Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Environment’

Protect Our Environment by Using Green Products

No comments December 7th, 2009

Everyone is have responsibility to make our environment going green. Unfortunately, it is not easy to detect the destruction of the environment, for the chemicals that are released into the environment that cannot be seen by the naked eye. But,  many cleaning products are petroleum-based.  All this are used everyday in our homes, offices, and surroundings. The primary responsibility of the cleaning products is to get rid of unwanted particles, usually in the form of soil, grease, Read more

Cancer in the Environment

No comments December 7th, 2009

Almost all of us know someone who has cancer, or who has died from it. We all know the anguish, suffering and grief that it causes. It has become so common that we treat it as if it’s a part of life that we just can’t avoid. People are being diagnosed with cancer at unprecedented rates. Melanomas, breast and prostate cancers, colon cancer, testicular cancer and multiple myeloma are all increasing. During the 25 years from 1976 to 2001, the age-adjusted incidence of cancer Read more

Environment Impact and Health Effects of Beryllium

No comments December 7th, 2009

Beryllium is a steel gray, strong, and light-weight element that is toxic and primarily used as hardening agent in alloys.  In group 2 (or IIA) of the periodic table, beryllium ranks about 51st in natural abundance among the elements in Earth’s crust. It has a high strength per unit weight. It is one of the light metals that have the highest melting points. Besides having excellent thermal conductivity and being nonmagnetic, beryllium resists attack by concentrated nitric acid and Read more