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Fuel dyes are used to differentiate different fuels (diesel, gasoline/petrol, and jet fuels). Solvent dyes (e.g. Solvent Red 24, Solvent Red 26, Solvent Red 164) are used to colour hydrocarbon...
09 September 2019 5,140 1 View
(in answering, please indicate your country or location) Some background information (arranged alphabetically- not ranked)) Carbon pollution/climate change (CO2) : (impacting both developing &...
11 November 2018 5,731 95 View
Women in least developed countries and developing countries in Africa and Asia are responsible for food production (agriculture, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture ), collection of water and...
09 September 2015 8,896 6 View
Species (either terrestrial or freshwater or marine), have particular preferences for the kind of environment they would like to live in. Species may respond to climate change (e.g. rise of...
10 October 2014 5,014 11 View
Technology has become the key to a new world of education. Online learning/e learning has become one of the most popular ways of gaining access to an education. What is your opinion/experience of...
08 August 2014 9,376 55 View
Innovative teaching is necessary for the present and future of education to help students to reach their full potential. Higher education should serve the long term intellectual needs of the...
08 August 2014 4,964 29 View
Drinking water is water that is clean and safe for humans to drink. In recent time, there is an increasing trend in consumer preference of bottled water over tap water/town supply water. One of...
06 June 2014 10,124 98 View
“Green taxes” (also called "environmental taxes" or "pollution taxes" or “eco taxes”) are excise taxes on environmental pollutants or on goods whose use produces such pollutants. “Green taxes” are...
06 June 2014 9,674 53 View
Rainwater that is collected on roofs is a free and natural and sustainable resource. Rainwater can be used for toilet flushing, laundry, garden use, livestock, irrigation, drinking water and...
06 June 2014 4,120 91 View
Ocean acidification is the lowering of ocean pH due to increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere (from fossil fuel burning, deforestation etc.). The absorption of CO2 has already acidified the...
05 May 2014 9,071 12 View
An algal bloom is a rapid increase in the population of algae (prolific growth of algae), which can occur in both freshwater (e.g. cyanobacteria/blue-green algae- Microcystis, Anabaena) and marine...
05 May 2014 3,398 11 View
Worldwide, approximately 783 million people do not have access to safe water. This is due to contamination of water by chemical and biological pollutants. One of the sources of contamination is...
05 May 2014 4,019 68 View
Globally, there are more than 45,000 large dams in operation in over 150 countries and another 1500 or so are currently under construction according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Dams and weirs...
05 May 2014 6,820 39 View
An ecosystem can be defined as a dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and the non-living environment (air, water, minerals, soil), interacting as a functional unit....
05 May 2014 8,766 57 View
Fish kills can be defined as any sudden and unexpected mass mortality of wild or cultured fish over a short period of time. It could be due to pollution or contamination of waters or a combination...
05 May 2014 4,707 83 View
Cities play an important role in social and economic activities. Cities generally perform poorly in terms of environmental performance (compared to social and economic activities). One of the main...
04 April 2014 6,418 33 View
Food production (agriculture, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture produce) is essential to feed current population (7.1 billion) and future rise of population (predicted to be 8.3-10.9 billion by...
04 April 2014 3,301 96 View
A number of countries (both developed and developing) are promoting energy efficiency policy and programmes at federal, state and local government levels. However, it is not very clear to general...
04 April 2014 1,357 17 View
Food (Agriculture and fisheries and aquaculture produce) is the lifeblood of every country as it contributes to national food security, national social stability and environmental protection....
04 April 2014 8,014 6 View
Water is the most precious resource on earth. It is vital for all living organisms, human consumption, food production (agriculture, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture) and economic development,...
04 April 2014 8,896 18 View
Water as a resource is most intensely contested natural resource in the world. We need water to meet all the social, economical and environmental activities/ objectives of a country. Question: How...
01 January 1970 5,360 10 View
Our future lies with low carbon energy and low carbon development in both developing and developed countries. Do you agree? Please provide your opinion or relevant web links of publications.
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