Environmental studies essays

Animal agriculture is the “single largest contributor to every known environmental ill known to human kind” according to Demosthenes Maratos, Communications Director at Sustainability Institute of Molloy College. Yet, while we all know the risk things like showering too long, leaving the lights on in the room you are no longer in, or driving your … Read more

Introduction Microbial source tracking is a process of identifying a particular source (such as human, cattle, or bird) of fecal contamination in water, which is generally measured through fecal indicator bacteria, like Es- cherichia coli (E.coli) or Enterococci. The basic assumption of microbial source tracking is that there are characteristics unique to the fecal bacteria … Read more

The goal of sustainability initiatives are to enact fundamental sustainability principles while navigating three converging crises— climate change, natural resource depletion, and an impending end of the fossil fuel era. Yet, it turns out, our biggest obstacles are our own rates of consumption. It is predicted that 75% of the built environment will be either … Read more

INTRODUCTION Thevetia peruviana is a plant of tropical, a fast-growing small tree and because of its beautiful flowers and slender leaves very decorative effect.  Its flowers have different colors, yellow, white and orange. The tree blooms, the leaves are linear-lanceolate, glossy and green almost all year round. They are coated with a waxy layer  to … Read more

Acid rain is precipitation that has increased acidic levels. This can occur not only in the form of rain, but as snow, sleet, hail or any other type of precipitation. This acidity is a result of pollution in the air from machinery and factories or emissions from cars. Acid rain can be very harmful to … Read more

The muscular system is an important organ system responsible for the body movement and is composed of different protein components [1].  In addition to the body movement, muscular system has other functions including the maintenance of body posture and position, movement of substances inside the body and generation of body heat. The interactions between the … Read more

Beyond just causing global warming, increased CO2 emissions pose a serious threat to the future of marine life. Increased amounts of  CO2 in the atmosphere combine with seawater to form carbonic acid, a weak acid that lowers the pH of the water, causing ocean acidification. This environment interferes with coral growth and makes it more … Read more

Laws existing around the protection and conservation of America’s waterways have existed since the beginning of the industrial revolution. However the enforcement and adaption of these laws has been few and far between. The history of these laws reflects their rather ineffectiveness to help keep clean and maintain our waterways. Popular sentiment has always been … Read more

The University of Hawai‘i collaborated with Stanford University, Stockholm Resilience Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other institutions to map the impact of human activities and natural events in slowing reef recovery after severe coral bleaching in the main Hawaiian Islands. The study accumulated 10-years worth of data to show an assessment of … Read more

Hydroxyapatite (HAp)/β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) as a porous composites were prepared by a solgel process. We got a gelatin that was burned at 50-80 oC form HAp/β-TCP. Mixed powder was ultrasonically dispersed in an aqueous solution containing an optimum amount of Ring-openingmetathesis polymerization (ROMP) was used for the preparation of a poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide Acid hydrogel polymer -functionalized … Read more

Community-based conservation (CBC) and participation is widespread in current policy decisions surrounding natural resource management, this review demonstrates cases of community involvement in conservation projects. CBC is founded on the idea that if conservation and development could be simultaneously achieved, then both interests can be served. Communities and local knowledge are often more involved in … Read more

Leptophos is an organophosphates, which at room temperature it is represented as a stable white solid. Leptophos primarily usage was as a pesticide for grasshoppers, fleas and beetles, fungicide for rice, cotton, fruit and vegetables until its use was discontinued in 1975 in USA, but still sold in South-Eastern Asia until 1981. Leptophos was first … Read more

Jim Paterson, the CEO and director of Kivalliq Energy Corporation (a well-known Canadian mining company), and his team have begun funding a very large-scale mining project amongst the Métis Nation. Throughout mine construction, multiple communities of the Métis Nation protested outside of the mine for multiple weeks in hopes of ceasing the project. Jim Paterson … Read more

Issue The issue in which I have chosen to research is Biodiversity of Conservation. Species diversity, genetic diversity, and and ecosystem diversity are the threes-groups that Biodiversity Conservation is made up of. Species diversity is home to the plants, animals, and microorganisms that occupy this earth. Genetic diversity is trying to preserve genes that allow … Read more

Wind power is the process by which the wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity.  Wind farms are where many large wind turbines have been grouped together, the turbines collect the power of the wind and produce electricity or power in a sustainable way, there are 17 wind farms currently operating in various … Read more