Ecology Essay Examples and Topics. Page 5

The actual evaporation is high in Berkeley as compared to Terre Haute as a result of high temperature and pressure in the region.

Thus, in regard to reduced ranges of temperatures, it is evident that the region experienced some of the harshest conditions in the wake of 1970s as well as the dawn of 1980s.

The mandate of this report is to study the project in relation to ethical issues encountered in its management. This is against the code of ethics in project management.

In the recent past, many countries have been accused of damping hazardous waste in the form of nuclear waste in various parts of the world especially oceans and in third world countries this trend is [...]

Science of the greenhouse effect has been known for quite a long time where the similarity between the radioactive properties of the earth's atmosphere and of the glass in a green-house has been pointed out [...]

Restriction on movement and access to the affected area affects trade and the loss of human life and deteriorated health is a major blow on the economy and on the quality of human life.

The development of the theory of sustainable development over the past two decades took the form of various transformations in its definition to capture different elements of sustainability as outlined in sustainable development.

Reliable sources of energy need to be renewable; they include wind energy, solar energy and hydro-energy; wind energy is a dependable source of energy although it remains the least used among the available renewable sources [...]

Most of the developing countries are near the equator and they can therefore be in a position to harness as much as the solar energy as possible.

This is a worrying aspect for the scarcity of water will lead to greater conflict for water. As agriculture is the sector that uses maximum water resources, with increase in population will face a dual [...]

The number of protons is responsible for the attribution of atomic number while the atomic mass is the total of the neutrons and protons.

This research tries to explain the importance of water especially in an economist's perspective by explaining the uses of water in various fields, pollution of water and the agents of pollution.

For example, it can promote public interaction and "conduct public discourses on global climate change" and raise peoples' interests to such issues as the influence of a greenhouse effect and carbon in the air on [...]

There is also the problem on the management of operations that would ensure minimization of green house gas emissions to the atmosphere.

A good example of a disaster caused by nuclear power accident is the accident in Chernobyl in April 1986, the accident was the worst in history and it led to mass displacement of people and [...]

The question of whether recycled water is safe for drinking is of high relevance to a discussion on water-borne diseases because raw waste water contains high amounts of faecal matter, so it takes a rigorous [...]

The migration from one environment to the other led to alteration of features that existed in the regions as well as development of adaptations for the region. The enlargement in the growth rate of human [...]

Many trends in growth are actually expected to be in the use of wind energy as well as bio fuels in the country.

The inhabitants of Marshall Islands were deprived of their land by the nuclear tests conducted by the US. The nuclear testing program led to the contamination of some of the land owned by the Marshallese [...]

Water pollution in the 1960s occurred due to poor sewage systems in the urban and rural areas. Unlike in the 1960s, there are reduced cases of water pollution today.

This paper discusses particular sections of the applicable OSHA regulations that Exxon Corporation neglected, the hazards the workforce of this company encountered because of the failure to comply with OSHA regulations, and the recommended corrective [...]

The question calls readers to take on the subject of debate of nuclear waste by helping to reinforce the magnitude of the problem.

The justification of the study is premised on the fact that China is one of the world's largest coal producers and consumers, hence the need to evaluate the health implications of coal pollution on the [...]

The proposed study aims to critically assess the health impact of various forms of air pollution arising from overreliance on coal so as to inform current and future health policy directions in China.

The cost of the inventions is the environment degradation. This is because of the comfort that the furniture and the shade of the roof offer.

In addition, the essay discusses the US position in the development of clean energy and the impact of this technology on the US economy.

Fox reveals that during the hydraulic fracturing, tons of water combined with hazardous chemicals are pumped in the ground to crack the earth and free the natural gas.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the effects of oil spills on seafood. In particular, oil deposits on the seafloor changes the composition of the soil and the ecosystem in the deep sea.

These references are the backbone of this essay, and they evidently demonstrate: the facts about rain acid, its genesis,its process of formation and its constituent elements, the foremost contributors to the acid rain and their [...]

This chapter together with the article "Acid rain and its ecological consequences" written by Madhoolika Agrawal and Anita Singh and which appeared in the 29th volume of the Journal of Environmental Biology describe the formation [...]

It is also possible to note that the article provides a number of specific details that tessellate into a mosaic of the environmental concerns of these days.

Indeed, there is an urgent need to address the current crisis to ensure that Canada has access to fresh water in the future.

One of the most promising is wind energy, specifically the use of wind turbines to produce clean and renewable energy. The only problem is that it is more expensive to build large wind turbines.

Water management is a tool for every person to reduce the water shortage. Increase in water price is likely to reduce the consumption as this reduces water wastage.

Forests eliminate and amass carbon dioxide from the air, and deforestation causes vast amounts of carbon discharge, in addition to, decreasing the quantity of carbon capture on the globe.

It is appropriate to inspect the ocean and land spheres independently so as to take advantage of the limitations that arises with them and particularly to the capability of the land and ocean to store [...]

Countries, which depend on oil are getting worried because they are not certain of the availability of this source of energy in future, also, the prices of oil has been escalating over the years, and [...]

The canopy of the temperate forests in normally thinner compared to other forest types. The other greatest threat to the sustainability of the temperate forest biome is acid rain.

This is very important as it helps put pressure on countries to reduce on carbon release, in order to conserve the environment and hence species at risk.

The essay explores the role played by the United States government relating to the care of the ecosphere and whether it has done enough to control or reverse the trend of our life support systems.

My mitigation plan for ensuring sustainability of energy resources will primarily involve efforts to resolve the overexploitation of non-renewable energy resources, and enhance the adoption of clean renewable energy.

Having in mind that the demand for energy will continue growing; to help propel the growth of the economy there is need to come up with steps that will help conserve oil.

The local and military officials have laid down policies that are aimed at controlling the spread of the disease and lessening the economic, health, security, and communal impacts.

Chemical pollution of water is one of the leading causes of death of aquatic life. It is thus evident that chemical pollution of water not only has negative effects on health, but it also substantially [...]

The policy of solar energy in the US is established by the federal, public entities and the state that addresses energy issues of production, consumption like the standards on gas mileage.

The paper singles out the issue of desertification, among the many environmental issues in Eritrea, expounding on the Eritrean flora, the reason behind its desertification and further pointing out the major strategies that the government [...]

The shift of attention to renewable energy and the resourceful conversion of fossil fuel help to achieve the main goal, which is protecting both the climate and the environment.

The irony of the matter is that Australia does not use these reserves to produce nuclear energy; two main reasons that has contributed to the un-exploitation are availability of rich coal deposits in the country, [...]

The principles governing energy saving are to promote minimum usage of energy with an aim of saving energy and encouraging the use of renewable forms of energy.

The causes of climate changes are varied; first, the cyclical variations of the orbital processes control the solar radiation reaching the surface of the earth causing varying climatic conditions.

However, it is impossible to underestimate the impact of people on the processes related to climate change and, therefore, sea-level rise.

However, the US Department of Energy officials continue to say that this technology is unfeasible; according to them the very idea of cold fusion has no scientific value.

According to a research done by Mwingi Godfrey on the conservation of water in South Africa, the following is important to ensure a sustainable use; Pressure management, this will control the chances of pipe bursts [...]

The environmental effects of the BP oil spill adversely affected the gulf region and the efforts to remedy the situation are likely to impact on the overall US economy Tons of species of creatures were [...]

The high demand for automobiles to serve the high Chinese population in addition to the indiscriminate opening of factories that depend entirely on coal have been noted as some of the major causes of air [...]

In a bid to contribute positively towards the conservation of the environment, Christians need to primarily, develop self-conviction that conservation of the environment is their personal duty and a privilege from God.

Due to the scarcity of fossil fuels and the expenses incurred in the mining of fossil fuels, it is important that we find a new source of energy to fulfill the energy needs of the [...]

The natural gas drilling usually has effects on both the environment as well as the community as it affects the air, water and the soil as well as the people who live near the drilling [...]

Human attitude towards environmental damage is that the environment exists for human benefit; environment should be exploited for the good of man and at no any one point should exploiting the environment be seen to [...]

The rate of consumption of their consumption is also seen to be relatively high as compared to the consumption of renewable resources.

The data for the research was collected through the internet databases that contain a number of issue papers about the open space areas and the effect of the number of parks produced on the overall [...]

The biggest percentage of sewage waste consists of water, treating the wastes for recycling would help in maintaining a constant supply of water.

He further referred to the sludge flood as an ecological catastrophe thereby suspending all the activities of the company and ordering it to repair the broken reservoir.

Environmental groups filed law suits in attempt to stop the plans by the company to build a pumped storage facility in the region.

Bioregionalism is the phenomenon of understanding the process of environmental ecosystems in a way justifiable to the human cultures. The more industrialization of the weapons of mass destruction, the more would be the production, the [...]

The state of the New Jersey is second to California in terms of the use of solar energy. As people are waking up to the reality that the limited world's resources are increasingly being depleted, [...]

The existence of the El Nino phenomenon depends on the interaction or coupling involving the atmosphere and the ocean. During the early stages of the El Nino, the easterlies weaken, causing the oceans to warm [...]

Although water is used to cool nuclear plants, we can conclude that nuclear energy is the most cost effective method of producing electricity.

One of the factors why nuclear energy is an effective source of energy is that it is cost effective. The other factor that makes nuclear energy cost effective is that the risks associated with this [...]

Ali comments that "the consumption level of water exceeds the available sources" while Boberg asserts that "water is one of the resources that is scarce" made an analysis of the water crisis in UAE based [...]

This paper will argue that fossil fuels have no future and the world needs to develop renewable energy sources to satisfy the energy demands of the world.

One of the effects is the rise of the seal level due to the melting of the ice at the poles.

The evidence provided by environmental agencies indicates that industrial agriculture is one of the factors that significantly contribute to the deterioration of water quality.

The main objective of this research is to find out how power is generated in OECD countries and its contribution to the world’s electricity needs.

In this regard, it is evident that the issue of water scarcity has minimal effect in causing violent conflicts in contemporary world. In addition, water scarcity might lead to violent directly where a community fights [...]

The production of nuclear power is relatively cheap when compared to coal and petroleum. The cost of nuclear fuel for nuclear power generation is much lower compared to coal, oil and gas fired plants.

The chapter "Designing Cities for People" explores the different alternatives employed by major city administrators to ensure that the decongestion of cities as well as the curbing of pollution and ultimately giving the health of [...]

The millennium development goal on poverty reduction entails the reduction of people going hungry, provision of universal primary education, reducing the number of people who cannot access clean drinking water, combating the spread of infectious [...]

The main cause of hazardous waste facilities in poor communities in United States is due to lack of adequate education by the poor people.

Studies which have been conducted in the United States about the effects of global warming on human health and mortality have mainly concentrated on either the rise in days with extremely hot weather or the [...]

The political volatility of the petroleum producers means that the source is insecure thus the high venerability to disruption of supplies, p 4).

This potential source of pollutants poses significant risks to the quality of water at the creek in terms altering the temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and the turbidity of the water.

This is the increase in the temperatures of the earth's air surface and the subsequent increase in the water levels. On the other hand, the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes oceans to [...]

According to WHO, the quality of drinking water is a foundation for the prevention and control of waterborne ailments, thus water quality is a critical environmental determinant of health for populations using the water.

Both the secondary and tertiary treatment methods utilize a number of processes to make each step a success but tertiary treatment is never usually a necessity because it depends on the toxicity of the source [...]

The explosion of the number of cars in Moscow has largely contributed to the air pollution in this city. The jam also increases the time the engines are on; therefore increasing the amount of the [...]

The mostly affected areas of human body by the UV radiation are the skin, eyes and weakening of the immune system.

With the current relocation of people in large masses to the coastal areas, there has been an increase in pollution of beach waters due to sewage contamination rendering the waters unsafe for recreational activities.

Finally, I would recommend a combination of the two process of water treatment in recreational swimming pools and spas to ensure maximum the health of general consumers.

Policies addressing the issue of ocean dumping and the need to curb it have been in place. Several factors fueled the change; for instance, change in the information concerning the effect of ocean dumping to [...]

Later, the Wachuset and the Quabbin water reservoirs were built to further supplement water shortages and then the MWRA's integrated water supply system was established to improve the supply of water which still supports the [...]