Essay On Environmental Science

Environmental science is a combine field of physical and biological science as academic disciplinary to study the environment and the solution of the environmental problems. For our first assignment of this subject, the task was to find and read any local and global environmental issues reported in the media recently. The objective of the assignment is to expose and engage students cognitively and scientifically in the areas related to environmental awareness and protection. We have to identify the causes of the issue and suggest the possible corrective measures to encounter the problems.

Local environmental issues

At the end of February this year a few states in our country has affected by severe haze phenomena. An article from NST published on 26 February 2014 report that Malaysian Meteorological Department (JMM) director-general Datuk Che Gayah Ismail state that the haze had no relation with the recent flare-up of Mount Sinabung in North Sumatera, Indonesia or other outside factors, the haze is triggered by domestic sources and the short of rainfall has caused such things as gas, dust, ash and particles to float and drift in the atmosphere and not fall down to the earth. The department's records showed that the haze only intense in large urban areas with industrial activities as well as a large number of vehicles such as Kuala Lumpur, Selangor (Subang) and Penang (Seberang Perai).

So, based on the news article the causes of the issue is the domestic sources such as forest burning, smoke from factories, vehicle emissions and open burning. The possible corrective measures that can be made to prevent it getting worse are avoiding open burning and reduced use of private vehicles on the roads. The authorities should enforce the...

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Possible corrective measures that can be made are Textile Effluent Treatment is known as waste water treatment process. The treatment of waste stream is done by various methods, which include physical, chemical and biological treatment depending on pollution load. The primary treatment aimed at reducing the strength of the waste water and also to facilitate secondary treatment. The operations included screening, sedimentation, equalization, neutralization, mechanical flocculation and chemical coagulation.

All life on earth is connected to the ocean and its inhabitants. The more we learn about the issues facing this vital system, the more we want to help ensure its health—then share that knowledge to educate and inspire others.