THE IMPACT OF DEER ON FOREST AND FOREST REGROWTH
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THis 7-page paper discusses the impact of deer (specifically, the white-tailed deer) on forest regeneration and growth. The paper discusses how misguided efforts of bringing back this species of deer from near extinction to its robust population of today is having a bad effect on U.S. forests. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MTdeerfo.rtf

Water Pollution And Paper Manufacturing
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8 pages in length. The pulp and paper industry produces a significant amount of chemical waste by way of its manufacturing processes. These toxic substances, which include inorganics for pulping and bleaching to slimicides and polymers for retention and wet and dry strength, have caused a great deal of water pollution having been allowed to freely run into potable supplies. This runoff effect has caused growing concerns with regard to the overall negative impact pulp and paper mills have upon the environment. As a means by which to address these concerns, countries worldwide have begun to focus upon the implementation of regulatory and monitoring programs, with recycling representing just one element. Still, there exist water pollutants from recycling methods, however, government regulations are expected to address these issues by mandating the use of special chemicals made to control and remove the contaminants. The writer discusses water pollution as it relates to the paper manufacturing industry. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCpaper.wps

Apalachicola Bay / The Threat Of Pollution From Inadequate Sewage Treatment
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6 pages in length. Florida's Apalachicola Bay is in grave danger. The fact that raw sewage and toxic chemicals are floating around in its waters, contaminating the ecosystem that depends upon its flow for life-giving components, has played a significant role in rendering the bay a health hazard. The reason for this perpetual contamination is that the existing sewage treatment program is woefully inadequate, having little effect on the massive amounts of contaminants present within the water. In economic terms, such contamination means a considerable threat to the various seafood products acquired from the bay, including its well-known oysters, fish, shrimp and crab supply. The waters that flow in the Apalachicola Bay are essential for sustaining these entities, as well as providing nourishment to the valuable seal life that represents the area's biodiversity. The writer discusses how inadequate sewage treatment is threatening the Apalachicola Bay. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCApBay.wps

Nonpoint Pollution: Acid Rain and the Role of Vegetation and Sediment
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A 10 page overview of the factors which contributes to nonpoint pollution. Emphasizes the impact of nonpoint pollution to acid rain and in turn to water pollution. Discusses the impact of nonpoint pollution to vegetation and, in turn, the role of vegetation in buffering the effects of acid rain. Devises a simple study designed to access the degree of this phenomena using data which has already been collected by state and federal agencies and correlating this data to vegetative types identified using aerial photographs. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPenvWat.wps

Water Pollution and Acid Rain Deposition in Victoria, British Columbia
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This 18 page paper provides an introduction to the issue of water pollution and water quality in Victoria, British Columbia, and determines the nature of the issue and possible ways of addressing the problem. This paper takes an active or process oriented view of the problem, and defines the importance of the issue in the future. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: MHwatpo_.wps

Environmental Problems In The Chesapeke Bay Area
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Population growth and water pollution is studied and causes for the resulting problems are sought. Several environmental theories are explored regarding population in this 7 page analysis. Maryland population statistics are used and demographics are considered in comparison with national data. Current trends are noted. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Chespeak.wps

Fresh Water – A Precious and Fading Natural Resource in Austin, Texas
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5 pages in length. The population growth in Austin Texas is causing the pollution and loss of water in the area. Describes the situation and the steps the city is taking to deal with it. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAaustn.wps

Los Angeles and Owens Valley: Over 80 Years of Water Conflict
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This 10 page paper relates the story of the conflicts between Los Angeles and Owens Valley over water rights and access to water through the Owens Valley Aqueduct, which was built to provide access to water for the city of Los Angeles. This paper provides both sides of this issue, including the charge by farmers in Owens Valley that the water distribution has depleted the valley of a necessary resource for agriculture and the argument that Los Angeles needed the water resources and built the aqueduct for that purpose. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Marine Pollution
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A 3 page paper discussing the ocean’s reaction to polluting influences. Unless shocked beyond recovery, any body of water has the power to at partially clean itself, given enough time and enough physical space. The great witness to that ability is that we have not been able to “kill” any vast areas, in spite of apparent attempts to do so. The paper describes how inland farming pollution adversely affected the southern North Carolina coast following Hurricane Fran in 1996. Shellfish populations and commercial fishing had nearly recovered by the time Hurricane Floyd caused extensive inland flooding in 1999. The effects on the ocean have already been seen as floodwaters have moved through rivers into the ocean; how long recovery will take from this disaster is unknown. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSpollute.wps

Ocean Dumping
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A 5 page paper concerning the hazards of ocean dumping. The author discusses the many ways in which the ocean is polluted, the effects, and the solution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Oceandum.wps

River Pollution, Causes & Solutions
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A 5 page essay on the causes of river pollution and some of the solutions that are being implemented to cope with the problems. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Riverpol.wps

Water Pollution / Problems and Solutions
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A 9 page paper on the problems facing the world, and particularly the U.S., in regards to water pollution. The paper concentrates on streams, surface and ground water pollution and the most likely polluters of those waters. The solutions addressed include cooperative efforts, educational efforts, technology and changes in the law. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Wpol.rtf

Water Pollution Via Sewage Inputs / Regulations & Alternatives
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A 10 page overview f the problems of water pollution caused by domestic wastes. Discusses regulation and the factors which influence it and identifies two alternative methods for treatment and discharge. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Watpoll.wps

Alternatives for Municipal Waste
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A 4 page paper, with a one page outline, which discusses the current conditions relating to municipal waste and the alternatives that are being implemented to deal with the problems. The most obvious type of implementation being put into use today is recycling. Unfortunately, this does not always work. A definition of the types of recycling are illustrated. In addition we illustrate the method of waste-to-energy, which presents a very positive way to dispose of waste. Unfortunately no one method can prove completely effective, but perhaps through every possible way of disposing of waste, we can see the future in a more positive light in regards to refuse. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAwaste1.wps

Solid Waste Management / Disposal vs Recycling New York
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This 11 page paper looks at the use of landfills as a major problem in the Northeast. Recycling is discussed in detail as an effective method to handle solid waste. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Garbage.doc

Toxic Waste Disposal
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An 11 page discussion of disposal options for toxic wastes. Compares the attributes and disadvantages of landfill disposal, waterway disposal, bioremediation, and incineration. Emphasizes the advantages of incineration but points out concerns such as resulting air pollutants and the regulations which serve to lessen those pollutants. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPtoxic.wps

Engineering and Hazardous Waste Disposal: Impacts on Society
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A 5 page discussion of the societal responsibilities of an environmental engineer in ensuring the most appropriate disposal methods for hazardous wastes. Written from the perspective of an engineer who has worked for a federal regulatory agency for five years, this paper emphasizes the importance of staying abreast of the most recent developments in hazardous waste disposal, being able to work within a multidisciplinarian environment, and remaining convicted to the best choice of disposal methods despite public opinion or pressures from outside sources. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPenginr.wps

Hazardous Waste / The Problem & Its Potential Solutions
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A 10 page overview of the problem of hazardous waste and current methodologies for treatment. Emphasizes bioremediation of contamination using bacteria and safe disposal of nuclear wastes. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Hazwas.wps

Household Consumer Waste Analyzed
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An 8 page paper which discusses the concept of household consumer waste by exploring definitions, impact of behavioral attitudes and its repercussions on a more environmentally-conscious society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Conwaste.wps

Love Canal
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This 6 page report discusses the circumstances surrounding the toxic waste disaster of Love Canal, New York -- probably the country’s a most notorious and infamous hazardous waste site. It was not the first, it was not the worst, but it did grab headlines, draw attention, and stimulated scientists, industrial leaders, politicians, government officials, and grassroots activists. The Love Canal problem was uncovered nearly thirty years ago, however, the impact of the damage done in the area, the expense and personal anguish, the fact that much of the land was determined to be completely unsafe for human habitation has stayed in America’s consciousness as an example of how far a pollution problem can go. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: BWluvcan.wps

Municipal Waste
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A 6 page paper that explores the issue of municipal waste. The writer first defines 'waste,' then discusses the amount generated and the effect it has on individuals and the environment. What is being done about waste and what could be done are discussed. 1 table is included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGwaste.rtf

Nuclear Waste Disposal & Environmental Hazards
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7 pages in length. A look at how much waste will be created from post-Cold War arms reduction and the serious problems mankind faces in trying to get rid of it. A thorough discussion is provided about the lifespan of specific radioactive elements, the true health risks faced by humans, and the terrible problem that continues to grow in sites like Nevada, U.S.A. where more and more waste is dumped while governments still continue to search for a more feasible solution. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Nukewas.wps

Repercussions Of Toxic Waste
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6 pages in length. It is not as though no one saw the problem escalating long before it reached its current out-of-control proportion; rather, toxic waste and the myriad problems that accompany it have been noted for the past several decades. But it has only been in more recent years that the great threat of toxic waste repercussion upon the ecosystem has been truly recognized for the irreparable damage it has caused. Because of this ongoing damage, environmental groups are scrambling to reverse some of the negative influence toxic waste has cast upon the land, air and water. The writer discusses such repercussions as they deal with toxic waste. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Toxiwast.wps

Stauber & Rampton/Toxic Sludge
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A 5 page analysis of the book Toxic Sludge is Good for You by John C. Stauber and Sheldon Rampton. This book outlines the dubious activities of the public relations industry--how it started with duplicity and has, ever since, continued to manipulate public opinion for whomever will pay‹which is usually industry, but sometimes government. The authors argue persuasively that the process of the free exchange of ideas has been polluted and degraded by this industry, which began by convincing American women to take up a habit that causes cancer to selling the US on nuclear power. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 99prlies.wps

The Feasibility of Waste Management Policies in the European Community
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This 47 page paper considers the issue of waste management in Europe in the midst of the call for reforms and the emerging focus on environmental concerns. This research study considers the issue of the feasibility of waste management policies within the European community, and evaluates the effectiveness of one proposed policy for those countries participating in the European Union. Bibliography lists 36 sources.
Filename: Wasteman.wps

Toxic Waste / International Export vs Domestic Disposal or Treatment
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An 8 page overview of the problems of domestic waste treatment and disposal. Outlines the practice of international disposal in third world countries and provides examples of appropriated treatment and domestic disposal alternatives. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Toxdisp.wps

Modern Society's Contempt for the Natural World
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This 5 page report discusses the ways in which contemporary society has evolved to have an attitude of contempt regarding the natural world. The writer argues that such an attitude is the basis for adverse conditions now faced by humanity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Conature.wps

Hoover Dam: An Engineering Project That Modernized Western America
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This 10-page-paper describes the construction of Hoover Dam and the many contributions it made to the growth of the western part of the United States. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: CWHoover.wps

Hydroelectric Dams: Their Intended Function and Resulting Environmental Effects
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An 8 page discussion of dams, their function and their environmental impacts. Provides an extensive background on the Hoover Dam and provides statistics for dams around the nation. Identifies impacts such as habitat changes and changes in hydrology. Discusses groundwater impacts, wetland impacts, and the impacts of overdevelopment which is indirectly associated with dam construction. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPhydroE.wps

The Hoover Dam
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the Hoover Dam, including its history, construction and present state. Also included is information on water power in general as well as environmental issues. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Hdam.rtf

The Topography of the Colorado River, Hoover Dam and Regions of the Grand Canyon
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This 5 page paper assesses the topography of the Colorado River, Hoover Dam and the regions surrounding the Grand Canyon. This paper assesse factors that defined the structural perspectives on the cnayone and hte overall topographical features.
Filename: MHtopogr.wps

Anheuser-Busch
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This 6 page report discusses the brewing company, Anheuser-Busch and its traditional management structure and controls. The St. Louis, Missouri, brewery leads the industry in the United States with a market share of approximately 45 per cent. Very few beer companies, domestic or foreign, have been doing as well. Anheuser-Busch is also involved in agriculture, entertainment (amusement parks and professional sports), creative services, packaging, and recycling. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Bwa-busc.rtf

Article Review / Trash Talking - Too Little Too Soon
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A 5 page essay reviewing an article on 'The Ethics of Trash' and the dilemma faced when a municipality builds a trash incinerator only to discover that the community has lessened the amount of trash to be burned through its recycling efforts. Should the community 'import' more trash to keep the incinerator viable? What other options, possibilities, or mindsets are available to the community?
Filename: Trash.doc

ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN
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16 pages in length. The writer has been hired as a consultant to a pro-environmental group called Environmental Action and Restoration of The Habitat (EARTH), a group that is working with neighborhoods and communities to help them design and establish successful local programs to help save the environment. They want help designing a program for Abbottsville, a residential community of approx. 25,000 people located about 15 miles outside a city with a population of about 1 million. This community has identified three needs one of which is to improve recycling. Although the members of EARTH have a general background in the sciences, they rely on consultants to help them integrate information from the natural and behavioral sciences when designing programs. The writer analyzes the components this community needs and proposes a program that is likely to be successful. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TLCenpln.wps

Glass: Manufacture, Recycling and use in Architecture
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A 5 page overview of glass, its manufacture and use in environmentally friendly architecture. Emphasizes the importance of recycling and stresses that the installation and design of projects which incorporate glass is critical to human health and safety. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPglass.wps

Plastics & The Resin Identification / Chemical Processes for Recycling
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5 pages in length. A look at how different categories of plastic -- separated by the Resin Identification Code -- are distinguished and recycled by the Heinz Company. Goodyear, DuPont, and other companies are mentioned as well. The scientific processes for melting down and re-using different plastics are discussed in considerable detail (i.e.., depolymerization systems). Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Plastics & The Resin Identification Code / The Case of Ford Motors
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A 5 page paper on the Resin Identification Code-- the system responsible for putting symbols on plastic items which are then used as a guideline by which to judge specific types of plastic used for recycling. A specific case example at the Ford Motor Company is given to illustrate how large corporate entities are pitching in and recycling their plastic. The Resin Identification Code simplifies this process for them. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Plastic2.wps

Recycling / Cost Analysis
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A 10 page sentence outline on the subject of recycling with special consideration of cost analysis and environmental impacts. 50 sources cited.
Filename: Recycle.wps

Recycling Advantages
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A 5 page paper which examines the strides made in recycling as well as areas still deficient. Recent developments in the industry including, the 'pay as you throw' system of municipal garbage disposal, 'producer responsibility,' and 'green design,' will be discussed. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: BBrecy.doc.

Recycling Is Easy, Rewarding and the 'Right Thing to Do'
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This 5 page paper presents an argument in the favor of recycling - its benefits, rewards, and ultimate outcomes. Bibliography included.
Filename: Easyrewd.wps

Recycling: It's Not A Whim; It's a Necessity
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This 5 page paper considers the issue of recycling. Recycling is in its infancy but after 30 years 60 percent of Americans recognize the chasing arrow symbol of recycling. A new generation is here and we must make sure the effort continues. Americans produce 1,600 pounds of trash annually. Without a solid plan in place to continue our past efforts it will be easy to slip into apathy. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: cwrecy.doc

The Environmental Hazards of Newspaper Deinking Techniques
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An 8-page paper that examines the industrial process of deinking that has conventionally been used to recycle old newspapers in order to reuse their fiber content. Discussed are the environmental hazards created by the interaction of chemicals during the deinking process and the harmful effect these chemicals can have on both animals and humans. Included are measures that have been taken during the last decade to mitigate these hazards by producing cleaner and safer deinking methods. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: LCDeink.doc

The Importance of Aesthetics in a Sustainable Society
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This 7 page paper provides support for a thesis encompassing aesthetics and cleanliness and its role in terms of recycling and handling of waste. The paper examines both city and rural life in terms of building a sustainable environment. There is a focus on 'building green' and designing products which are recyclable. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA023Gre.rtf

Thermal Formed Fiber
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A 5 page paper discussing the benefits of some of the applications of this form of molded pulp. Stabilizing and molded packing materials of thermal formed pulp are not pristine white Styrofoam pieces, but rather similar structures in brown or nondescript gray, consisting of a material that resembles the beginning material of molded fiber egg cartons. Unlike its Styrofoam precursor, this material is fully recyclable into other useful products and can have advantages of its own, such as avoiding static electricity concerns in conjunction with electronic products or components. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSmolded.wpd

Rain Forest: Economic and Ecological Value
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A 5 page discussion of the importance of the world’s rainforests. Outlines both the ecological and economic benefits of these areas including their tremendous biological diversity and their potential in providing species which can be instrumental in the curing of human disease. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPrainFr.wps