ENVIROSCI Lecture 7 Energy, specifically THERMAL energy Energy I: Traditional sources of energy and their drawbacks Energy Sectors: Residential Industrial Agriculture o Surprisingly doesnt use up a lot of energy Commercial...
ENVIRSCI Week 8 Climate What is it? Weather and climate, are two different things Climate is wat you would associate with weather o Considering over a long period of time Can be decades, was in millions previously o Temper...
ENVRISCI Week 6 Solid Waste and Air Pollution Waste definition Solid waste categories Municipal solid waste (MSW) Oil sands Livestock manure Mine waste rock Mine tailings Household waste categories London Conducted waste a...
ENVRIOSCI Week 5 Readings pgs, 280-284, 262-265 Fresh water resources Even though Earth is covered in more than 1400 million cubic kilometres of water about 75 of its surfaceonly about 1100 of 1 (.001) of that water is usa...
ENVIRSCI week 3 Biodiversity and wildlife read chapter 9 What is biodiversity? Variability among living organisms from sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological com...
ENVIROSCI Week 4 Pages 58-59, 316-318, 244-247 Growth in Human Population Due to agricultural revolution, more food = more to feed o Led to healthier people, less deaths, higher life expectancy, etc Growth in China became ...
ENVIRSCI Week 2 lecture notes What is the environment? A combination of habitat, biomass The surroundings or conditions including Abiotic (non-living) and Biotic (living) things in which an organism lives What is environme...
Environmental 2 Wednesday, September 19, 2018 6:39 PM 3 H's --> Head Heart Hands What is "environment"? -----------> The ecosystem - living space around us - habitat - living and non-living - sustainability - you...
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Food and Land IV Forests, Invasive Species and Biodiversity Managing and Sustaining Forests Forests classified by age and structure 1. Old-growth forests (22%) 2. Second-growth forests (63...
Food and land III Pest: unwanted organism that interferes with human activities; subjective a weed is a plant whos virtues have no yet been discovered Pesticide: kills or controls undesirable organi...
Food and Land II Food and Soil Resources I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own. ~Andy Warhol 1. Food Production...
Food and Land I Food and Soil Resources The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself ~Franklin D. Roosevelt Definitions Organism Individual living thing: reacts, grows, reproduces, maintains homeos...
Valuing the Environment: Neoclassical, Environmental and Ecological Economics We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it w...
Environmental Politics Environmental Groups vs. Green Political Parties High concern for environment among public; decreasing trend Membership: some overlap Concern inadequately reflected in politics...
Lab safety is the cornerstone principle in this compelling Guide. All international safety symbols are clearly defined, with all basic lab glassware and equipment depicted by text description and diagrams. The Guide also p...
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