Essays on Dumping

In the South China Morning Post's article called “Dumping of untreated acid in Chinese canal highlights nation's water pollution woes,” we read that a Jiangsu chemical plant was recently charged with the fine of 20 million yuan ($2.88 million) for the violation of dumping nearly 2,700 tons of liquid acid waste into the Grand Canal. The reason for this fine is due to the immeasurable level of environmental damage that this caused. The fine attests to the drastic importance of respecting the earth and its bodies of waters, understanding that it is all maintained by a delicate natural ...

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What factors contributed to the problem? Volcanic activity is a major contributing factor to the issue of climate change. The eruption of volcanoes leads to the release of large quantities of water vapor, ash, dust, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. In the atmosphere, these sulfur dioxide molecules will react with water vapor leading to the formation of sulfuric acid, which is then spread all over the world through winds. The sulfuric acid formed in the atmosphere can significantly affect the amount of solar radiation entering the Earth’s surface and thereby the ...

Now the most advanced integration Union is the European Union, the main forerunner of which European economic community was created in 1957 by the Task that stands today in the EU during the agenda - formation and strengthening of economic, monetary and political Union of member countries. Integration in the EU affects almost all aspects of relations between member States of the European Union - politics, Economics, social and cultural sphere. The relevance of the study due to the importance and special role of tax harmonization in the framework of deepening European economic integration, the development of the unified ...

Business Ethics

In the United States, drug companies enjoy a high-profit margin. It means that when purchasing different commodities, Americans incur high costs, unlike Canadians or Europeans. The drug industry has been noted as the most profitable sector in the economy in the last two years. The United States drug prices do not indicate a fair and competitive market since they sell only a handful of essential drugs with the aim of establishing a top selling market (Williams, 1985). Pharmaceutical companies have ethical responsibilities that contrast with that of small biotechnology organizations regarding research and innovation. For instance, CV Therapeutic is ...

LPIPT in Saraburi, Thailand, currently operates waste-to-energy power plants. Our company has brought a residual waste such as municipal solid waste (MSW), landfills and non-hazardous industrial trash into the sorting process. The main purpose of it is to improve quality, for example the heat, size, and chemical composition to be transformed as refuse derived fuel (RDF) production. Using RDF technology from Europe and China along with the machinery developments of the company ourselves gaves us an opportunity to produce RDF with a capacity of 2,500 tons/day for use as renewable energy for generating electricity of our 2 RDF ...

The Role of EPR in Sustainable Waste Management

Introduction The problem of the disposal of end-of-life or waste tyres has become a serious problem in the whole world including the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)— Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. It is a problem that has largely been ignored in the past. Waste tyres were used largely as landfill. The environmental, health and economic hazards are only realized when problems—like fires arise. In the Kirby Tire Recycling dump near the village of Sycamore in Wyandot County, Ohio, USA, a fire burned a tyre landfill spread across 14 acres in August ...

Introduction

There has been an influx of cheap imports in the United States as well as in the West. In the article by Fischer, "Why Buying Cheap Imported Products Is More Expensive For Individuals And Not Just Society", the author strongly advocates for local products putting forward the disadvantages that come about from importing cheap products into the country. Fisher begins by talking about the high rate of unemployment caused by the influx of cheap imports. Ferrier in her article, "This Is What Happens When You Order Ridiculously Cheap Clothing From Singapore - Suburban Turmoil" demonstrates the loss she encounters ...

DQ week 5

What health risks associated with obesity does Mr. C. have?

Is bariatric surgery an appropriate intervention? Why or why not?

Considering that the patient has a BMI of BMI = 29.55 kg/m2, bariatric surgery is a good option for him. Bariatric surgery is recommended for patients with a BMI of beyond 25 and who have been ascertained to indicate any other signs of extreme obesity. Bariatric surgery is a life-altering process but it has been noted to have positive impact on the life of the patient especially those with chronic severe obesity issues and this helps them reduce weight and subsequently maintain weight at a level that is manageable. It ...

The modern day society is technologically oriented, with virtually every activity being conducted with the help of various forms of technology. The implication is that the world has seen a massive rate of large-scale production of technology devices. Estimates point out that close to 50 million tons of e-waste are produced globally (Lepawsky & Mcnabb, 2010). The developed countries are the primary producers of this waste, with the role of doing away with the waste left to the poorer developing countries. In the US and Canada for example, close to 80% of all electronic waste is exported to Asia and ...

Abstract

Environmental pollution is among the hotly debated topics in the field of environmental studies. Contamination of this kind ranges from that of water, soil, and air. Industrialization and large organizations have been reported to be the primary sources of pollution across the world. Chevron, a leading multinational energy corporation, has in the recent past been accused and charged for heavy soil and water contamination through oil spills. Such environmental pollution has substantial consequences on the human health, safety, and well being. Van Duzer et al. (2015) assert that one of the most affected nations through the company’s activities ...

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Introduction

Cruise ships are used to take vacationers on recreational voyages. The ships provide amenities that enhance the passengers experience such as lounging facilities, cinemas, indoor sports, swimming pools, and music concerts among others. Cruise ships usually take the vacationers on a round trip through a given number of destinations, which usually include a number of coastal downs, before returning them to the port of origin. The cruise industry started in the early 1970s and was widely embraced in 1971 as a viable tourist attraction when a ship known as the Pacific Princess was featured in ...

The phenomenon of pollution is not a new one as there are different forms of pollution prevailing in our environment. There are various types of pollution and most of them are interrelated. This paper will delineate some of the major types of pollution and the remedial measures to minimize the pollution. Some of the major types of pollution that would be expounded are as follows: air pollution, specifically, caused by the burning of fossil fuels and coal, and water pollution. As such, measures to minimize and control these types of pollution, including the concepts of “Green Transportation” and “Renewable ...

The modern day society is technologically oriented, with virtually every activity being conducted with the help of various forms of technology. The implication is that the world has seen a massive rate of large-scale production of technology devices. Estimates point out that close to 50 million tons of e-waste are produced globally (Lepawsky & Mcnabb, 2010). The developed countries are the primary producers of this waste, with the role of doing away with the waste left to the poorer developing countries. In the US and Canada for example, close to 80% of all electronic waste is exported to Asia and ...

International Trade Law

Dumping is the practice of selling goods from one country to another at substantially low prices; an action knows to discriminate price between the home market and the foreign market (Kerr 15). On the other hand, a subsidy is the act of distorting how things are run in the market and instead lead to resources being allocated resulting in low production and overall less wealth worldwide (Baker 15). Dumping is not an activity driven and operated by the government, as it is operated by private companies or organization, which they are part of the government or parts of them ...

Introduction

Boeing and Airbus are the two major aircraft manufacturers in the world, with their rivalry starting in the 1990s, and as it intensified, they absorbed other plane making companies or forced them to exit the market. Airbus, being a European consortium of companies headquartered in Toulouse France is the leading airplane manufacturer in Europe while Boeing is an American company which manufactures commercial and military aircraft, satellites, weapon and electronic defense systems among other tasks. On the other hand, COMAC is a Chinese state-owned limited liability company that is mainly the manufacturer of commercial aircraft for China and also ...

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Avco Environmental Case The situation that Chantale is involved in is rather troublesome for her as she faces ethical choice which may have rough effects on her life, however, other parties will also be affected by it. This case involves the following stakeholders – Chantale, the company Avco Environmental Service and the Environment Protection Agency. The parties who will be affected in this scenario are the local community and the hospital. Chantale is deciding what to do concerning the information that she recovered as well as the instructions received from her superiors, Avco Environmental Services are dumping toxic waste from ...

In 2008, the Thames River was a polluted mess. There were many untreated sewage, industrial waste, and garbage deposits which made the river not only an environmental nightmare, but a risk to public health. The primary souce of the pollution in the Thames river was caused by thousands of gallons of untreated raw sewage, which overflowed into the river from the overwhelmed sewage treatment infrastructure in London during storms and periods of heavy rainfall. Due to inadequate funding for and development of infrastructure necessary to prevent ecological disasters like the mass expulsion of waste water into the Thames, the ...

Trade barriers were imposed by different countries from long time. These restrictions were imposed to earn revenue for the government and to protect the domestic industries from the competitive foreign firms. There are different protectionist policy of the government that restrict a country to import goods and services to foreign countries. Through free trade is good for a country but it reduces the domestic employment of a country, creates problem among the small scale industries of the domestic country, and problem in the nation security. One such restriction is high and unfairly applied tariff. India has imposed anti –dumping ...

I believe a mention of Guangdong may mean very little to the citizens of the United Kingdom. As a matter of fact, not very many Commoners in the United Kingdom have any idea what I am talking about. Guangdong is not a person, as some may think; it is a province in China, the one adjacent to the South China Sea. A mention of China alone has taken your attention now. Everybody knows China. Everybody knows that it is the world’s number one polluter. China has just surpassed United State in Carbon IV Oxide production and now it ...

The phenomenon of pollution is not a new one as there are different forms of pollution prevailing in our environment. There are various types of pollution and most of them are interrelated. This paper will delineate some of the major types of pollution and the remedial measures to minimize the pollution. The scientists have declared that the burning of the fossil fuels coal and petroleum results in the production of the carbon dioxide as one of the most major products of greenhouse gasses. Another reason for an increase in air pollution is the high amount of saturation of CFC’ ...

Whether by force of stereotypical perception or the prevalence of such interpretation I the political discourse, people have always perceived racism through the prism of economic and legal mistreatment of black people. However, people can maltreat their own fellow countrymen with skin color other than white by disposing of hazardous toxic waste in immediate proximity to their area of residence. It is disturbing how Americans exploit their own endangering their physical wellbeing. Since coming to surface in the 1980s, the notion of environmental racism has not lost its relevance for what is now 3.5 decades. While some US locations ...

Global Waste Management Issues

Introduction Human activities and various other things produce waste. This production of high amounts waste and the way such wastes are handled, collected, stored and disposed of, which can pose risks to public health and the environment. Where extreme human activities concentrate such as in urban centers, safe and appropriate solid waste management is of utmost importance in order to allow healthy living conditions for the population . The issues of waste management and its disposal are not just problems of a specific nation or a city. It is a serious problem at a global level, which calls for immediate ...

Water is an essential requirement in the lives of people. The significance of water in human life influences their health and well-being. The provision of a high-quality water for drinking must be a priority for any water Generation Company around the world. The Waukegan generating station is a power station found in Waukegan, Illinois. Edison International is the company charged with operating the power station. The station has been accused of causing the death of people due to the fine particles that pose danger to human beings around the area. The economic implication of death resulting from fine particle ...

With the gradual advancement in technology and the Internet, the need to automate most processes in a company is becoming more of a necessity than an option. The benefits of automation are ever increasing and helping the companies to save on extra expenses. However, its adoption lead to the increase in cyber crimes and attacks, where hackers steal information from companies and dump them on the internet or sell it. Due to the nature of these attacks, no one has an idea of when or who will be targeting them. Hence, large and mid-sized companies invest heavily on securing ...

Introduction

Mining activities can pose serious environmental and health implications. Although, these environmental and health hazards can be mitigated and effectively managed through sound engineering and environmental practices, these environmental and health issues associated with mining operations could not be totally eradicated. In general, there are three major players in the mining industry: the company, which include the employees and the stockholders; the regulatory bodies, which include the government and other national and international environmental organizations; and the community, which are not directly related to the mining industry, but is impacted by its operations. Each one of these stakeholders has ...

INVESTMENTS

Economic overview The economy of Jamaica greatly relies on services that accounts for over 70 percent of its GDP. The Nation continues to earn most of the foreign exchange from remittances, tourism and alumina/bauxite. Both tourism and remittances accounts for 30 percent each, whereas alumina/bauxite exports contribute roughly 5 percent of the GDP. The alumina/bauxite sector was the greatly affected by global downturn whereas the remittance flow and tourism industry remained resilient. The economy encounters several challenges to its growth including soaring corruption and crimes, huge-scale underemployment and unemployment as well as a debt-to-the-GDP ratio that is about 130 ...

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Abstract. The installation of water table control in any soils is a key tool in the efforts to improve the soil environment for better and effective growth of vegetation. In addition to this, water table control installations also regulate or manage the irrigation water and drainage. This systems help in storage of water for future use as well as ensuring the rainfall is effectively used. This study looks forward to exploring the effects of a poorly controlled water table and how the damages involved can be done away with.

Introduction

Drainage is a very important component of land development and ...

The Montreux Jazz Festival, founded in 1967, has grown to the second largest jazz festival in the world after the Montreal International Jazz Festival of Canada. Over the years, a wide variety of musical forms has been integrated into this festival. Currently, the Montreux Jazz Festival includes almost all forms of music even while jazz remaining a major part of the festival. Today a number of world’s famous musicians perform in the festival, and this festival has currently audience strength of over 200,000. In each year, new additional events are included in the festival so as to ...

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Essay

INTRODUCTION Toxic waste can be defined as ‘the byproducts of the industrial process”. As each industry produces some type of by product and some are toxic or poisonous to living things and the environment. The range in the hazardous conditions that they create can be measured as a range with some being very hazardous while others produce a smell or a nuisance. The hazardous wastes are of the most concern and many groups and organizations are watching and enforcing strict codes of conduct for punishment of companies that violate the laws. The Abidjan disaster is an example of the ...

There are different approaches to define small economies. Besides usual quantitative ways to measure country’s smallness by its population, territory, GDP and other criteria, there some qualitative factors that are used to define the economy’s scale. Some economists state that small economies are those that adopt “price taking” policies as they cannot dictate their rules in the market, neither significantly influence trade rules. This peculiarity of small economies mainly lies in the fact that such countries have limited resources. Hereby, small countries are more dependent on imports and are forced to accept trade agreements offered by large ...