GE4237 Environmental Pollution Blog
Was Covid-19 a blessing in disguise for the environment? With the Covid-19 pandemic end in sight, what are the effects the pandemic has caused us? To tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, we have essentially introduced even…
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In my previous blog post, I wrote about how Ozone can affect us in unusual ways through the interactions with our skin oils, to produce VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) that are detrimental to our health…
Introduction Human skin, as the largest organ in the body, is defined as “a protective covering for the surface of the body” and comprises of two distinct layers, the epidermis and the dermis (Gosling, et al.…
From my previous post, it is clear that our consumption of soap is unlikely to reduce much due to soap’s essential role in keeping us not only physically clean but also providing that psychological feeling…
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When we think of soap, we tend to think of its cleansing properties, removing the toxins that contaminate our skin and leaving behind a nice pleasant feel on the skin. The problem is what happens…
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Introduction In today’s blog post, in a change of pace, we would look at something likely to be prevalent everywhere around us… Paint. Paint is used a lot in our daily lives, from automobile paint…
In my previous blog post, I covered how pesticides are incredibly dangerous not only to us but also to the environment. This post is a follow-up to the previous post, and I would be exploring…
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Brief Introduction On the 3rd December, 1984, the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal experienced a failure in the containment of its highly toxic chemical, Methyl Isocyanate (MIC). The cause of the pollution of 40 tons…
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Brief introduction On the 6th of July of 1988, an accumulated cocktail of bureaucratic failures, inadequate safety systems and poor workplace culture of prioritising profit over safety would destroy the Piper Alpha oil rig. Prior…
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Brief introduction In 2010, the tailings dam at the Ajka alumina plant in Western Hungary was breached, releasing highly toxic elements into the environment. The red sludge would pose a threat to not just…
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