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What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?
Science, Maths & Technology

What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?

...carbon and oxygen. Determine the resonance forms in the Lewis structure of nitrite. There are two resonance forms (Structure 1). Structure 1...What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?: 2.1.1 Natural nitrogen fixation - Despite a vast reservoir of nitrogen being readily available in the air, green plants cannot use it because of the high dissociation...
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...carbon): These are highly stable molecules, with typical lifetimes in the atmosphere of between fifty and a hundred years. The most common compounds contain two or three chlorine atoms. CFC substitutes The two main families of chemical compounds developed as substitutes for CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs, are interim or transitional compounds, to be used for a limited time until...
Blood and the respiratory system
Science, Maths & Technology

Blood and the respiratory system

...carbon dioxide (CO2), which must be continuously removed. The process by which O2 and CO2 are exchanged between the body and the environment is termed external respiration. On average, an adult takes between 12 and 18 breaths a minute at rest, exchanging more than 8000 litres of air per day. Using the glossary This course includes a glossary, as demonstrated by the terms...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Should Economics and the Environment work together?
Society, Politics & Law

Should Economics and the Environment work together?

...carbon emissions and impacts (such as temperature or flooding data) could be used. The figures might not always be easy to generate or perfectly accurate to measure, but these are calculated and accepted as a way of approaching the debate. Many people would challenge the idea that everything can easily be put in to economic terms. Surely there are elements of the...
Ion implantation
Science, Maths & Technology

Ion implantation

...carbon or nitrogen) lose their energy and stop moving. The compressive stresses generated in the surface layers improve mechanical and fatigue properties, as well as corrosion and wear resistance...[Images to demonstrate 'Ion Implantation' - see article] Manufacture: Process is not a surface coating process but implants ions below the surface, into the matrix of the...
Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story
Science, Maths & Technology

Your house is full of space dust – it reveals the solar system's story

...carbon-hydrogen bonds – is actually ubiquitous throughout the universe. One of the big questions is whether organic compounds can be delivered to planets to form the basis for life. We are still not sure how life started on Earth. If this did happen, comets and asteroids are good candidates as a transport vehicle. The same story applies to water. We clearly have a lot...
How can nature help us meet the climate challenge in towns and cities?
Nature & Environment

How can nature help us meet the climate challenge in towns and cities?

...carbon dioxide, or enhancing a seagrass bed to create a richer habitat for marine wildlife could all be considered examples of a nature-based solution. Working in partnership with nature to bring benefits to people is not new. For thousands of years, residents in tropical countries have planted greenery to provide shade and guard against oppressive heat. Rural farming...
The colour of stars
Science, Maths & Technology

The colour of stars

...carbon and oxygen. [deep sky image of the constellation Orion] The constellation Orion A good example of stars at different stages of their lives may be seen in the constellation of Orion, the hunter. Comprising seven bright stars, Orion is a familiar shape in the night sky – two stars mark his shoulders, and two stars mark his knees, with a belt of three stars across...