Greywater reusing (introduction to research)

ABSTRACT: There has been abundant analysis into the risks, edges and price of greywater utilisation in New Zealand, Australia and worldwide. On the complete policy has been disjointed and uptake of greywater systems low, however within the current climate this could be on the point of amendment. This paper summarises the analysis and policy choices … Read more

Waste management in the UK

The population of the United Kingdom is growing which, in turn affects the growth of the economy and the consumption of raw materials. It is also a catalyst for an increased production in waste which has an adverse effect on the environment and climate. The growth in the population also means that more houses are … Read more

How household gas consumption relates to socio-economic/demographic factors

Motivation and Research Questions Global warming has emerged as a top crisis in today’s world. Fossil fuels are a major contributor to increased levels of 〖CO〗_2. Although there has been a decline in total energy consumption in the UK over the past 10 years, 2015 saw an increase 3.7% in gas consumption, with domestic sector … Read more

Is Fracking Adequately Regulated?

Hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’ has been the topic of much debate over recent years in the UK due to the desire to exploit the UK’s significant onshore resources of shale gas . In this essay ‘government’ refers to the Conservative-led governing body of England. Current government policy is aiming to start shale gas fracking as … Read more

Does temperature affect the life history of Eastern Mosquitofish in FIU’s Hennington Pond?

Does temperature affect the life history of Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) in FIU’s Hennington Pond? Abstract The measurement in millimeters of the Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia Holbrooki) were taken at the Florida International University Hennington Pond. Five groups of researchers collected thirty females each. The fish were collected using large nets and were contained in buckets. … Read more

Environmental Justice (draft)

What is Environmental Justice? Environmental justice, the effort to address the disproportionate distribution of benefits and burdens, identifies minority and low-income populations as lacking access to social goods and lacking protection from health and safety hazards. In November 2017, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe created the Virginia Environmental Justice Advisory Board (VEJAB). Since this creation, VEJAB … Read more

The 1755 Lisbon Earthquake Disaster

1. Introduction This report is going to outline some of the key details surrounding high magnitude earthquake that struck the South West coast line of Portugal in 1755. Details about the earthquake, the tsunami that followed and the fire that they both helped to cause. The report will also touch on the importance of earthquake … Read more

Automotive exhaust emission, impact on environment & control

Abstract – In today’s world, the population of vehicle is increasing day by day and by product of their exhaust are NOx, CO which are two major pollutants which causes several respiratory disease. So, it become necessary to vanish this by product by providing pre exhaust or after exhaust treatment. Number of alternative technologies like … Read more

Fairtrade, Sustainability, Consumer Activism, Greenwashing (reflective)

Class #1 January 8, 2019 Topic – Introduction to Fair Trade and Ethical Consumption. (Source- Instructor’s presentation in class) • Description of the Topics: The class started with very interesting topic on “Fair Trade”. After Professor Miskiman explained some things about Fair trade what I extracted from it was that fair trade is eliminating the … Read more

The Federal water Control Pollution Act

While most Americans claim to have access to safe and clean drinking water, however before 1972 this was not always the case. Now living in the United States you may feel you are immune to water pollution and contaminated drinking water, but how do we define clean and how do you know what is really … Read more

Bisphenol A – BPA, a ubiquitous environmental toxicant

Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, is a ubiquitous environmental toxicant. BPA is a polymerizing agent that is commonly found in items such as plastics, store receipts, dental adhesive, and lining of beverage and food cans.3 Six billion pounds per year are produced worldwide, which is prevalent in aquatic life as well.4 The Environmental Protection … Read more

What drives human behaviour within an environmental context

1.0 Introduction The western world has over the past half century has seen a shift in its traditional cultural values and towards a society of ‘consumer culture’ to an extent that consumption can provide a person with meaning, purpose, and help improve their social standing and identity (Carlisle and Hanlon, 2007). While the link between … Read more

An Investigation Into Seedling Development in Response to Vermiculite Concentration of Substrate

Exploration Research Question Will increasing the concentration of vermiculite in the substrate increase seedling survival and growth of Phaseolus vulgaris seeds? Background Information I personally chose to investigate this topic because green beans are one of my favorite vegetables to eat, and I have tried to grow them several times with varying degrees of success. … Read more

Plastic pollution

Every day, Americans alone use enough straws to wrap around the world 2.5 times (Straw Hopper, n.d) Every single day, approximately 8 million pieces of plastic pollution enter our oceans. (SAS Organisation, n.d) 100,000 marine mammals and turtles and 1 million seabirds are killed by marine plastic pollution annually. Studies predict that by 2050 there … Read more