Tag: chemicals
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What is Ocean Pollution? Its Causes and Effects
The oceans take up most of the area in our planet. But, even this huge mass is affected by human activities and is polluted in a huge way. And when the ocean is affected, the water living creatures also lose their natural habitat and some of the creatures also become extinct. This will directly affect…
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Top Methods to Reduce Landfills
We use a lot of products in our daily life and most of them go as a waste. These wastes either go under the soil or into the landfills. Either of these methods can cause damage to our Planet and to the living organisms. People do not realize the fact that our earth is getting…
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Hydertrophication
Hydertrophication (or eutrophication) is caused when an excess of nutrients (natural or artificial substances) is present in a water body. Although eutrophication does occur as a natural process, anthropogenic activities have alarmingly increased the rate of it and its effects could take a thousand years to neutralise. Eutrophication usually includes the addition of compounds of…
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Biggest Environmental Issues
It is the year 2014, mankind has come a long way from being a primitive, crude beast, to a sophisticated and developed species. Our technology continues to progress exponentially as our kind’s intelligence grows and spreads all over the globe. And yet, perhaps it would have been better if we had stayed primitive; better for…
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Global Warning- A threat to our future
The industrial revolution brought the greatest change of the century. People shifted more towards their own comfort rather than thinking about the future consequences. Many new things were invented which proved to be a blessing, but hardly did they know that it was a blessing in disguise. The level of pollution increased and people did…
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Green Chemistry- The Alternative
Among the various steps to save the planet by following green living, the concept of ‘Green Chemistry’ has emerged to be a very good initiative throughout the world. As the phrase says, designing the various processes and chemicals involved in order to reduce their harmful effect on the environment is called Green Chemistry. If you…
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How to Reduce Our Plastic Usage
In the modern world, we are surrounded by plastic. It is lightweight, has high strength and is easy to process, which is probably why it is seen in pretty much every aspect of today’s generation. Because they can be tough yet flexible, and permeable yet act as a barrier, it is very convenient to ignore…
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Phytoremediation- The Organic Cure
A student of class 2nd is taught about the various benefits of trees. The trees being helpful to the environment, as they provide us oxygen, the use of their wood, the consumption of fruits, the source of raw materials for various industries like rubber, and other helpful properties. You have learnt how through the process…
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The Need to Cure Medical Waste
Science has developed fast, hasn’t it? The advancement in technology has influenced a lot of us, with its positive and negative impacts, as per their use. One of the beneficial effects of this advancement has been the huge improvement in the field of healthcare facilities. The hospitals are becoming more and more advanced, the machines…
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Groundwater :Depletion,Contamination and the prevention
Ground water depletion is one of the greatest fears that has arisen in the modern day world. As the demand for water increases with the rising population, there is also a threat regarding the draining of the so-called ground water too. Ground water moves in a slower pace when compared to the surface water. Hence,…