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Deforestation Deforestation When the Portuguese landed in Brazil 500 years ago the sight that greeted them was of a huge rain forest, which then ran along much of Brazil’s Atlantic coast. In more recent times, there has been an outcry over the destruction of the much larger Amazon forest. But its devastation is nothing compared…

The amount of space for landfills decreases every day. The need for recycling should not be asked, it should just be done out of habit. Everyone in America needs to recycle, to help the lamdfill problem, help the environment, and help produce new products from recycled goods. In America there is about two-hundred and eight…

Information technology and electronic devices have grown exponentially in the United States of America. Majority of devices and other electronic things use electricity, so why not the cars that we operate on daily basis. Electrical cars are trending in an upward direction. Some big companies like Honda, Toyota and Tesla are trying to introduce to…

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Loss Introduction The ecosystem has endured many challenges due to human’s excessive needs and consumptions. Through our part in advancing technology, we have increased the potential of numerous things that have made life easier. However, our advancements have enabled us to implement destruction in the environment. One of the components that have…

For this project, I chose to quit using plastic water bottles. I chose to go down this path for my project because after the first couple days of college, I notice that our recycling bin was already getting really full and it was basically all water bottles. After a few days, we were almost finished…

Abstract: Nowadays the availability of quality drinking water is decreasing all over the world especially in urban areas due to pollution. In order to check the quality of water, the water quality parameters like pH, turbidity can be measured and analyzed. Normally the methods of measuring the water quality parameters may consume time and it…

The city I propose as a perfect city, would be as close to an ecocity as possible, although have some differences. For example, for electrical needs, I would suggest the city have a solar power plant, but on those desperate times, energy would be bought from other electrical plants from nearby towns or states. Water…

Through these conservation efforts, the Costa Rican government can boast about”protecting 90 percent of its existing forests and the largest percentage of land dedicated to national parks in the world.” 13 In addition to the National Parks system, the government plays a large active role in joint efforts such as Project CARFIX with FUNDECOR. “FUNDECOR…

Air Pollution Air Pollution is addition of harmful substances to the atmosphere resulting in damage to the environment, human health, and quality of life. One of many forms of pollution, air pollution occurs inside homes, schools, and offices; in cities; across continents; and even globally. Air pollution makes people sick, it causes breathing problems and…

The main difference between bio degradable polymers or plastic and the non degradable ones is that they can be decay easily underground with the influence of physical factors and microorganisms – bacteria or fungi without creating any bad effects in the environment. So, Degradable plastics refers to a class of plastic products whose properties meet…