Essays on Brine

The extraction of oil and natural gas has been a major industry in the United States for many years. Originally, this fuel was used simply to heat homes. With the advancement in technology, many different types of machinery, including electrical generators at power plants, automobiles and home appliances have been designed to operate using natural gas. In recent years, it has become more difficult to find new sources of natural gas. Hence, various companies have ventured in hydraulic fracking in the hope of producing more natural gas. However, the hydraulic fracking itself brings a host of environmental and health ...

Product Demand

The demand for the products produced by Compass Minerals is influenced greatly by technological advancements as well as innovation of new products (Compass Minerals). The development of more efficient application methods for salt as well as plant nutrients may reduce demand and adversely affect revenues. New methods for delivery of plants nutrients could also adversely affect demand and increase competition. The salt industry is characterized by a slow rate of technological adoption and innovation. Compass Minerals should invest in research and development to identify and meet the changing consumer needs. Development of new products will expand the market possibilities ...

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Sinkholes are a problem across the globe, especially in urban areas. Sinkholes can cause damage to roads, collapse structures, and destroy property. The biggest way to prevent a sink hole is to learn what factors are included in the formation a sinkhole is, how a sinkhole forms, and wheatther or not the sinkhole was naturally formed or if humans created the situation that caused the sinkhole in the first place. While it is not possible to actually prevent natural sinkholes, there are several ways that sinkholes which are created from human activity may be prevented, or at least ...

Background Information

Compass Minerals International Company produces and sells minerals which may include salt, fertilizers and magnesium chloride. The company has its base in Kansas City and offers its products and services to customers in Canada, North America, and the UK. Also, the company also offers records management services to business in the United Kingdom. The business operates two segments namely salt and plant nutrition. The Salt segment focuses on mining and producing salt related products such as Magnesium Chloride and Sodium Chloride. On the other hand, the plant nutrition segment focuses on coming up with products such as sulfate of ...

Introduction

Geothermal energy refers to natural heat stored underground beneath the earth’s crust. On the ground surface the energy is evident in form of hot and altered ground, hot springs and fumaroles. The energy is tapped by sinking geothermal wells underground. The high temperature and pressure fluid is extracted and through carefully built wells and designed network of pipes and channels the hot steam to the plant turbine to generate electricity. The steam and water are extracted at very high pressure and temperature. The application of geothermal energy has gained popularity globally because of its environmental friendliness. There are ...