Essays on Septic Tank

The issues faced by the Indian River Lagoon is quite similar to that of many rivers, lakes, and even oceans from various locations of the world. The steady decline in the marine population of the lagoon escalated to alarming rates by the end of the last decade. A few legislations that were passed in the early nineties to limit trawling in the estuarine region and as well as the direct dumping of untreated sewage wastes, had proved effective in the past. But later into the decade, the rescue efforts to salvage the lagoon and the ecosystem associated with it, ...

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Summary The Autonomous Net-Zero Water Project is a water treatment project that aims to provide a sustainable water supply system. It works by gathering all waste water from a particular facility, then subjecting the water to a series of water treatment processes. After which, the water is directed back to the facility for consumption. This perpetual process of water recycling provides continuous water supply; making it possible for its users to refrain or extremely minimize tapping water from outside sources. Water recycling is not a new thing. However, the greatest challenge in making the water-recycling system sustainable ...

Science and society education are such challenging subjects to cover in any school setup as a teacher. In most cases, as a teacher, you are expected to face constraints that affect the effectiveness of how you deliver information to your students. The science, technology and society (STS) education takes into consideration the ethical and social responsibility of everyone involved in solving society problems based on scientific-related concepts. The STS has been designed with the aim of developing well-nurtured individuals who clearly understand technological concepts and have a grasp of the socially embedded enterprises. However, in many instances, it remains ...

Introduction

This paper examines the multiple causes of pollution adversely affecting the waters of Lake Huron, the world’s third largest freshwater lake, having almost 4,000 miles of shoreline (Scharfe, 2008). As well as evaluating and describing the pollution’s causes, the paper also details the impacts of the pollution on the economy and people, so that those responsible for taking action to improve the situation have this important information available.

Causes of the Pollution

According to “Water Pollution in the Great Lakes” (n.d.), the three main sources of pollution are “point source, nonpoint source and atmospheric pollution.” Point source pollution, as its ...