Discuss the use of Parathion and its affects on the wider social and environmental world.
Chemical report 95806 Aim of the report This report aims to discuss the use of Parathion and its affects on the wider social and environmental world. Introduction Environmental hazards are rapidly becoming a global concern. While we are striving to produce AZO free dyes, non toxic fuel, organically grown vegetables and fruits, smoke free environments, re-cycling toxic waste and cosmetics free from animal testing; we have a monumental task to relentlessly preserve, restore and improve our world and the environment around us. The use of an organic phosphorous insecticide known as Parathion to try and eradicate harmful pests and insects which scourge our crops is also contributing to this problem. The substance is extensively being used by farmers in the US, as well as many Asian countries, to spray crops like soybean, corn, wheat, fruits, nuts, vegetables and other similar agricultural produce. Some countries in the European Union and South America have banned the use of Parathion because of its harmful effects. Due to its toxic qualities, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew the use of Parathion in 1992 on some agricultural crops like fruit, nuts and vegetable. However it is now in use to contain pesticide on alfalfa, barley, corn, cotton, sorghum, soybeans, sunflowers and wheat. History of Parathion The history of Parathion dates back to as
To what extent was the iron industry 'transformed' between 1750-1830?
To what extent was the iron industry 'transformed' between 1750-1830? Though the iron industry undoubtedly experienced a notable transformation between the years 1750-1830, the extent to which it was transformed, in R. Brown's opinion, was not of the same immense scale of that of the cotton industry. He claims that 'no other industry underwent the explosive development that the cotton industry experienced during the 'industrial revolution'.' This is true in some respects, but evidence indicates that though the iron transformation may have been less 'explosive', it was still a highly significant revolution, which occurred at a more gradual, yet accelerating pace. The change in the iron industry was caused by a number of factors. Firstly, Abraham Derby's substitution of coke for charcoal, which was said by J.R Harris to be "One of the greatest advances in the history of technology." This was followed by the development of the steam engine by Boulton and Watt in 1774, and finally Henry Cort's noteworthy 'puddling and rolling' technique in the 1780s, which was said to bring rationalisation to the iron industry. It is these innovations that assisted the iron industry in changing from "small, scattered and stagnant" (M. Falkus) to being widespread, "large scale" and "integrated" (J.R Harris), and ultimately leading to a dominant British iron industry by the beginning of the 19th
The De-industrialisation and Regeneration of the Merseyside Region
The De-industrialisation and Regeneration of the Merseyside Region The Merseyside region falls within one of Britain's traditional manufacturing areas. Liverpool first developed as a small port concerned with fishing and trade with Ireland. However, it's location on the West coast, on the Irish Sea meant that the port grew throughout the 18th century due to the increase in trade with North America and the West Indies, and the decline of the port in the nearby city of Chester. The first wet dock in Great Britain was established here and throughout the 19th century Liverpool became the main port in Britain for American trade and passenger services. The large quantities of raw materials that were available in the region, including coal from the South Lancashire coalfields and rock salt from Cheshire, meant many manufacturing industries rapidly grew in its hinterland. These included food processing, textiles and the chemical industry. However, the main industry to progress from the growth of Liverpool as a port was shipbuilding and repair, and in 1829 Birkenhead emerged as an important shipyard. Between 1829 and 1947, over 1,100 vessels of all sizes and types slid down the Laird slipways into the Mersey and during this time Birkenhead was placed at the forefront of the British shipbuilding industry. In 1931, over 193,000 people in the Merseyside region were employed in
The Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution In this assignment I will be explaining why, by the 19th century, Britain was known as the 'workshop of the world'. This was clearly defined by the Great Exhibition of the Work of Industry opened in May 1851, held in the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London. This exhibition put on show to the world Britain's wealth and inventiveness, displaying consumer goods and machinery from its great manufacturing cities. It showed that she was a forerunner of industry and going through, what we now call, the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was revolutionary not in its speed, but in its consequences. The century between 1750 and 1850 brought about the age of machines, in factories mass production and the assembly line, industrial towns and the industrial working class. Even though the greatest changes took place between 1750 and 1850 these dates cannot be used to tie down the beginning and the end of the industrial revolution, it was a slow process that took centuries not decades. Why it happened in Britain is still debateable, but the country had ample resources of coal and iron, navigable rivers and canals, an increasing population as well as a growing empire overseas, which provided a captive market for British made products. Each of these reasons reacted with each other to encourage growth and make Britain a world leader in
Why have agricultural surpluses become a feature of many countries in the developed world in recent years?
Why have agricultural surpluses become a feature of many countries in the developed world in recent years? (10 marks) A surplus is the agricultural produce, which remains over, what is not required for the purpose in hand. These surpluses, which recently are frequently occurring in the developed world, are due to intensification of farming, government support and the EU's CAP. The CAP was set out in the Treaty of Rome at a time when high agricultural productivity was considered essential to securing plentiful food supplies. CAP has five basic aims which are to increase agricultural productivity and improve self-sufficiency, to maintain jobs on land, improve the standard of living of farmers and farm workers, to stabilise markets and to keep consumer food prices stable and reasonable. One of the prime beliefs underpinning agricultural policy was that Europe should become as self-sufficient as possible in food, almost at any cost. Crops that saved on imports, such as sugar beet for tropical sugar cane and oil-seed rape for tropical oil palms, were given financial support. A complicated set of mechanisms were put in place to encourage farmers to farm more. As farming in the EU became more efficient, output increased. Farmers were paid subsidies or a guaranteed minimum price for their produce. This meant that farmers were encouraged to grow more and tended therefore to over
Describe what is meant by Industry
Question: Describe what is meant by Industry Industry, the long-term changes in types and distribution of global economic activity. In everyday usage, the term "industry" refers to large manufacturing companies, such as the big multinational car companies. In this article a broader definition of industry will be used, which includes all economic activities, in all sectors, and groups them into three broad categories; primary, secondary, and tertiary. Types of Industry Primary Industries These are the industries responsible for the extraction of natural resources. They comprise agriculture, hunting, fisheries, forestry, mining, and quarrying. A distinction is often drawn between those primary industries concerned with renewable resources such as forests and those concerned with non-renewable ones, such as minerals. Secondary Industries Secondary industries engage in the manufacturing and production of goods. The word "secondary" implies that such companies are engaged in the second stage of economic activity. They use the natural resources of the primary industries (and possibly the goods of other secondary industries) to make products. Secondary industries include house-building and the manufacture of clothes, food processing, shoes, luggage, furniture, packaging, chemicals, metal products, machinery, electrical products, electronic products, computers, cars, trains,
Were the Rebecca Riots a justifiable expression of rural discontent?
Were the Rebecca Riots a justifiable expression of rural discontent? The Rebecca Riots were a justifiable expression of rural discontent made by the farmers. This included the smashing of tollgates and tollhouses across West Wales by angered farmers between 1839 - 1843. I believe that the riots were a justifiable expression of rural discontent to a large extent due to the status of the farmers and the huge difference between rich and poor at the time. The most important reason that contributed to the Rebecca Riots was the living conditions and working conditions of the farmers. The living conditions are described as terrible. "I entered several farm labourers' cottages.....and found them mud hovels, the floors of mud and full of holes, without chairs or tables, generally half filled with peat packed in every corner. Beds were none. In the most miserable part of St. Giles, in no part of England did I ever witness such abject poverty." T.C Foster, The Times October 1843. This source can be judged as reliable on the grounds that, it is a primary source article, written by and educated Englishman unlikely to be biased towards the Welsh. The Times, who employs T.C Foster is unlikely to support lies or biased opinions in their articles as they are a reputable broadsheet newspaper. We also get a comparison to known poor areas. This implies the extent of the farmers' terrible
How successful was Stalin's attempt to industrialise the Soviet Union?
How successful was Stalin's attempt to industrialise the Soviet Union? There has been considerable debate over the extent to which Stalin was successful in industrialising the Soviet Union. Industrialisation chiefly involves exploiting natural resources to create products that would be helpful to the society and to do this, greatly mechanise the industries and improve productivity. One of the views suggested by historians is that it was an immense success for Stalin. The scale and speed of industrial development in the USSR between 1928 and 1941 was enormous. Western economists reckoned the average annual growth rate was 13-14%, with 3-fold increase in oil output, 4-fold in iron and steel and 5-fold in coal. By 1928, USSR was producing 25% steel as Germany but by 1940 it was producing New industries were developed - aircraft, aluminium, new industrial centres, e.g. Magnitogorsk, and new skilled workforce came into place. The other view, however, suggests that there was hardly any significant progress during the period and the Five Year Plans were chaotic and, as argued by Alex Nove, unrealistic and disastrous failures. One of most important arguments in supporting the claim that Stalin's attempt to industrialise the USSR was successful is that during the Depression of 1929 and years following the wall Street Crash, when the whole western world's economies were suffering,
The Indutries and Energy Resousces of Brazil.
By Alison Taylor Contents Energy Page three Industry Page four The Future Page six Energy resources in Brazil H.E.P The main energy resource in Brazil is hydroelectric power (H.E.P). There are problems with this cheap efficient energy. H.E.P needs a lot of land and a big river, and a lot of natural vegetation is flooded when a dam is built, which mean that the local people haven't got that land to grow their crops on which means that there will be less food for the community. Flooding this land also means that the local people are forced to move and there don't have a say in this. When there built the Itaupu Dam, which is the largest H.E.P dam in the world they talked to, the local people to decided what to do about their houses and land. There are also thinking about were the people will live after wards and there are also thinking about the environment more, which is a very new thing. In 1997 Brazil was the 3rd largest H.E.P produces in the world. Most of the H.E.P dam's are in the south but there are one or two in the rest of the country. Here is a map of were they are situated. Oil Oil is important in Brazil because the other types of energy only contribute a very little bit. H.E.P is the only one, which has really made a difference. But oil does help a lot like in 1974 a hugh oil field was found about 50 to 130 km offshore but even since that
Jethro Tull made the Greatest Contribution to Agricultural Change in the Eighteenth Century. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your answer.
Jethro Tull made the Greatest Contribution to Agricultural Change in the Eighteenth Century. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your answer. Jethro Tull did contribute to the agricultural changes in the eighteenth century but I don't think he made the greatest contribution because there were other improvers for example Robert Bakewell, Lord Townshend and Thomas Coke. Jethro Tull was born in 1674 and died in 1741. During this time he invented the seed drill and the horse hoe. Tull worried when he was on his father's farm that too many seeds were being wasted by the method of broadcasting. He suggested that the farm workers shout try planting the seeds in rows instead of scattering them everywhere but because of religious reasons the labourers were not encouraged to do so. Tull invented the seed drill. This was a machine that sowed seeds in a line and covered them up as it went. This was horse drawn and it wasted less seeds. How it worked was, the seed fell into the seed boxes, which were underneath the hopper. Then the seeds fell into the sheats. These released seed into the trunks at the back of the funnels. The iron share at the bottom of the harrow formed the channel into which the seed fell. He travelled around the continent, visiting European countries and looking at their methods of farming. He watched workers hoeing in the French Vineyards. He saw