Archive: Posts Tagged ‘Impact’

Determining the Environmental Impact of Uncontrolled Release of Hazardous Chemicals

No comments December 7th, 2009

Every facility in the US that discharges hazardous chemicals into the environment is responsible for abatement actions to reverse the effect of uncontrolled discharges into the air, water, and soil. Industrial discharges of hazardous chemicals in different physical forms may enter surface waters, subterranean streams, soils, and the atmosphere.  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the primary responsibility for regulating discharges from US industries, and issues discharge 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

Assessment of the Impact of Industrial Effluents on the Quality of Irrigation Water and Changes on Soil Characteristics (a Case of Kombolcha Town)

No comments December 6th, 2009

INTRODUCTION With the ever increasing demand on irrigation water supply, farmlands are frequently faced with utilization of poor quality irrigation water. In many parts of Ethiopia, waste water, which are disposed to wells, ponds, streams and treatment plants, are used as a source of irrigation water as well as for drinking (Alemtsehaye, 2002). But, the continued application of poor quality irrigation water can reduce the yield of farmlands. Water quality for agricultural purpose is Read more