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.
The previous Conservative-Liberal Democrat government stated that “We need to make our economy and businesses more sustainable… and also reduce our environmental impact” (Gov,2015) and one of the ways to achieve this would be for the UK to find a way of producing energy in a more sustainable and environmentally sound manner. For energy production … Read more
Huge income has been realized from the exportation of oil, but yet the territory has been exposed to extreme land deprivation, financial disruption, expanding poverty, wretchedness, military occupation and bloody brutality. The oil rich regions have been remained reliant and neglected, insistently abandoned, socio-culturally relegated and expressively isolated. It has been accounted that regardless of … Read more
Abstract/Purpose: The overall objective of this lab was to analyze patterns of microbial growth in closed system, directly perform measurements of bacterial growth curve through dilution method, and indirectly perform measurement of bacterial growth through spectrophotometer reading Introduction: There are two categories that describe the requirements in environment for bacteria growth, which can be divided … Read more
The aim of this essay is to examine David Willitt’s use of a specific reference from the specific chapter from his book “The Pinch: How baby boomers took their children’s future – and why they should give it back. (1) The Chapter 7: “Why Bother About the Future?” is about how important it is to … Read more
β-lactams are a class of most widely used broad-spectrum antibiotics1, which inhibit bacteria cell growth by targeting transpeptidase, therefore, inhibiting the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan, the main component of bacterial cell wall. Bacteria can develop the ability of resisting β-lactam antibiotics by producing β-lactamase2, the enzyme that cleaves the peptide bonds in β-lactam rings and thereby … Read more
Pest is the major threat for Brassica group. Brassica rapa var. chinensis which is cultivated for commercialization is commonly treated with synthetic chemical pesticides for better crop production. This may due to the low cost and high efficiency of pesticide to keep the insect pest and disease at bay. However, over-dependence and excess use of … Read more
The energy sector has long-remained at the heart of world market economies, where it has consistently exhibited crucial strategic and economic importance. Sufficient and effective management of the energy sector is also pivotal in the development of human society, assisting us to adapt to environmental changes, whilst also controlling such changes. Within the energy sector, … Read more
During recent years, functional foods have attracted growing attention because of consumer’s increasing concerns about their health, which has stimulated research effort into such foods [6]. An example which emphasizes the importance of diet to health is the French paradox, first observed in French population and found later also in other Mediterranean populations. Epidemiological studies … Read more
Executive Summary This report will highlight the nationwide statistics on cost, efficiency, and environmental impact of meat consumption. Online research and an analysis of the meat market provided insight on how to cut back the meat market to improve the lives of people and the environment they live in. This paper shows what the current … Read more
Abstract Phenol is a major pollutant in the wastewater because of its presence in the effluent of more processing and refining plants. It has severe effect on human being, both short term and long term. Various methods are used for removal of the phenol from wastewater such as adsorption, photodecomposition, volatilization and other various biological … Read more
1. Economies of Scale The users of Rail intermodal services can achieve the goal of economies of scale. For conveyance utilizing truck, one and only or two compartments of products can be conveyed by a truck. It may not be workable for the purchaser to buy more to lower per unit cost of the products … Read more
Biodiversity is the variety of life in the world and the variety of ecosystems present as well. It may not seem important on it’s effects, however, the following two quotes explain the need to maintain biodiversity; “Biodiversity boosts ecosystem productivity where each species, no matter how small, all have an important role to play”(Shah, 2014); … Read more
Abstract Angular leaf spot incidence and severity have increased in areas where beans are cultivated in Kenya and other Eastern Africa countries. Monitoring pathogenic diversity is critical for breeding programs aiming at genetic resistance. However, a comprehensive survey of bean diseases and race diversity of angular leaf spot in all major bean growing regions has … Read more
Title: Investigation into the effectiveness of communal conservancies in Namibia Communal conservancies are programs set up by the local community who have the rights and power to manage and distribute natural resources with their generated benefits. While focusing on the effects that communal conservancies has had on Namibia’s economy and livelihood, this essay holds the … Read more
Borgese (1995) defined the basic meaning of the term sustainable development as that of “Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” The UN development goals were set out on 25th of September 2015 to be achieved by 2030, originally 17 goals were set out … Read more
