Climate refugees

With the Earth’s climate changing at a rate that has surpassed most scientific forecasts, some communities are suffering disasters from the alarming results of climate change (UNHCR, 2017). The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) also vocalizes that the people who are displaced across borders because of climate change may not meet the criteria of being a … Read more

Chemical Fate and Transport of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

Background The chemical compound 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) is the active ingredient in the majority of herbicides used around the world. The reason this controversial compound was of interest to me is because I used to work at a golf course as a greenskeeper where we sprayed herbicides, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, and dye all along the … Read more

The Paris Agreement

Introduction In December of 2015, the Paris Agreement was accepted as a global initiative toward the large climate change problem we are facing today. The Agreement is a climate change policy that’s main goals are to attempt to lower the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere and keep the global temperature warming to … Read more

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris)

Sea otters, scientifically named Enhydra lutris, are best known as the “weasels of the sea.”  These mammals were found in several different areas including Alaska, the Pacific Coast along California, and Japan. It has been estimated that there were 150,000 to 300,000 of them in the early 1700’s. These numbers remained fairly accurate and steady … Read more

Development and sale of electric cars – EU regulation

• Has the EU  the authority to impose rules and regulations in Czech Republic? The European Union uses various instruments to record European laws and regulations, to co-ordinate policies of member states or to advise Member States. Legal instruments can be divided into two categories, binding and non-binding legal instruments. Implementing legal instruments are covered … Read more

Causes and effects of water and air pollution

There have been many advancements in our world since the mid-19th century of Industrial Revolution, although it has been an economic advantage, it has not produced any positive effects in the environment. The main sources of air and water pollution are mostly from human activities. It has introduced many new environmental problems and sources of … Read more

Smart cities

What is a Smart City: A Smart City is a urban area that uses information and communication technologies to increase efficiency. While a specific definition varies, the mission of smart cities is to optimize the city operations and functions to improve quality of life for its citizens. There are different ways in which a city … Read more

The plastic bottle industry

The whole world wants to go green, but how is it possible when people are ignorant of minor harms? Humans bear the greatest cause of environmental pollution. Particularly, human beings heavily use plastics which they later dump, yet they are non-biodegradable and if burnt, pollute the air. A quick look at people seated on a … Read more

Cotton and carrots – planting/sowing in a commercial enterprise

Part A: Planting For the 2 different plant species grown in Australia, gather and present the following information on planting/sowing in a commercial enterprise: Name of the Plant Time of Year for planting (best months or season in what region) Soil Preparation Required (you may list equipment required) Depth that seed is planted Density of … Read more

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

Kilauea and its Halemaʻumaʻu caldera were recognized as the sacred home of Pele, the volcano goddess. Because of the gentler eruptions of Hawaii than those of most of the volcanoes on Earth, the edges of active vents are accessible, and people are allowed to come pay their respect to Pele. The early Hawaiians respected her … Read more

Modify the structure of rice straw using steam explosion pretreatment techniques.

Biogas is an important renewable fuel that is used as a source of energy for heating, electricity generation and transportation fuel in recent years. Biogas is produced from a wide variety of organic waste, agricultural residuals, and wastewater treatment sludge and energy crops (Kabir et al., 2014; Teghammar et al., 2012). Rice straw is one … Read more

Pollution rate of Sungai Gombak basin and sources of pollutants

This study is done to find out the current situation of pollution rate of Sungai Gombak basin and also to identify point sources and non-point sources of pollutants that contribute to pollution of Sungai Gombak. Study was aimed to determine the concentration of basic water quality parameters including temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), pH, ammoniacal-nitrogen (NH3-N), … Read more