Our free environmental studies essays cover a wide range of topics relating to looking after our planet. In this section you’ll find example essays on the theme of climatic change, biodiversity conservation, terrestrial and water ecology, environmental pollution and management, and many more.
Hypothesis: If an anadromous population of stickleback spends most of its life in a marine environment, then the pelvic enhancer for its Pitx1 gene will be present, resulting in the appearance of pelvic spines. Rationale: The stickleback from Deep Creek lake are anadromous, meaning that they spend parts of their lives in both freshwater and … Read more
1.1. Background to the study Soil is the topmost layer of the earth surface and it is important for the existence of life on earth. Soil contamination by both natural and synthetic compounds has increased the health hazards to humans and animals. Soil contamination is the introduction of elements, compounds into the environment at concentrations … Read more
In Southern Vietnam The Mekong River’s natural dispersion of sediment over thousands of years has lead to the creation of the world’s third largest river delta, a triangular area of land that has amassed a shocking 700 km of coastline (Li, Liu, Saito, & Nguyen, 2017). Despite its massive size, this vast coastline is retreating … Read more
Several power plants burning residual forest biomass were installed in the past few years in Portugal as a strategy to reduce forest fire risk and to mitigate climate change (Conselho de Ministros, 2010) as a result of carbon dioxide emissions being considered neutral. With the power plants fuelled by forest biomass currently in operation in … Read more
McDonalds has come a far way in how they impact the environment with their restaurant chain. They have established the goals they wish to achieve, made the initiatives they have already put in place available online on their website and have gone into detail on their litter plan and what projects they have for recycling … Read more
Geographically, the Indian Ocean is situated between the two bigger oceans, thus serving as a natural conduit for most of the traffic from the Atlantic to the Pacific and vice versa . It joins the Atlantic Ocean from the Southern tip of Africa up to the shores of Antarctica. The borders of the Indian Ocean … Read more
Seasonal variation in leaf dust accumulation by vegetation of sub temperate region growing alongside the National Highway 5 in Himachal Pradesh Abstract: In order to develop the usefulness of plants as bio indicators, an appropriate selection of plant species is required which entails an utmost importance for a particular situation. Today’s growing population, rapid urbanization … Read more
Consistent dispersion of toxic chemical pollutants are one of the serious environmental issues, nowadays. Most of the developing countries such as the Philippines are suffering from these problems due to rapid industrializations and increase in the number of populations (Gupta et al., 2009). There are several bodies of water in the Philippines that has already … Read more
a) Description Nuclear energy is the usable energy extracted from atomic nuclei using a controlled nuclear reactions, and nuclear power plants have been used for several years. Uranium was first discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth who was a German chemistry. Nuclear energy was discovered as the one of the most energy source that produce … Read more
Introduction: Water pollution is a problem among the world’s major problems which would require reconsideration of the water resources policy in all areas. And water pollution is the main cause of deaths and diseases in the world. Water is the source of life for Humans, plants, and animals, and if the water exposed to pollution, … Read more
When the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, the world was ushered into the so-called ‘Atomic Age’ – Nuclear power was indeed a reality. Nuclear Power promised to provide clean & efficient energy for many years to come. However, these promises were not entirely true and it must be said that nuclear power has only … Read more
Introduction Brucella abortus, a gram-negative bacteria, causes Brucellosis, is a highly significant zoonotic cattle disease across the globe that causes large production losses. Affected male cattle’s are sterile. Affected females experience reduced milk production, increased calving intervals, birth of weak calves and abortions in the last trimester of gestation, which may lead to retention of … Read more
http://time.com/5400199/trump-ends-methane-restriction/ This is a secondary source of the effects of the Trump administration’s new policy to end the environmental restrictions put in place by Obama’s administration. Although it does have quotes from government officials for the most part, the article is still a secondary source. The article is reputable since it comes from TIME magazine, … Read more
Being from Indianapolis, Indiana, the city life is not a new concept to me. As a part of the city lifestyle, water contamination is quite possible to occur. A commonly known intruder in many water systems is lead. Lead is a natural and normal element found in the Earth’s crust and though it has some … Read more
Section One – Introduction and Concept 1.0 Organizational Introduction 1.1 Organizational Background The undertaken case is of the organization that belongs to the farming industry of Australia that is Wesfarmers. The company had its origin in 1914 from Western Australia that is the reason it is named Wesfarmers. The company is one of the largest … Read more
