“How to Poison the Earth” by Linnea Saukko was written as an assignment for a freshman composition class. This essay details a process that humans could take to ensure the definitive destruction of earth. The writer explains that this process might be difficult, due to the fact that the earth has ways to continuously cleanse itself. The first process suggests that large amounts of lethal substances, such as uranium-238 and plutonium, should be produced and then injected into the earth. We would start by building more nuclear plants to help generate more plutonium.
Sherpa fire in Santa Barbara grows to 4,000 acres overnight, putting about 140 homes at risk and closing down major freeways according to federal officials. The fire started on Wednesday afternoon on coastal hills north of Santa Barbara. It had moved through overgrown hillsides and canyons that have not been burned in over 60 years because of the hot and dry weather and notorious “sundowner” winds. Sundowners, similar to Santa Ana winds, fuel many of the fires in the Santa Barbara County.
“Powder” & “To Build a Fire” Compare and Contrast Essay In the first passage, Powder, by Tobias Wolff, both characters are stuck in a snowstorm and then one of the characters decides to navigate a road that is off limits and covered with snow to get to their destination, while the other character thinks and plans ahead. In the second passage, To Build a Fire, by Jack London, a man is navigating through the bitter cold to get to a checkpoint where the man is going to eat his lunch as the dog stays in the back and follows until the man uses the dog as a sort of test. Both these passages have their differences, but they have more in common than you think. Throughout Powder you see the father using his amazing sense of direction to help guide
In preparation for this paper I chose to read Fire in the ashes: twenty five years among the poorest children in America by Jonathan Kozol. In this book Kozol has followed these children and their family’s lives for the past twenty five years. In his writing Kozol portrays a point of view most from his background and standing would not be capable of having. He portrays what life is like for those who have been let down by the system that was meant to protect them. Kozols writing style can be very blunt at times, not for shock value, but for the sake of portraying these children’s realities, and not sugarcoating the inequalities that they are faced with.
Within the sixteenth century while there were fifteen reported cases of arson four crimes that are attributed to women (Appendix B), two of these cases involve couples (David Clary/Elizabeth Gombert and Mary Davis/Edwards Davis). The two involving the couples are of importance since they both had entirely different verdicts. In the case of Mary and Edward Davis, the witness Richard Dyer, when asked if anyone was in the house, swears that, “Not a creature.” Dyer swears that nobody was in the house during the fire, and since the evidence fell short of proving the house had been set on fire, they were both found not guilty. This is a common factor in most cases that involve arson in the 1700’s since there was little evidence to condemn the couple for their actions, they were both let free.
Aquatic toxicity refers to how certain compounds interact with organisms in marine ecosystems. Human activities such as agriculture often require the use various compounds; many of these compounds, however, flow into rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water via surface runoff. The compounds that we investigated in this experiment were atrazine (Figure 1), an herbicide that kills broadleaf and grassy weeds, and metalaxyl (Figure 2), a fungicide that kills oomycetes and water-mold fungi. Although compounds such as atrazine and metalaxyl are useful, they can be toxic in aquatic environments. The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether or not atrazine and metalaxyl are toxic in aquatic environments by comparing experimentally derived logKOW and
Sulphide mining is more hazardous than iron ore mining. When reacted with water, the waste of iron ore cause rust; however, it is different in sulphide mining. Due to many reason when it comes to contact with water it forms sulpheric acid. Sulpheric acid is more hazardous than rust.
Throughout a number of studies, metal pollution has proven to be extremely toxic towards animals and humans alike, causing major detrimental health issues for both populations. While unlike the movie iron is not one of the metals that is most likely to cause damage, there are a number that do, for example lead, copper and nickel (Grazing Animals article). Potentially the most important side effect of this is genetic changes that can occur (171 page article). A great example of this is when Nago became cursed after having an iron bullet lodged inside him. Additional potential effects of toxicity today are high morbidity and mortality
Younger children have this better range of hand and mouth touching that could give them this if the CCA treated wood structures are not taken down. The bad part is, “The arsenic ends up on the surface of the wood or soil near the wood.” As simple as it raining the arsenic can come off the wood and end up on the near surfaces when children can pick it up and it gets on them. Lastly, “Exposer to arsenic can occur directly through skin contact with CCA-treated wood, or more indirectly through arsenic-contaminated soil, groundwater, or surface water.” The children at young ages will catch this if it is not taken care of.
In order for many naturally toxic elements to become harmful, a reaction must occur. This reaction is what releases or increases the toxicity of what we ingest. So now, enter the Maillard
Mining waste causes higher prevalence of elevated blood lead levels in children (Murgueytio et al, 1998). Lead poisoning is a serious and fatal condition. Poorer quality of home and environment has been found to be an independent contributor for increased blood lead concentrations (Baghurst et al, 1999). Lead is a highly toxic metal and a very strong poison. Parents can reduce their children’s exposure to lead from sources like wet-mopping floors and removing dust with a wet cloth; removing shoes prior to entering the house; not allowing children to play in areas containing bare soil; and frequently washing their children’s faces and hands.
Discussions were held with the aim of drawing up newer and better policies to protect the air, water, soil and most importantly, the health and safety of all life forms on earth. Through Silent Spring, Carson promoted a prototypical method for chemists to work in a way that is both human and environmental friendly. Her legacy still continues in the form of the ‘green chemistry’ that is being promoted by chemists and scientists of today with the increased focus of maintaining sustainability in all areas of
The Impact of Charcoal on Ancient Civilizations Where would modern society be without charcoal? The impact of charcoal on changing the way society functions is immeasurable. Charcoal helped society and people in every way- from warfare to cooking. Charcoal has played a massive role in the advancement of ancient society and technology.
The mining of gold has had an incredible effect on the environment and the health of those residing around the mining areas. Acid mine drainage is metal-rich water formed when rocks containing sulphur-bearing minerals- such as iron sulphide- react with water,
Water is the most important component found on the surface of the earth because it is source of life for living creatures. However, water pollution has become a global concern. Water pollution can have several forms from diverse sources. It is expected that there will be a lack of clean water in next few decades due to pollution. Nile river water in Egypt is the focus of attention of many studies due to many reasons.
