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WWF Water Stewardship Initiative THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 1. Background information on industry • Definition of the chemical industry One word can describe the chemicals industry: diverse. There is no one typical product or one typical business. The chemical and plastics industry is a very broad and diversified sector, central to most economies in the world, producing essential inputs to nearly all other sectors. It comprises the manufacturing of several types of materials and compounds, essentially

Scott Fowler BIOL 270 Capstone Paper 4/25/16 Human Health and the Environment: GMOs Introduction: What is the issue? What is a GMO? If you were to ask your average person on the street, they would probably tell you that they know they’re bad, but don’t know what they are. Many people know it has something to do with “genetics” or “modification,” but what sort of genetics? And how or why are these things being modified? Put simply, GMO is an acronym for Genetically Modified Organism. GMO and genetically

Recently, the topic of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has raised controversy in both the public and private sectors. Much of this relates to GMOs in food and crop and the potential consequences of consuming such produce on a large-scale basis as is becoming increasingly commonplace in the United States. These concerns, when coupled with the often concerning practices in animal feedlots, have begun to create almost a panic in the minds of consumers who find themselves questioning what they

These strains of bacteria have the capacity to transform sugars to acetic acid directly without creating ethanol as an intermediate (Jia et al., 2007). The overall chemical reaction conducted by these bacteria may be represented as: C6H12O6 → 3CH3COOH. According to Jia et al., 2007 these acetogenic bacteria synthesize acetic acid from single-carbon mixtures, including methanol, carbon monoxide, or a blend of carbon dioxide and hydrogen: 2 CO2 + 4 H2 → CH3COOH + 2 H2O. It is also described in the

ABSTRACT Self compacting concrete with suitable chemical admixtures like Super Plasticizer and viscosity modifying agent can be cured, alternatively by addition of an internal curing agent instead of using large quantities of water. Steel fibers on the other hand have been used in cement and concrete composites for more than four decades, most of the steel fibers were introduced in the market prior to 1980. This is in sharp contrast to the continuous progress and development in the cement matrix

Genetically Modified Organisms also known as GMO’s are commonplace items today on the shelves of the local grocery store, or even the racks of the local department store. Technology today has allowed companies to modify the genetics of everything from corn and soybeans, to cotton and salmon. It hasn’t been known until now how many products really contain these genetically modified organisms. This paper will discuss the origins of GMO’s, the companies that produce these GMO’s, how GMO’s are created

1. How should Marianne Barner respond to the invitation for IKEA to have a representative appear on the upcoming broadcast of the German video program? It is very complicated to know how to respond correctly to such an invitation. Whether a company decides to deny or accept the invitation, there are always to sides that can be seen by the public. Either the company is guilty and trying to make the story sound less intimidating than it actually is, or the company doesn’t appear because they do have

Abstract— An experimental program was conducted to assess the influence of addition of steel fibers to Self Compacting Concrete (SCC). The objective was to assess and compare the various mechanical properties of self compacting concrete with and without steel fibers. Various percentage of steel fibers viz. 0%, 1%, 3%, 5% and 7% were added. The effect on the properties of the fresh concrete was studied by means of slump test, V-funnel test, L box test etc. The properties of hardened concrete were

Could it be that there are dirty little secrets lurking inside the foods you put on your table? “Do you really know what’s inside the tomato you just put on your salad? Do you care to know if that cheeseburger you just ate is not infused with liquid nitrogen?” There are no notices, no warnings and most definitely no labels. Genetically modified food (GMF, GM Crops, or Bio-Food) are the norm in America today. Some even say we are just another Human Experiment for our American Government. While

The Government Funded Cause and “Cure” of Chronic Illness: The Human Experiment of Genetically Engineered Crops and the 3 Trillion Dollar Industry That Profiteers From It Ivette Alvarado Carroll University Waukesha, WI December 4, 2017 Abstract The purpose of this research is to further investigate the long-term effects of the consumption of genetically engineered crops (GE), the herbicide glyphosate or Roundup, and other food safety concerns in relation to an increased rate