Environmental Science

Refer to the unit study guide for the needed information about water systems before attempting to complete this assignment. For this assignment, you will submit Part 4 of the scenario-based case study course project, which is due in Unit VIII. You should evaluate and revise the recommendations as needed during the process for each previous unit as you learn more during the progression of this course. Please continue to draw upon your imagination to think creatively on potential concerns with fire and explosive hazards, fire controls, and fire and emergency management. Look at fire protection technology in a holistic way that is significantly different from what was previously designed by thinking in isolation. You will evaluate and develop recommendations to resolve potential fires in the future. Section I As you make suggestions to improve life, safety, and fire protection, refer back to the background information, if needed, to provide you with the necessary material to identify the basic components common to fire protection for the City of Washington Distribution Warehouse. As we have been building on each phase of the scenario for fire protection design, evaluate the appropriate quality, quantity, and pressure of the water protection system in the scenario. This assignment is not looking for compliance with building codes nor expecting you to be a fire protection system designer. However, the purpose of this assignment is for you to apply the concepts and knowledge you have learned in this unit as you begin writing your final project covering protection systems that will detect, contain, control, and extinguish a fire. In addition, this assignment provides you with the opportunity to use your skills, expertise, and experience to enrich your response. Prepare a well-organized narrative addressing the existing water distribution system supplying the fire protection system for the warehouse described in the unit study guide. Your discussion will consist of your evaluation of the water system and the effect of water pressure on the fire as it relates to the movement of water, the components of a water supply and distribution network, and if the warehouse should be on the public water system or private water system. Section II In the unit lesson, fire brigades were described. Explain the views to a reader unfamiliar with fire brigades, including references to specific statements. What are the characteristics of fire brigades in the industrial or commercial setting? Should fire brigades be a part of today’s fire protection? Why, or why not? For this assignment, you will write a two-page narrative (one page per section) supporting your position. Use APA level one headings for each section. The heading should be indicative of the major section to follow. You must have a title page and references page. You may use information from reputable, reliable journal articles, case studies, scholarly papers, and other sources that you feel are pertinent. You should use at least three sources, one of which must be your textbook. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations following proper APA style.

Each week, you will reflect and respond to a set of questions regarding that week’s readings. Your response should be 1.5-2 pages or about 500 words and will be submitted on GauchoSpace. For this week, consider the following: Define environmental justice. How does this term climate justice overlap with or differ from environmental justice? What roles should environmental policy and activism play in environmental and climate justice? Are these roles always fulfilled when fighting for environmental and climate justice?

The study has been undertaken to 1) Find out the level of environmental awareness among students of the university under study. 2) Examine students` attitudes and a sense of responsibility towards the environment and environmental problems. 3) Investigate students` participation and level of engagement in environmental activities and protection. 4) Propose recommendations on the bases of the results obtained from the study. SW Oklahoma Survey Objectives of the Study To determine the level of environmental awareness among SW Oklahoma Residents To examine their attitudes and responsibilities towards the environment To investigate whether education impacts environmental awareness Propose recommendations on the bases of the results obtained from the study.

Part I: Introduce yourself to your classmates with your name, location, current employment, and future goals. (Memphis Tn, quest Diagnostics Laboratory.. promotion in EHS) Part II: Discuss the ways environmental laws have impacted your life. Have you been exposed to toxic substances? Please explain. Please include the name of the person or question to which you are replying in the subject line. For example, “Tom’s response to Susan’s comment.” ALSO PLEASE REPLY TO ANOTHER STUDENTS COMMENT BELOW. Michelle: My name is Michelle Brenner, I Live in Tampa, Florida, and I am an instructor /Proctor for food safety and a guest teacher for Pasco High School.  I am reaching my goals of continuing my education in Occupational Health and Safety, and then moving up to what I can achieve, Ph.D. is what lays ahead for me. Living in South Florida, it is perhaps that we live near coastlines that the effect of Environmental laws have impacted how I treat my surroundings, I grew up in Fort Lauderdale for 40 years, and now I am in Tampa.  But the precious commodity is our Everglades and our waterways.  Realizing the impact that man has on these resources have brought attention to the laws and regulations.  It has been generalized, due to I have never worked in areas of concern. Still, when you live and play in Florida, you tend to notice impacts on the natural resources, and when there has been damaged, and the conservation efforts.  I have not been exposed to any toxic substances, like those caused by refineries, but our rainwater runoff tends to pick up all those pesticides and fertilizers that are used here.  The one thing that is dangerous in Florida is the mosquitos, which carry many diseases, Malaria, dengue, West Nile, and Ziko.  That is why Florida is one of the states that continues spraying of the pesticide of Naled.  However, EPA suggests that exposure is not enough to cause a human health concern.  As a rule, though, my family tends to appreciate the Everglades and the waterways of South Florida, and abide by rules and regulations as not to harm the areas we live and play.

This unit has presented the impact of industrial waste on human populations. It has presented an appraisal of the laws enacted to reduce the impacts of environmental hazards on human populations as well as a determination of the impact of toxic substances on human populations. The essay assignment is an opportunity for you to share how much you have learned in this unit. For this assignment, please write an essay that examines the impact of industrial and hazardous waste on human populations. You should address the following elements: an appraisal of a minimum of two laws that aim to reduce the impacts of environmental hazards on human populations, and a determination of the impact of toxic substances on human populations. In your paper, limit the number of words devoted to direct quotations of references. The vast majority of your paper should be a paraphrasing of sources and inclusion of your own thoughts on the laws that you present. Your essay must be at least three pages in length. You must include a cover page and reference page, which do not count toward the minimum page requirement. You must include an introduction to your essay. You should utilize at least the two required unit resources (the Apollonio et al. and Bergeson articles) at a minimum. Ensure you follow APA guidelines for this assignment, and adhere to guidelines when creating citations and references since outside sources are used for this assignment.

Where do you think the west is heading in terms of its economy and use of public lands; and what are the potential consequences (good and bad) of the New West?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lluvlbyjzdQ&feature=emb_logo watch this 3  Minute  youtube the Answer the above two questions minimum 500 words

Questions from Chapter 41) Define Food Security. Traditionally, what have the ethics discussions around food been?2) In discussing Food Security, how did Amartya Sen use the concept of entitlement?3) What are some of the ways industrialized countries, like the United States, care for its own people when households face economic challenges, and cannot earn enough money for foo4) In developing countries, food aid is often delivered from developed countries, and distributed in poor communities. How does this disrupt the activities of local farmers5) Use this example to answer the following questions:Consider a small city of 1000 households with high unemployment. It was announced that a company was coming to build a factory that would provide jobs for about 700 people, yet the development would cause 100 families to lose their jobs.a. Explain the pros of the situation.b. What are the ethical questions that may be raised here? Explain.c. How would utilitarian thinkers feel about this situation?d. What may be a solution here? IF you can, explain how Kant might respond.6) In the United States many small farmers have sold their farms and moved to urban areas. This has resulted in much larger, highly efficient farms. What are the pros and cons to this situation, and how would utilitarians justify this?7) Define farmer agency. How does it apply in regards to the situations in 5 and 6

Metals are basic elements that do not degrade any further, so they are able to persist in the environment. Metals may not always stay in the same form because they are able to react to form different compounds. Research a metal that was discussed in the textbook reading such as mercury, arsenic, or cadmium. Create a PowerPoint presentation at least seven slides in length, discussing the following:background information on the metal,the cornerstone xenobiotic pharmacokinetic properties and effects of the metal,the bioaccumulative effects of the metal in the environment and how it affects humans and the environment, andconcentration of metal that is considered toxic and symptoms of toxicity by this metal.Your PowerPoint should be a cumulation of what you have learned throughout the course. For instance, if the metal has particular effects on a certain body system or organ, be sure to give information about these effects. The assignment should meet the following requirements:The length should be a minimum of seven slides, not including your title and reference slides.Use speaker notes to explain the key points that are provided in the slides.Include least two visual aids and/or graphics.A minimum of two credible sources should be used for this assignment, and the references should be properly cited in a reference list at the end of the PowerPoin

Question 1 (5 points) Identify a list of professionals that you would want on your interdisciplinary team (IDT) to participate in the scoping process and to review and provide consultation upon your project analysis. For those professional staff members within your virtual “agency”, “business”, or “organization”, you may make up their titles/positions/disciplines. For those professional consultants outside your “agency”, search those web contacts and use actual agency personnel, titles, and email addresses. If you identified any of these issues in your Purpose and Need or Project Description of your “virtual” project, and even though we have not covered these chapters in your reading assignments to date, you must think of whom to logically contact/include and type the relevant professionals into your IDT list. Provide citations in the APA Format (see Resources in the classroom for guidance). Question 2 (5 points) In a short essay of 2-4 paragraphs, explain why you feel that this Environmental Impact Assessment course is relevant to your career choice. Give examples. Your writing ability counts so do the best you can.

Assignment 51. (15 points) A wind power generation system produces an average of 1 MW power over half of each 24-hour period and zero power over the other half. If the power consumption is uniform over time and it is planned to use all of the produced power over each 24-hour period, how much battery power storage is needed?Energy storage is in lectures Ch. 6, and energy balance laws in Ch. 2.2. (20 points) To obtain a generated solar heat temperature of 200°C, compare the efficiencies of the two below-described types of solar collectors operating in an environment where the solar radiation flux Iw = 500 W/m2, and its temperature is 15°C.Collector type 1: non-concentrating vacuum-insulated,Collector type2: concentrating with a concentration ratio of 80, with a vacuum-insulated receiver.Both collectors have an overall heat loss coefficient to the ambient UL = 1.5 W/(m2 °C), their absorbers are flat, the window area of each is equal to its absorber area, FR = 0.8, the absorber absorptance ? = 0.95, and the glass window overall transmittance ? = 0.9. Assume that the sun beam is always perpendicular to the absorber/receiver.Explain the results.Sources of information are in Canvas chapter 8 in the course notes (which also contains solar collectors’ calculation examples), but also in the reference books related to this chapter.