Bunker Fuel Dilemmas

“During the early 1900’s the discovery of oil and natural gas in areas around Baton Rouge attracted chemical companies to the city” (Reilly). Since the beginning of the 1900’s Louisiana has been a large refining state, one may say one of the best, but also one of the most damaging. It can be safely said that since the start of refining in Louisiana well over a billion pounds of pollution has been released. In 2011 alone over a million pounds of chemicals were released into the air and a separate 1.3 million had been released into the water. All of Louisiana’s 17 refineries reported accidents contributing to these chemical spills (Sturgis). The numbers that have been presented so far may not seem out of the ordinary

An ideal body of water should have a pH level in between 6.0 and 9.5 and the DO level should be around 4.8 mg/L. Our filter has proven to increase the pH level of the water from its original level, it wasn’t a significant difference, however with some modification we should be able to improve the filter process. For future modifications, the filter should contain more slag and marble chips as they are known to increase the pH level, we should also get access to more

The data from our experimental design supports the idea that the pH in the Chesapeake Bay is decreasing and becoming acidic. Our team used the following materials to test this idea:

Today, this briefing note is put to you the 'National Taskforce on Environmental Science and Sustainable Development' in response to Urbanisation and its effects on Australias’ waterways. This is fast becoming a critical environmental issue affecting Australia.

The most prominent geologic feature of the upper Texas coast is the Galveston Bay, covering to the extent of within 600 square miles, it's one of the most urbanized and industrialized areas. Just like any other chill evening in the Galveston Bay, TX everything was calm as air, but on March 22, 2014 after a dramatic collision between a ship and an oil barge. Opproximatley more than 150,000 gallons of fuel oil so heavy it wont evaporate as easy and it'll also be difficult to clean up. It quickly leaked into the Houston Ship Channel, and started to expand on / upon nearby marshes. This chaotic spill unleashed, as much as 168,000 gallons of bunker fuel, a thick, cheap fuel that powers big ships. In the past their has / had been many calls to ban banker fuel. Furthermore, within days of the spill, the disperse of the bunker fuel was evident. Oil was detected not too far in the Gulf of Mexico 12 miles offshore on a crisp Sunday, March 23, and

Ocean Acidification Lab Sheet Name __________________ Date ___________________ Period: ______ Materials Needed: 4- 100 mL beakers filter paper 4 – small seashells permanent marker 1 – graduated cylinder funnel Seawater flask Tap water seltzer water Acetic acid (vinegar) 1- jar with lid

In the North Queensland Resource Planning and Development, the consumption of high quality drinking water has become a major issue. Due to the limited supply of fresh water in other states and South East Queensland, a major re-education of the public on water usage has occurred. The demand for water has increased within the Cairns region, so to provide the extra water needed for the Far North community, the government is considering tapping into the Mulgrave Aquifer. On further investigation, it was seen that this process would be quite expensive to go ahead with. A more viable option would be to source the water directly from the Mulgrave River. The purpose of this report is to analyse and discuss the water quality of four locations along the Mulgrave River.

Most people believe that a nuclear war is possible. A nuclear apocalypse is a theoretical scenario that would have widespread destruction and radioactive fallout. Radioactive fallout is when radioactive material fall from the sky. This would cause the collapse of civilization. Here are four steps to survive in the nuclear apocalypse: build a bunker, fill your bunker with important things, get anyone around inside,and keep everyone alive and safe. If you follow these steps you will have a better chance surviving the nuclear apocalypse.

It was the dawn of a new day. Several weeks had passed following the onset of what used to be the Cold War. Even now it was difficult to grasp the fact it had only been a decade ago in which the world celebrated as a whole to the end of the Second World War.It was ironic once innocuous proxy war could escalate far beyond its initial magnitude, with potential to cause carnage and destruction on a gargantuan scale. Nobody would have expected an espionage war unrecoverable repercussions

The South Australian Government is considering the regulation of Bunker Fuel in Port Adelaide, but it is facing a lot of pressure from shipping companies not to do so. In the future the SA Government plans on getting more cruise ships to come to Adelaide. The Government want to know how the increased uses of Bunker Fuel in Port Adelaide will affect the climate, and nearby residents. This report, will be looking at how the use of Bunker Fuel will affect the environment around it. This report will give the SA Government an idea of why they should or should not Regulate Bunker Fuel.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer is a miraculous story that finds depth in history. The book discusses the German Occupation and how it devastated lives during World War II. In Guernsey, during the 1940’s, the German army invaded and took over. This is what is considered to be the German Occupation. The plot of the story begins when Elizabeth is sent to a concentration camp during the German Occupation. Before her deportation, she falls in love with a German soldier named Christian, and they have a daughter named Kit. Unfortunately Elizabeth is shot at the camp and killed. Although the German Occupation was not something the people of Guernsey had expected

Remembering my school days few days back with kids; I was thrilled by remembering those sweet an sore moments. They were really best part of my life; for you all too. Anyhow, I was telling my kids about my naughtiness in class and yes, how can I forget the experience of “bunking class”. I think you all must have this experience at least once during your school days.

This experiment demonstrates the effects of sodium bicarbonate and citric acid in bath bombs on the pH of the water. The concept behind the experiment is to test if bath bombs are in fact safe to bathe in and what acids and bases do to pH. The amount of sodium bicarbonate and citric acid in the bath bombs vary throughout the experiment and act as the independent variable. The bath bombs in this experiment were dropped into a fish tank with three gallons of water in it. The pH was taken after the bath bomb had been in the water for eight minutes. The control group of bath bombs followed the original recipe without any modifications. These bath bombs resulted in the pH of the water being a six to a seven. The bath bombs with more sodium bicarbonate

Energy security is a varied and complex concept that relates to import dependency, energy prices, the capacity and integrity of the supply and distribution infrastructure, fuel diversity and environmental concerns. After evaluating the advantages, disadvantages and policy requirements of the three energy sources (gas, coal and nuclear) we have made the conclusion that encompasses the security of supply issue for Ireland, UK and France, for their future fuel sustainability.

Before even going into the review first it is needed to know, what is pH or what does it even mean? It is a measure of the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution, high concentration of hydrogen ions and has a low pH (“What is pH?” n.d.). Solutions with low concentrations of hydrogen ions have a high pH. Rain has a pH of 5.6. Main pollutants are responsible for this or acid depositions are sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Possible affects are for one, when pH approaches five, non-desirable species of plankton and mosses may begin to invade, and population of bass will disappear. Second when the pH is below a five, fish populations again will begin to disappear, the bottom is covered with un-decayed material, and mosses may dominate near shore areas. The third affect is when below 4.5 water is devoid of fish. Fourth, aluminum ions attached to minerals in nearby soil can be released into lakes, killing fish, and stimulating excessive mucus formation. Finally, most chronic effects of increased acidity in water is interference with