With the Environmental Day just gone by, people are somehow becoming more conscious when it comes to going green. It is not surprising to hear that a big chunk of glacier melted today in the Artic or there are devastating floods in any country. Natural disasters are happening like anything and people are suffering. Either…
Tag: Environment
How Can Chemical Substances Threaten Human Health and the Environment?
Hazardous waste materials are waste that are considered as polluting, even toxic, and which may represent a risk to human health and the environment. Toxic waste takes many forms, such as used or expired objects, substances, harmful releases to soil, air and water, various scraps of dangerous products. More specifically, they often come in forms…
How Is the COVID-19 Decreasing Air Pollution?
Well since Coronavirus has been detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, there has been a lockdown in most countries surrounding China. The cities were nothing but just buildings and empty roads. The Coronavirus or COVID-19 has forced most companies to shutdown or stop production. With the start of this epidemic in Wuhan, China, many countries…
Ways to Keep Campgrounds Environmentally Friendly
We all know that climate change is happening, and at an alarming rate, it is now time that we take our responsibilities by being more environmentally friendly than ever. It is no wrong to say that eco-friendly living is taking the world by storm right now. It is noted that the young generation is becoming…
Composting and Its Effects on the Environment
Composting is the natural process of recycling decomposed organic material like leaves, shredded twigs, vegetable scraps, etc. so that it can be added to soil and support plant growth. But what’s so amazing about composting? Here are a few benefits that composting has on the environment and our lives! 1) Enriches Your Garden’s Soil For…
A Peep at Genetically Modified Organisms
A genetically modified organism is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. In other words; A GMO is the result of a laboratory process of taking genes from one species and inserting them into another in trying to get a desired trait or characteristic. Examples of some common organisms that…
How Are Small Islands Preparing for Climate Change?
WHY SMALL ISLANDS? The first victims of climate change are going to be the small islands that are both inhabited or uninhabited. Appearing as a dot on the map, these small islands are often ignored from the big headlines and more forgotten when it comes to climate change. This phenomenon is going to change the…
5 Simple Ways Manufacturing Businesses Can Contribute to Protecting the Environment
The effort of reducing negative environmental impact by adopting eco-friendly solutions is called “going green”. “Going green” has been a popular discussion topic for the last decade and is crucial for manufacturing companies to be successful. It involves taking measures such as reducing utility costs, starting recycling and reusing procedural programs and buying products and…
Why Are Ants Important for Our Ecosystem?
It’s hardly a surprise that ants are among the most abundant insects on earth. There is approximately one quadrillion of them, with more than 10,000 species, and they outnumber humans by a factor of almost 1.5 million to 1! As much as we despise them, ants have an essential role in our ecosystem. Here are…
The Effects of Oil Spillage
As per Wikipedia, oil spills is the release of liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity. It is considered as a form of pollution and marine oil spills is often termed to describe this problem. Oil spills have a number of effects on the environment and economy, we…