Theory Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is the measure of wastewater and water quality. This test is focused on the fact that a strong oxidizing agent, under acidic conditions can fully oxidize almost any organic compound to carbon dioxide. COD is equal to the equivalent amount of oxygen required to chemically oxidize substrate materials in water. The COD is often measured using a strong oxidant (e.g. potassium dichromate, potassium iodate, potassium permanganate) under acidic conditions. A known
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Buffering Work and Family Conflict Cyndi Willis Author note: This assignment was made by Cyndi Willis on July 25, 2014 for Kathryn Chiplis’ Work and Family course at Rasmussen College. Buffering Work and Family Conflict There are many things that create conflict when one is trying to balance their work life and their family life. Sometimes it becomes increasingly overwhelming trying to keep a job and move up the ranks to a higher paying position while still pleasing your spouse, kids, and just
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ABSTRACT Nylons comes in many types but the most common and widely used in textile and plastic industries are Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6. Nylon 6,6 is made up of two monomers each containing 6 carbon atoms. One of them is Adipic Acid which is a dicarboxylic acid. It is manufactured by oxidation of Cyclohexanol which is produced by oxidative cleavage of cyclohexane or by hydrogenation of phenol. Commercially Cyclohexane is preferred as raw material because of its lower cost and a two-step mechanism involving
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CHOCOLATE CAKE INGREDIENTS 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups sugar ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1½ teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon espresso powder 1 cup milk ½ cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup boiling water INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 350º F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring. For the cake: Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt
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Walk into virtually any home in the United States and it is practically guaranteed that there will be a container of some form of pesticide (Raid) or herbicide (Roundup, Spectracide, Ortho) on hand. These are considered “everyday” products used by most homeowners to kill bugs and weeds. They have all been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as safe for use by the general public. They are sold by large retailers as well as smaller local vendors. Based on those two factors, it
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April 10 2013 In this essay we will be discussing the benefits of the proposed legislation and will discuss the benefits it will promote include reduction of fire deaths, decrease in property destruction. We will discuss the community wide benefits and the economic impacts of the cost associated with sprinkler installations. Residential sprinklers have been around since the 1970’s. The first residential sprinkler ordinance was implemented in San Clement, CA in 1980. Since the 1980 it is slowly
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a famous scene in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, the sports agent played by Tom Cruise is goaded by his client, played by Cuba Gooding Jr., to repeatedly scream into the phone "Show me the money." By the time that film came out, however, the role of the sports agent had long since been transformed into one far more sophisticated than simply negotiating contracts. And while screenwriter Cameron Crowe based the Jerry Maguire character on agent Leigh Steinberg, it was Mark McCormack who ushered in the
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Achilles’ heel of today’s health systems. 2. Terrorism Versus Bioterrorism Despite the dark past in healthcare systems, current issues of the use of biological agents as means of mass destruction is alarming. Most of the countries across the globe are now faced with the daunting task of terrorism control, since this is one area where biological agents find a lot of use. According to Forst, terrorism may be defined as a “premeditated and unlawful use of violence [on] non-combatant populations having symbolic
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damages: death, rise of the homeless and the poor, destruction of buildings and natural resources, and numerous disable people. Particularly, Agent Orange is one of the main reasons which brought these misery and loss to Vietnamese at that time, and the negative effects lasted from this generation to another generation. In The Case of Agent Orange, Palmer defines, “Agent Orange, the main herbicide used and primarily for defoliation” (173). At first, this chemical was planted to destroy jungle in order to
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Agent Orange was of many herbicides stored and used in Vietnam. This arsenal of “Rainbow Herbicides” included Agents White, Green, Blue, Purple, and Pink, of which Orange was most lethal. But, Agent Orange’s lethal qualities only remained active from a few days to a week before degrading and becoming non-toxic. But if this was the case, then why was Vietnam affected for decades after the war? The component of Agent Orange that made it toxic, if even for a short amount of time, was dioxin. The most
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