Environmental Issues

With global warming, environmental pollution and the mass development being undertaken by man, the planet is under extreme stress in trying to equalize and balance the livable environment currently available to human beings. With time, the degradation will reach an irreversible point and the existence of biological life will be in jeopardy. Based on this premise, scientists, researchers and environmentally conscious governments and people are trying hard to act fast and proactively to delay, or...

Children who are prone to health care problems are those who have been born premature. As they have not been developed properly in their mothers womb, they usually are born with illnesses that can plague them for the rest of their lives. One example of illness that a premature-born child may experience is cerebral palsy. A child with cerebral palsy has difficulty moving as his brain cannot coordinate orders of movement to his joints and muscles. It can also cause difficulty in using some of the...

Environment health and safety is based on many factors one of those being water availability and its quality. In the present day world, water has become one of the chief commodities due to its scarceness and non availability. Moreover, even if available, it is not pure and is infected and polluted thus causing severe damage to human health along with effecting environment. In the following paragraphs, we will be throwing light on the issues pertaining to both water quality and quantity along with...

The advancement in technology and industrial development has on one end given mankind the luxuries to spend a comfortable life and on the other hand has contributed in destroying natures beauty and peace. Modernized equipments and machines have attributed to polluting the environment and have thus caused serious and harmful effects on the life of human beings. In the preceding paragraphs, we will be discussing key issues pertaining to air pollution, its causes and effective remedies. Air Pollution Our...

In two or three sentences, describe the key differences between power and energy. (5 marks) The dictionary defines energy as the capacity of a physical system to do work while power as the rate at which work is done, expressed as the amount of work per unit time and commonly measured in units such as the watt and horsepower. Power  Energy  Time. The unit of measurement for energy is joule while for power, it is joule  time or watt. In two or three sentences, describe the meaning...

The industrialization processes and development of human knowledge has most significantly changed the prospects of man for both better and worse. At one hand, humans have achieved massive development, economic productivity, rapid technological increases and of course, the linkages of the entire world through vast transportation networks. However, with the massive development in the global sphere undertaken by man, has no doubt, come at a very heavy price of the environment. Man, having consumed...

Sustainability is the sustain ability to innovate and progress. Energy is the fuel of all human activities. Energy is pre-condition and a catalyst of development. Cities and energy are related in the rise and fall of the civilization. Urban and energy systems are capital intensive and have long lives. Key practical recommendations For the sustainability of the environment, all of us must learn how to save energy, manage the use of air, water, and soil, to sustain mobility, especially prevent and...

1. Identification of Research Topic Concern over food safety is increasing in all countries worldwide. Current trends in many countries are directed towards ensuring that there is regulation of food safety.  Scientists are identifying new foodborne pathogens and their potential for adverse consequences on human health and life. The demand for safer food is also growing among consumers as they become more informed on the link between diet and health, more affluent and as they live longer (Burlingame...