Our free environmental studies essays cover a wide range of topics relating to looking after our planet. In this section you’ll find example essays on the theme of climatic change, biodiversity conservation, terrestrial and water ecology, environmental pollution and management, and many more.
New and emerging infectious diseases pose a major threat to humanities health. In the current world we live in today, humanity faces many challenges that are more often than not, a direct consequence of our own doings. The relevance of discussing new infectious diseases and the role man plays in promoting them, is more important … Read more
Introduction Environmental pollution by mining has become a global phenomenon. In present days, degradation of the environment is increasing at an alarming rate. The major cause of pollution is urbanization and industrialization. Increase in production and the opening of new mines does generate pressure on environmental attributes. This research work is based on a study … Read more
Question Sheet One (ex1_sheet1.doc) GG2024 Exercise 1. Reconstructing Past Flood Events When citing sources: Cite the exact source of the information (i.e. the author(s) and year) and then reference it. Cite the author(s) in the text. And then list the reference in a bibliography using the Harvard System of referencing. e.g. in a journal: author. year. … Read more
Light pollution and invasive alien species are both posing a threat to many ecosystems around the world. Understanding the effect both factors have on native ecosystems is important for preventing loss of native species. In the United Kingdom, street lighting is being changed from narrow to broad spectrum without much knowledge of how this will … Read more
ABSTRACT. It’s an olden practice to use vegetable oil as a working fuel in diesel engine. It was R. Diesel who first introduced vegetable oil as a fuel in his compression ignition (CI) engine. In past few decades vegetables oil have emerged as an alternative fuel. Vegetable oils are either non-edible or edible. Few of … Read more
Introduction Starbucks is an international coffee company with coffee shops in over 50 countries and over 15,000 coffee shops in the US alone (Starbucks, 2019). The coffeeshop industry has come under fire for regular use of single-use packaging that is often not recycled and littered in our natural environment. Therefore, the focus of this essay … Read more
Introduction: “Packaging can be theatre. It can create a story” – Steve Jobs The Indian packaging industry scenario is one of great intrigue. Being introduced to this niche industry at an early age motivated me to dig deeper into it. The industrial bags manufacturing industry in India is mainly divided into two unequal parts: Paper … Read more
I. INTRODUCTION Cyprus is an island EU member state located in East Mediterranean. The electricity supply system of the country is currently based on oil-fired generation. There is also small but increasing renewable energy contribution [1] mainly by solar, wind and biomass projects [2]. Besides the exploration of hydrocarbons in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) … Read more
Events use up resources, send out emissions, and create waste; if we ignore the urgent call of nature, the events industry will contribute to the continual devastation of the environment and earth’s natural resources (Jones, 2018). The issue of environmental practices and sustainability is at the epicentre of international concern, with pressure on all industries … Read more
Abstract Each year, there is enough plastic that is thrown away to circle the Earth four times. This overwhelming accumulation of plastic products greatly impacts the environment and the only present technology to address this negative environmental footprint is recycling. However, this process is costly and unhygienic. In contrast, the invention of Plastic8 would not … Read more
Introduction to the study Centurion Lake as the name implies is in Centurion, Gauteng. It is under the Tshwane Municipality. The location is shown in figure 1. Figure 1: Location of Centurion Lake (Source: Google Maps) The Hennops River flows into the Centurion Lake. The river begins near Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg. It is … Read more
Single-use plastics are very useful because they are versatile, durable, flexible, and affordable. However, the health and environmental risks associated with single-use plastics far outweigh the benefits. Hence, some countries, including Jamaica, have banned the use of single-use plastics. Despite the ban, people still use single-use plastics in Jamaica. It then becomes imperative to investigate … Read more
The ability to harness energy sources and put them towards a productive use has played a crucial role in economic development worldwide. Easily accessible oil helped to fuel continued expansion in the 20th century. Agricultural production was transformed by motorised farm equipment and petroleum-based fertilisers and pesticides. Cars, trucks and airplanes powered by oil products … Read more
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 General Electrocoagulation is a technology for the treatment of polluted water using electricity. Electrocoagulation process is effective in treating soluble or colloidal pollutants in various effluents including municipal, laundry, food industry, tanneries, textile, and agro-based industry wastewaters. Electrocoagulation process includes coagulation and precipitation of contaminants by applying direct current. It … Read more
ABSTRACT The industries from Nasik are currently generating tonnes of oil contaminated cotton waste annually which seems to double in coming years. Small scale industries are throwing away or either burning it whereas medium and large scale industries are sending them for disposal hence they have to bare high disposal cost. The disposal practices carried … Read more
