CRUDE OIL Crude oils are unprocessed oils mined straight from the oil source. Crude oils are such a useful starting point for so many different substances because they contain hydrocarbons. Crayons, plastics, heating oil, jet fuel, kerosene, synthetic fibres and tires are all originally made from...

We get energy from sunlight, wind, nuclear plants, and damns... However, most of the points that we use come from fossil fuels. There are three primary fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas. These are composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Carbon is the major element in fossi...

There are many things that we could do to help the environment. We need to help the environment because we live on earth, and this is the only place we can live on right now. If we treat it like the city dump it becomes dirty and unlivable. If we treat it well, the earth stays a clean place, perfe...

There are many things that we could do to help the environment. We need to help the environment because we live on earth, and this is the only place we can live on right now. If we treat it like the city dump it becomes dirty and unlivable. If we treat it well, the earth stays a clean place, perfe...

The environment in which we live in is constantly changing. It is a valuable resource that should not be overrun by big business. Our environment is repeatedly tested to its limits by pollution from big businesses that continue to ignore regulations and laws. Business should not be allowed to cont...

The United States are facing two problems. They are running out of fuel and the exhaust from vehicles is making the ozone layer diminish. The American citizens are going to have to find a way to preserve fuel and at the same time, save the ozone layer. We must find a way to improve society a...

Introduction Natural gas is one of the most popular forms of energy today. It is a colorless, odorless fossil fuel that is environmentally friendly relative to other fuel sources. Methane is the major component of natural gas, which is used in heating, cooling, production of electricity, and many o...

Ken Frencher3/19/99Chem 136Liquid Fuels from Natural GasWe have known for a long time that eventually our oil deposits will dry up, and it would be helpful at that time if we had some kind of alternative fuel to power all of the machines that we use. Over the past two decades more oil has been pump...

The Fuel Emissions Reduction Act Pollution in the United States is getting worse and worse by the day. Poor air quality is a serious issue and health risk in cities throughout the country. The main source of the pollution problem is our transportation. Cars produce roughly one half of the pollut...

Water pollution has been a problem for a very long time. There are many different kinds of water pollution. Water pollution causes many problems with the living plants and animals in the water.Water has always been used to carry away unwanted trash. Since the beginning of civilization people have us...

Our environment faces many problems. This is becoming more and more evident every day. Inflation on essential items such as gasoline and electricity has increased ridiculously over the past half-century, and population growth and the demands placed on the worldwide agricultural system contributes t...

Lucy is just driving along, minding her own business in her old 1983 Datsun. It's a 38 degree day so she's got her air conditioner on and also her radio is on. Her car is leaking oil, though she doesn't know. She has just started her car and her exhaust is spurting out black smoke. ...

Air pollution Every large city has to contend in some way with air pollution, which clouds the sky, injures plants, and damages properties. The air pollution reduces the beauty of nature. Air pollution level became dangerously high over large cities as New York City, Cairo, and Los Angeles. Air...

The Endangered EnvironmentThe old cliche "out of sight, out of mind" is the best way to summarize most of the world's perspective on the environment. It is most unfortunate that almost all of the people on earth cannot see first hand the rapid destruction of the homes of countless species. People ...

The Effect of Humans on The Environment AIR The Greenhouse Effect/Global Warming What is it? The greenhouse effect is the rise in temperature that Earth experiences. What causes it? Global warming is an increase in the earth¡s temperature due to the use of fossil fuels...

Fantasy Fuel Becomes Reality It's hyped as a long-term savior of the Earth's atmosphere, a technological godsend that will create pollution-free energy for cars and much more. Hydrogen powered fuels are the answer to the Earths biggest pollution problem. Experts insist it has the capabi...

IntroductionThe purpose of the experiment was to understand and learn how to use Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for analyzing the content of exhaust gas, carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide, CO, is formed from burning oil, gas, coal, and wood, and is the most common air pollutant in urban are...

1990, the federal Clean Air Act was passed to improve air quality in the United States. President Bush's proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act initially would have led to the introduction of alternative, non-petroleum fuels. The petroleum and oxygenate industries responded by offering a refo...

In 1990, the federal Clean Air Act was passed to improve air quality in the United States. President Bush's proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act initially would have led to the introduction of alternative, non-petroleum fuels. The petroleum and oxygenate industries responded by offering ...

Environmental Changes Weather changes all the time. The average patter of weather, called climate, usually stays pretty much the same for centuries if it is left to itself. However, the earth is not alone. People are taking actions that can change the earth and its climate in important ways. ...

What is the greenhouse effect? There is speculation on whether there is such an event as the greenhouse effect. Some scientists say that there is, while some scientists say that it is just the cycle of the Earth as far as the weather. The greenhouse effect is what we call the result of harmful level...

Esterfication Scientists: Christopher Inness David Coker Introduction: In Organic Chemistry there is a system for naming different organic compounds, called the IUPAC naming system. There are numerous organic compounds, due mainly to the bonding abilities of carbon. Each type of carbon-car...

Imagine a world full of high technology machines. Robots doing the chores for us, cars flying in the air. Such an exciting and fun cite indeed. At the rate our technology is going today, this may not be a far-fetched future for us. Today we have phones that can connect to any phone in the world, cle...

pollution Here‘s a little introduction to this project. There are always two ways to look at something. There is the good way, which in this case would mean looking at all the positive effects that human intervention has created, These are very few if there are any at all! Also, there i...

Thermal Pollution: A Global Problem Recently, as a result of the increased energy demand, we've allowed our planet to begin overheating. With the introduction of more and more heated water into our lakes and rivers, and Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere we've managed to raise the temperature of ...