Environment - October 2006

I'm about to graduate at the Faculty of technology and Metallurgy in Belgrade, Serbia / Inorganic Chemical Technology department.

2006-10-25 02:59:48 · 3 answers · asked by Irina 1

I'm about to graduate at the Technology and Metallurgy Faculty in Belgrade, Serbia, at the Innorganic Chemical Technology.

2006-10-25 02:52:28 · 4 answers · asked by Irina 1

2006-10-25 01:59:08 · 14 answers · asked by martin h 1

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2006-10-25 01:52:51 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

READ THIS!!
Four of the world's most polluted spots are in the former Soviet Union.

WASHINGTON, October 24, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Three cities in Russia, one in Kyrgyzstan, and Chornobyl in Ukraine are listed among the 10 most polluted places in the world in a report released last week by the New York-based Blacksmith Institute last week.

Richard Fuller, director of the Blacksmith Institute, says that Norilsk, a large city in northern Siberia, has "almost no pollution controls" and that "even 10 or 15 miles away from the city" the landscape has been turned into "an absolute barren moonscape, with no trees."
"There are places -- open water areas and open lagoons -- that you cannot go close to without your eyes burning."

The trees have been cut down to feed the furnaces of the city's nickel production facilities, the largest in the world.

At times, the snow in Norilsk is black, and the air tastes of sulfur. But the damage is not just to the environment: The life expectancy rate among workers in the nickel factories is the lowest in Russia. According to Fuller, official reports say it is 42 years of age for men but others say 37 years old is a more accurate figure.

Dzerzhinsk, in the Volga region of Russia, is just as polluted. However, the culprits here are not metal producers but old chemical-weapons plants.

"This is a place where anecdotally doctors talk about birth defect rates in excess of 70 percent," says Fuller. "There are places -- open water areas and open lagoons -- that you cannot go close to without your eyes burning."

The health problems in the Kyrgyz town of Mailuu-Suu are also profound. The town is built around the waste from a former Soviet uranium plant, a fact reflected in cancer rates that, according to Fuller, are twice the national average.

With a population of some 23,000 people, Mailuu-Suu is far smaller than either Norilsk or Dzerzhinsk. However, the uranium waste that is blighting the health of its population is also a danger to a far larger number of people.

Mailuu-Suu lies in an earthquake zone, Fuller says, and there is a danger that the uranium waste will run the river "and, from there, downstream into a highly populated valley in Kyrgyzstan that is home to around 2.5 million people."

Other places included in the list are in China, India, Peru, Zambia, and the Dominican Republic. In all 10 locations, pollution levels exceed all local and international standards for toxic substances.

The list is not exhaustive, and Blacksmith Institute researchers say that they are many other cities in the world that could have easily made the list, particularly in Russia, China, and India.

2006-10-25 01:24:55 · 6 answers · asked by nyctreasurehunter 1

2006-10-25 00:42:38 · 9 answers · asked by Vicky S 1

In my opinion we were created by god. How can we evolve from monkeys when they are still around today.

We dont have tails and we dont climb trees. All animals can think for themselves.

also when god created adam and eve because they has sinned he gave each of them their OWN children.So they were not inbreeding at all.

Tell me your views on this topic

2006-10-24 23:17:45 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 22:58:40 · 3 answers · asked by sidda s 1

I am looking for sincere replies and no juke boxes to be opened up for this question.

2006-10-24 22:56:05 · 5 answers · asked by ns 2

2006-10-24 22:42:20 · 3 answers · asked by sidda s 1

2006-10-24 22:25:51 · 9 answers · asked by JV 1

I'm working on my thesis so please help if you know...Thanks so much!

2006-10-24 19:33:58 · 2 answers · asked by avon_manu1009 2

Since earth was a star that eventually hardened and became a planet where did all that moisture -that forms our oceans today-come from?

2006-10-24 19:17:42 · 6 answers · asked by Fun-Fun-on-the-sun or not? 1

where is solar energy stored in photosynthesis?

2006-10-24 18:12:18 · 4 answers · asked by liveityourway 1

In Australia and all over the world, water is becoming scarce. Droughts have led to water restrictions in the cities as well as in agriculture and manufacturing. So, I want to know what you think are the best and most innovative ways to decrease water consumption?

2006-10-24 15:22:47 · 1944 answers · asked by Jay-Z 1 in Green Living

2006-10-24 15:22:25 · 6 answers · asked by rogerroy1977@sbcglobal.net 1

just wondering if anyone feels that there are environmental problems that actually affect your life right now? and how do they affect your life? in what way?

2006-10-24 15:08:12 · 6 answers · asked by M M 1

If no hunting was allowed, what natural mechanism would control a certain animals population?

2006-10-24 14:42:24 · 12 answers · asked by amber k 2

2006-10-24 13:43:06 · 3 answers · asked by Tom S 1

i've been trying to save them

2006-10-24 13:29:19 · 3 answers · asked by kogmu 3

2006-10-24 13:05:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 12:15:41 · 1 answers · asked by marc 1

2006-10-24 11:22:09 · 10 answers · asked by martin h 1

2006-10-24 08:13:44 · 8 answers · asked by Marni G 1

2006-10-24 06:51:48 · 5 answers · asked by staqk3 2

2006-10-24 06:49:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I totally DISAGREE. God created this planet to be resourseful and resilent. The WWF is comprised of socialists who want the entire planet to suffer like 3rd world countries. Crap like this has been around for the last 35+ years. Doomsdayers were telling people back in the 1070's how global COOLING was going to destroy the planet. Now it is global WARMING. 20 years from now it will be something else.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/ts_nm/environment_wwf_planet_dc

2006-10-24 06:14:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the Yahoo news today they had an article about "humans living far beyond our planet's means". After reading it, a question sparked into my head:
Capitalism thrives on consumption; buying and spending. The more we consume, the better the economy. So we are not encouraged to conserve, or to create long lasting products (like the lightbulb that never burns out - which have already been invented). In return we are using up our resources at an astronomical rate.

Do you think capitalism will be the fall of the human race?

and

Do you think that when we have obviously grown to big for this planet, that capitalism will propel us to the next?

You should read the article first:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061024/ts_nm/environment_wwf_planet_dc

2006-10-24 06:13:12 · 3 answers · asked by smellyfoot ™ 7

flares from our sun which are million of degrees hotter wouldn't that have more of a direct impact on our planet much more than anything man could do and how come it is never debated.

2006-10-24 06:08:53 · 7 answers · asked by Ynot! 6

In food pyramid, if there are four levels, beans and corn are at the bottom and we are at the top, what are the other two levels.

2006-10-24 04:42:02 · 6 answers · asked by b_ney26 3