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Dangers Of Methyl Bromide
Number of Words: 475 / Number of Pages: 2
... a worldwide emergency.
The producers and users of the substance argue that phasing out the pesticide will cause will be economically disastrous, but clearly their view does not take into account the devastating effect on the ozone layer and the health of humans by the use of this deadly fumigant, the cost to the community far out ways the cost to the users.
So what is the alternative? There is no one single alternative for all of the uses of methyl bromide, but there are numerous chemical and non chemical pesticides available now which effectively control many of the pests for which methyl bromid ...
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Environmental Apocalypse
Number of Words: 385 / Number of Pages: 2
... short, Impact = Population * Affluence * Technology.” (Ehrlich, 1990) The problem is that everyone cares too much about societies image of them that they don’t think about the results of their actions.
We also have a problem with the consumption of our resources. Many of the resources that we rely like fossil fuels, forests, and water are non-renewable. We are rapidly depleting these and have nothing to use when they are gone. Our society will have a lot of trouble turning around their habits until we are desperately low on them and it will be too late. It will be difficult to deve ...
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Discoveries Of Scientists Of The "Age Of Reason"
Number of Words: 516 / Number of Pages: 2
... After Copernicus's death there were three other scientists which
helped credit the Heliocentric theory. Tycho Brahe was the first, he
played with the idea that the planets all revolved around the sun, but the
sun instead revolved around the Earth(still Geocentric). After Brahe's
death Johannes Kepler took the notes and data that Brahe had taken. Kepler
came up with the idea the it would be even more mathematically plausible
that the orbits of the planets around the sun (Heliocentric) were
elliptical, instead of circular and published the book "On the motion of
Mars"-- the problem was unfortun ...
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Functions Of The Digestive And Kidney Systems Of The Body
Number of Words: 1808 / Number of Pages: 7
... have been blocked. How has this affected your digestive process and what two hormones might be able to alleviate one of the affects.
Secretion inhibits stomach movement, emptying, slows secretion of gastric juices and causes bicarbonate to be dumped in from the pancreas and liver to the small intestine. This neutralizes the acid that is coming in. Since this process does not occur there is an increase of emptying of chyme into the small intestine. The small intestine fills and gastric juices keep flowing. The acidity will continue to increase (pH falls). The acid is does not get fully neutraliz ...
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Recommendation For Recycling Water In Florida
Number of Words: 2564 / Number of Pages: 10
... to survive, and there are no
alternatives to support life on this planet, we must find a way to keep up with
our ever increasing water demand.
This report presents the water shortage problem that is occurring in
Florida. This report will familiarize you with the problem and explain the
other uses currently being employed in Florida. This report also explains the
procedure, as well as a recommendation including the site and costs involved,
along with a short background on the proposed procedure. I recommend that the
recycled project be funded and allow the pilot plant to meet the ever increasing ...
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Extinction Of Dinosaurs
Number of Words: 684 / Number of Pages: 3
... death rate and the dinosaurs died out.
This, however, is not a plausible scenario. This would only account for the
dinosaurs, but not all the other creatures of that time. Paleontologists needed
to come up with a more plausible and devastating theory that would include the
other creatures that died out 65 million years ago.
There have been several major theories that have come about that can all
be substantiated. Any one of these events, theorized by paleontologists, could
have brought an end to the dinosaurs and all the other species that died with
them. Since there are many theories about this I ...
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Gene Therapy 3
Number of Words: 781 / Number of Pages: 3
... the freedom of sexual preference throughout our society. As Thomas Jefferson stated in "The Declaration of Independence," "We hold these truths to be self- evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"(314). If we are told that we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, then we should have the right to live with the homosexuality gene and have the right to sexual preference. No one should have to give up that freedom. A freedom that homosexual ...
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Blood Pressure
Number of Words: 691 / Number of Pages: 3
... the causes of secondary hypertension. Usually, the causes of secondary hypertension include renal artery stenosis (or other cause of increased plasma renin), renal parenchymal disease (glomerulonephritis, diabetic nephropathy, polycystic disease, obstructive uropathy), drugs (oral contraceptives, steroids), and increased levels of catecholamines (pheochromocytoma), glucocorticoids (Cushing's disease), or mineralcorticoids.
Symptoms
Hypertension is referred to as "the silent killer" since those afflicted seem to experience few, if any, symptoms. However, hypertension may be associated with fatigue ...
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Inventions Benefited Society
Number of Words: 463 / Number of Pages: 2
... have allowed us to do many things from the comfort of our homes
that could never be done before; such as talking with distant friends and relatives, buying merchandise, doing
research, and a steadily increasing number of other things. At nearly any time of day we can buy something with
a credit card, or fill out a form with personal information such as a loan application, job application or insurance
form. Years ago, sending this amount of personal data was impossible. Now, with the advances of computer
technology, we can do what we were once not able to do; such as getting in touch with ...
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Global Warming A Serious Threa
Number of Words: 881 / Number of Pages: 4
... temperature, which could be the most direct effect of climate change, causes the heat problem. Because their cardiovascular system has to work harder to keep the body cool during hot weather. The temperature causes harmful effects to human health and another is cause of lung problem. "Higher air temperatures also increases the concentration of ozone at ground level". When this happens, the harmful ultraviolet radiation in the upper atmosphere reaches the earth's surface. The ESP states that "Ozone damages lung tissue, and causes particular problems for people with asthma and other lung diseases ...
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