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Our water recourses are diminishing each day. Evaporation, lack of rain, droughts, excessive use in our households and agricultural irrigation as well as ever growing industrial need for water are reducing our water resources and soon there will be to little left as to provide for all of us on this planet.
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Pollution, types of it and what they mean
There are 6 major types of Pollution. Each of them includes several sub-types. In the following document you will find a complete list of the major types of Pollution and their respective definitions.

Light Pollution

Air Pollution

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Co2 or Carbon Dioxide

Carbon Dioxide is composed of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. The most common way to reference it is by the use of its chemical formula CO2. In the Earth’s atmosphere we can find a concentration of approximately 0.04%. CO2 is causing the greenhouse effect.

CO2 details:

Chemical Formula: CO2
Molecular Weight: 44.01
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Our water recourses are diminishing each day. Evaporation, lack of rain, droughts, excessive use in our households and agricultural irrigation as well as ever growing industrial need for water are reducing our water resources and soon there will be to little left as to provide for all of us on this planet.
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This analysis will make the relation between all time temperature and CO2 content in the atmosphere more understandable.
CO2 Temperature relation over 400.000 Years
The Graph below shows the temperature and CO2 curve from 400,000 years ago until our days. Co2 never had passed 300ppm (parts per million). It becomes evident that if there is more CO2 [...]

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Todays life has brought with it a lot of conveniences. When we go shopping we are provided with plastic bags to easily transport our goods back home. But what happens to those plastic bags we now do not need anymore. Some people might use them as garbage bags, some might throw them away, others, a [...]

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With the fast global expansion of industries and the ever larger amount of vehicles as well as the flood of dirty power plants, the very well known issue of environmental pollution is becoming an ever greater threat to all of us.
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Solar Energy: Advantages, Disadvantages and Definitions
by BurtonimusThere are many advantages and disadvantages to “going solar.” Before you make the decision to convert your home ’s power system to solar energy, you need to understand what these advantages and [...]

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Recycling Old Watch Batteries Helps the Environment
by otaffyWith the future of the planet at stake, many of us have developed a new consciousness when it comes to the environment. Recycling and the proper disposal of potentially hazardous materials have taken on a new and growing significance. From common household chemical to batteries of all kinds, [...]

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Gobal Warming Induced Heat Waves Are More Deadly Than A Killer Virus
by JamesNashA record heat wave scorched Europe in August 2003, claiming an estimated 65,000 lives. In France alone, 17,622 people died from the searing temperatures, more than 19 [...]

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