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====(11) Stores or small factories dumping their wastes into the stream ==== | ====(11) Stores or small factories dumping their wastes into the stream ==== | ||
==5. If your stream is showing some of the above signs of death, do something about cleaning it up. Contact the closest government agency to ask what you and/or your group can do to help improve the stream. Organize a group of young people to help in cleaning the trash along your stream. If possible, get businesses to help in your campaign. == | ==5. If your stream is showing some of the above signs of death, do something about cleaning it up. Contact the closest government agency to ask what you and/or your group can do to help improve the stream. Organize a group of young people to help in cleaning the trash along your stream. If possible, get businesses to help in your campaign. == | ||
| − | ==6. Make a visit to the city or county trash dump to see how this waste is handled. Find out the following: | + | ==6. Make a visit to the city or county trash dump to see how this waste is handled. Find out the following: <br>a. How many tons of trash are dumped daily? Yearly? <br>b. What attempts are made to recycle any of this trash? <br>c. Is any of the trash burned or is all of it buried? <br>d. What is the cost per person per year for handling the trash? <br>e. What happens to junked autos in your area? == |
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==7. Make a visit to the nearest sewage plant. Draw and label a detailed diagram of what happens to the liquid and solid wastes from the time they come into the plant until they leave. In what form do they leave? Is any further use made of this waste? == | ==7. Make a visit to the nearest sewage plant. Draw and label a detailed diagram of what happens to the liquid and solid wastes from the time they come into the plant until they leave. In what form do they leave? Is any further use made of this waste? == | ||
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1. What is the difference between ecology and environmental conservation?
- Ecology
- Is defined as "the study of how organisms interact with each other and their physical environment."
- Environmental conservation
- Is defined as "the rational use of the environment to provide the highest sustainable quality of living for humanity."
