Essays Tagged: "water bodies"
Alkalinity of aqueous systems
bonate.4. To gain knowledge of the carbonate/bicarbonate system and its environmental importance in water bodies.5. To determine carbonate and bicarbonate equivalence points.6. To practice two differe ... , and assess error limits associated with those procedures.INTRODUCTIONCarbon is present in natural waters as the carbonate ion, the bicarbonate ion, and as dissolved carbon dioxide.Carbonate ions com ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Effects on Membranes of other Environmental Stresses
Intro (2.)As water pollution has come to be an issue in many societies for decades, even centuries in some cases, ... pollutants may be important:- Pollutants can increase the concentration of bacteria and viruses in water bodies leading to potential health hazards.- Organic wastes which flow into water bodies can ' ... ards.- Organic wastes which flow into water bodies can 'impose high oxygen demands on the receiving water leading to oxygen depletion' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen) that has the potential to l ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Bacteria In General: Brucellosis
few can be seen by the unassisted eye such as the common blue green "algae" found in many ponds and water bodies. The only way we are able to see those are the colonization of millions of the single c ... ly tolerate moderate salt concentrations. High salt and or sugar in the environment lead to loss of water from cells and ultimately, to death. The last requirement for bacteria is adequate nutrients. ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Acid Rain
force begins to destroy lakes and rivers, killing trout and salmon. By the 1960s it is harming the waters of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States. High-altitude forests are beginning to ... several causes of acidification, and various mechanisms by which it may occur. Acid rain falling on water bodies has a direct affect. In areas where soils are acidic, runoff from the soil transports a ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Treatment of drinking water and the processes used in the Illawarra region. HSC year 12 syllabus
a)FactorImpact on Water QualityTest used to assess each factorTemperature Determines how much oxygen can be dissolved ... mines how much oxygen can be dissolved in water and this allows for organisms to be able to live in water by the process of respiration.Sustained high temperatures can kill bacteria that can be presen ... e present in water. It can be used to kill an outbreak of E. coli to help prevent sickness from tap water.To check that there are no hot or cold discharges into waterways that could possibly threaten ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
Project Management Theory and practice
Trade Centre and Burj Dubai.The total area of the project is 436.60 hectares including the area of water creek and water bodies which is 90.96 hectares.24.8% of Business Bay Phases 1 and 2 has been a ... dies which is 90.96 hectares.24.8% of Business Bay Phases 1 and 2 has been allocated in the form of waterways, i.e. the creek extension, with the remaining 75.2 percent of land being utilised for deve ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Manufacturing Engineering