Background Research
The seed is surrounded by an encasing that protects the internal embryo from the external elements such as parasites and the weather while the seed is in the resting stage (also known as dormancy).The dormancy stage occurs before germination. Finally, germination occurs when the embryo resumes growth by bursting through the encasing. Germination can only occur under specific conditions involving sunlight, water, oxygen and the right temperature. The length of germination varies depending on the seed and species. However, the process can be sped up or slowed down through various methods since germination occurs only with the addition of water or else the plant will die.
While the plants need the factors listed above in order to germinate, the plants and seeds also need a few other resources in order to continue growth. The plant will continue to need sunlight and water for photosynthesis (the method plants use to create food and energy). Minerals are also needed for the growth of development of the plant as they contain the right nutrients for the specific plant.
Although household bleach -- including Clorox brand bleach -- works well for many cleaning tasks. The toxicity of bleach is such that it is often used as a disinfectant, and microorganisms have not developed resistance. It can be found it practically every home due to this reason. However, once the bleach makes its way outside, some undesirable effects might occur. For example, the plants may
harmful bacteria. It is a chemical used to disinfect water(Department of Health, n.d.,para 2). Chlorine is a yellow-green gas, and has an odor similar to bleach in room temperature (Department of Health,n.d.,para 1). Chlorination can protect people protect people from E-coli, Rotavirus, Salmonella, Adenoviruses, and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, all sicknesses (Dewar,2010-2013,para 2). Chlorine is a chemical used to disinfect water.
Germination is the stage of plant growth through which a seed becomes a seedling plant. First, the seed begins to absorb water and the radicle root emerges from the seed coat and into the water. Then, the primary roots grow, the cotyledons move above ground, the stem begins to grow, and leaves develop. The process is complete when the first leaves open and the cotyledons fall off (The Learning Garden 2001).
Chemical solutions are different than biological spills because chemicals can do serious damage to living organisms and won’t be completely cleaned in routine waste treatment faculties. Also bleach solution wouldn’t remove acid or base spills they have to be treated different.
This then not only prevents the germination of the seed; however, if the plant were to initially germinate, it would be unable to grow any further, as without enough water, photosynthesis, nutrient transfer, or transpiration would be unable to occur; therefore, the plant would be unable to sustain (Growing Anything,
Stage eight occurs on days eighteen through twenty. During this time, seed pods will develop. The final stage is stage nine, which occurs on days twenty-one to forty. This will be when the Fast Plant begins to wilt and die, and its seed pods will begin to become dry and eventually and await planting. Then the entire life cycle will begin all over again.
The chemicals that Clorox bleach contains are water, sodium hypochlorite, sodium chloride, coco-betaine, fragrance, sodium carbonate, sodium chlorate, sodium hydroxide, sodium [olyacrylate, and sodium xylene sulfonate. Sodium hypochlorite has several short term potential health risks such as causing irritation and burns when in contact with skin, causing eye damage and irritation when in contact with eyes, irritating the nose, throat, and lungs upon inhalation, which can cause shortness of breath and pulmonary edema at higher exposures, and can also cause headache, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. Chronic health effects include bronchitis after repeated exposure to inhalation. Fragrance can cause skin irritation, allergy, and has been linked to organ system toxicity. Sodium carbonate can be corrosive to the gastro intestinal tract if ingested. It can also cause blistering when in contact with skin and can be corrosive to eyes and cause conjuctival edema and corneal destruction. Sodium chlorate can irritate and burn skin and eyes, and can cause nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, as well as damage the kidneys and affect the liver. High levels of sodium chlorate can reduce the body’s ability to transport oxygen and at very high levels, exposure can lead to death. Sodium hydroxide is corrosive to skin and
Any chemical thrown into the septic tank system can kill beneficial bacteria if too much is discarded into the tank.
Figure 3 shows the average number of colonies that grew for each bleach solution. When observing the data, there was an increasing trend present up until the 0% bleach solution was tested, where growth decreased. The table shows that the 0.0001% bleach solution had the most bacterial growth on the plate, with an average of 165 colonies, whereas bleach solutions 10%, 1%, and 0.1% had the least growth, with an average of 0 colonies. The 0.01% bleach solution had an average of 49 colonies, the 0.001% bleach solution had an average of 53 colonies, and the 0% bleach solution had an average of 38
If a colored, oxidizable material is present, hypochlorous acid releases its oxygen to oxidize the material to a colorless compound. Liquid bleach is usually an aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite, and dry powder bleaches contain chloride of lime. Since chlorine destroys silk and wool, commercial hypochlorite bleaches should never be used on these fibers. Chlorine is also used as a disinfectant. The oxidizing ability of chloride of lime enables it to destroy bacteria; therefore large amounts are used to treat municipal water systems.
The necessities a child or tree is very important to its development. A tree needs water and nutrients to grow big and strong. If a tree doesn't get these essentials then the tree will lose leaves and not grow big and strong. The tree will not live to its potential.
Bleach or sodium hypochlorite is a common household cleaner in an average Canadian home, but what is the effect of bleach on human health? Some background information about bleach before we begin is that it is a pale yellow liquid that has a chlorine odor (Sodium 2016). The manufacturers generally supply bleach as a dilute aqueous solution because it is extremely reactive and unstable. Bleach will eventually decompose into a variety of by-products, such as oxygen, chlorine gas, and salt (Schueller 2014). To prevent this decomposition from occurring too rapidly, bleach should be stored away from light or heat. The active ingredient in sodium hypochlorite; consists of a negatively charged hypochlorite ion (CLO-) and positively charged sodium
Every year Americans throw away billions of containers that end up in landfills. Reusing is a way to help protect the environment (“Going Green as You Clean: Are 'Green' Detergents Less Toxic Than Conventional Detergents?"). The use of grey water to irrigate plants is an example. (“Going Green as You Clean: Are 'Green' Detergents Less Toxic Than Conventional Detergents?") Grey water is the water produced by showering, cleaning clothes, washing dishes, etc. (“Going Green as You Clean: Are 'Green' Detergents Less Toxic Than Conventional Detergents?"). Clearly, if grey water is to be used for growing plants, the kinds of detergents used in the house will have to be eco-friendly (“Going Green as You Clean: Are 'Green' Detergents Less Toxic Than
After the treatment they are released into waterways. The treatment the water goes through will break down most chemicals used in cleaning products, but some dangerous chemicals remain. When these chemicals are released back into streams, they may cause damage to fish and other wildlife, and affect the quality of the water. A study in 2002 found that 69% of streams in the US contained detergent metabolites (Organicconsumers.org, 2016). Substances found in standard detergents include artificial fragrances, which are made of petroleum and cause loss of algae growth and marine life. Optical brighteners are added to detergents, these are made from chemicals which are extremely toxic to fish, and are not biogradable (1st-ecofriendlyplanet.com,
It is vital to reduce contaminants and decrease the risk of microbes in drinking water. The process of removing these contaminants is accomplished through water disinfection. Although water decontamination can be accomplished through several methods, chemical disinfection is used most frequently (Serrano, Silva, & Gallego, 2011). When water disinfection methods are utilized, there is an increased risk of health effects due to the production of by-products. These byproducts are the result of interactions between chemicals used for disinfection methods and natural organic matter (Bougeard, Goslan, Jefferson, Bruce, and Parsons, 2010). While these by-products impose such an inherent risk to health, finding the apposite chemicals to diminish the risk of by-product formation is imperative (QUOTE). Research indicates that while chlorine is the most frequently used chemical disinfectant, chloramine maybe used to decrease the production of undesired by-products (QUOTE). Chloramine is made through the addition of ammonia to pre chlorinated water to perform as a secondary disinfectant (QUOTE).
Canada would not be what it is today without the contributions Canadians made to the growth and research to our seeds today. Part of our Society relies a fair amount on the agriculture part as its our source of food. Even though Canada is only 150 Years old, at this moment, we were settled before then and have always tried to do our part. As Canada was settled with Immigrants coming from Europe they would bring their Seeds. While this was effective in the beginning. Europeans had a longer growing season then we do. Each Seed has its own unique property and history that comes with it. Although there are plenty of different seeds avalible to use not all are ideal for our country. The Canola Seed, Wheat Seed, Lentils, and Soybeans are a major