Essays on Environmental Issues

Introduction The battle of water conservation is very real today. The need for water has gone sky high due to the doubling size in the worldly population. Things such as pollution and water shortage have affected countries all around the world including the United States….

There is so much pollution in our oceans and it’s barely talked about. There have been some big moments where recently people have talked about saving turtles and just starting to use metal straws instead of plastic, but it quickly got made fun of and…

The case of Erin Brockovich took place in Hinkley, California from 1993 to 1996 against the Pacific Gas & Electric Co (PG&E). The case concerned that PG&E was using an anti-corrosive chemical called chromium 6 between 1952 and 1966. So customer advocate and environmental lobbyist,…

Introduction Uttarakhand is an Indian state which is situated on the southern slope of Himalayan Belt. This state, in general is prone to severe natural disasters like earthquake, floods, avalanche, landslide or forest fire. Wherever, the 2013 flash flood in Uttarakhand is the worst tragedy…

Introduction To ensure future generations can enjoy a satisfactory life, a sustainable approach towards human comfort is now vital. The word ‘sustainable’ successfully increase the awareness of architects, become an fundamental in the architectural discourse (Bennetts, H, n. d. ). In this paper, whether traditional…

Introduction It is of the utmost importance to have access to clean drinking water, no matter how far one resides from developed society (Hall, Van Koppen & Van Houweling, 2014). In ‘Arsenic groundwater contamination in Middle Ganga Plain, Bihar, India: A future danger?’ – Environmental…

Scenarios are hypotheses of alternative environments that highlight different risks and opportunities (Ogilvy, 2011). Recent weather trends increasing in frequency have caused extreme weather patterns that could continue during the next 20 years according to Global Trends 2030 (2012). These environmental issues could affect the…

In this ted talk, Cesar Harada speaks about 3 manmade problems that our oceans face on a daily basis; that being ocean pollution with special mention to oil, plastic and radioactivity. He created a solution to the problem as other attempts to remove ocean pollution…

Plastics used to be an indispensable part of our lives and we use them every day. However, the world’s attitude towards plastic took a change overnight in 2015, when a viral video of a plastic straw being pulled out of a sea turtle’s nose took…

The aquatic ecosystem health can be severely affected by municipal wastewater effluents (MWWE) which contain complex mixtures of domestic, municipal and industrial origins (Bennie, 1999; Holeton et al. , 2011; Metcalfe et al. , 2003, 2010; Servos et al. , 2003, 2005). The MWWE include…