 212.9 degrees Fahrenheit. The study added one tablespoon of salt to the boiling water at two separate points. The first when the water first came to a boil and the second when the temperature steadied after adding the first tablespoon of salt. The outcomes did show an increase in the boiling temperature. First raising it from the 212.9 degrees F to 215.6 degrees F and then 218.3 degrees F. The second study I used looked at the starting temperatures of water to see if hot or cold water would come to a boil faster. Their hypothesis...
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