greenhouse effect‚ in which the light and heat from the sun are trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere by greenhouse gases; which subsequently raises the average temperature on Earth. The greenhouse gases responsible for this process are carbon dioxide‚ methane‚ nitrous oxide‚ chlorofluorocarbons‚ and tropospheric ozone‚ all of which are released into the atmosphere through naturally occurring processes (Warrick‚ R. & Farmer‚ G.‚ 1990). As the global air and water temperatures rise‚ snow and icecaps
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struggles of pollution‚ waste generation‚ wildlife extinctions and other environmental destructions. Global warming occurs mainly due to a concept called “Green House Effect”. There are certain gases like water vapor‚ carbon dioxide‚ nitrous oxide and methane that are called “Greenhouse gases”. These gases trap the energy from the sun‚ especially the infra-red rays and in turn warm up the earth’s surface. Without these gases‚ heat would have escaped back into space and the earth would have been colder
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carbons the alkanes are waxy solids. Structure: The simplest saturated acyclic hydrocarbon is methane‚ CH4. The other hydrocarbons belonging to this class can be taken as descendents of methane‚ resulted from the substitution of one or more atoms of hydrogen with hydrocarbon radicals. Therefore‚ if one hydrogen atom from methane is replaced by a methyl radical‚ -CH3‚ the hydrocarbon (superior to methane) will have the composition C2H6‚ named ethane. The alkanes can be: with a continuous chain‚ if
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Citations: CPS Energy works for You. (n.d.). Landfill (Methane) Gas. Retrieved May 17‚ 2014‚ from http://www.cpsenergy.com/Services/Generate_Deliver_Energy/landfill_gas.asp Chemical industry’s nitrous oxides rising in China Factory Farming. (2014‚ January 20). Transforming Green. Retrieved May 17‚ 2014‚ from
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| | Alkanes: Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons (this means that there are NO double bonds in the molecule). They contain Hydrogen and Carbon atoms only. There are an immense number of possibilities. The simplest being methane with just ONE atom of Carbon.You should be able to see ONE atom of Carbon and FOUR atoms of Hydrogen. In ethane there are TWO atoms of Carbon and SIX atoms of Hydrogen. In propane there are THREE atoms of Carbon and EIGHT atoms of Hydrogen. In butane there are FOUR atoms
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environmentalists. However‚ a close examination of the facts proves that Arkansans stands to lose more than they will gain from fracking. Hydraulic fracturing does not only waste water‚ but contaminates the water supply. Fracking pollutes the air by means of methane emissions‚ use of fossil
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nitrogen oxygen sulfur and metals The range of compounds found in natural gas is methane ethane‚ propane‚ butane‚ carbon dioxide‚ oxygen‚ nitrogen and hydrogen sulphide. The largest reserves of natural gas that are found in Australia are Gippsland Basin in Victoria‚ the Copper Basin in central Australia and towards the Northwest Shelf region of Western Australia. The range of compounds found in natural gas is methane ethane‚ propane‚ butane‚ carbon dioxide‚ oxygen‚ nitrogen and hydrogen sulphide
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especially sensitive to global warming. Already‚ temperature increases measured at the poles are twice those measured at the equator. Also‚ warming temperatures in the Arctic may release even more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases such as methane‚ by melting frozen soil called permafrost. In this way‚ thawing at the poles may result in a positive feedback loop‚ in which thawing causes faster warming‚ in turn causing more thawing. Predicting the outcome of effects such as thawing of permafrost
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SCEI210 - Unit 4 IP Municipal Solid Waste ******** ********** American InterContinental University Abstract In this research paper we will be reviewing the history of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). We will describe what problems an open landfill‚ early landfill and a modern landfill are and how innovations are being implemented to the landfill to make it more productive and reduce the environmental impact. Introduction In this research
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st industrial sector of Wyoming’s economy. Coal : Wyoming is the nation’s leading coal producer. The nation’s top 10 coal mines are situated here and has the world’s largest surface coal mining operations near Gillette. In 1868 the Union pacific railroad opened the first coal mine in carbon county. It was named Carbon county because extensive coal deposits were found there. Most of Wyoming’s coal mines are found in the powder river basin. There has been some disasters in the coal mines too.
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