No Common Sense in Gun Control Stephen L. Kono Park University First Year Writing Seminar II: Academic Research and Writing EN 106 Mrs. Regina C. Muir October 11, 2013 Abstract Gun control advocates insist that increased gun control will lower the soaring crime rates of the early 70's. Gun violence is a big problem in the United States and should be reduced. Gun Control Act of 1968, did very little to lower the number of crimes committed by the use of firearms. Gun control in American history started back in 1775 and was the precursor to the American Revolution and our constitutional rights. One of the major points against gun control is the violation of your second amendment rights, you have the right to keep and bear arms for personal protection.
While fracking does have the power to reduce American dependence on foreign oil, that process leaves the Earth, air, and water contaminated and inhabitable Hydraulic Fracturing (fracking) involves a method of injecting water, sand and chemicals into a drilling site, those chemicals have shown to be hazardous to human health and well- being. In fact, 60% of those chemicals are known carcinogens and another 40% or more are endocrine disrupters. (Environmental Health Perspectives, 2011, para. 4) Mishalia Greene, a spokeswoman for the Chevron Company, stated on February 5, 2012, “that the chemicals make up less than 1% of the frack fluids, and the other 99% is made up of a sand and water mixture.” Further research into this claim showed that the 1% equaled 7500 gallons of chemicals are flushed into every
The Tesoro Refinery Explosion Could Have Been Prevented On April 02, 2010 The Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes, Washington had an explosion that ultimately killed seven employees. These 7 lives could have been saved if just a few safety regulations would have been followed and enforced. In the following paragraphs I am going to show you how this company failed in their safety program. First, I will discuss how Tesoro could have prevented this accident by using Enforcement, Education, and Engineering “The Three E’s Model”. Second I will discuss how the Reasons Model could have given some warning signs leading up to the accident if the company’s safety team would have utilized it.
Hayes argued, “the impacts of atrazine on amphibians and on wildlife in general are potentially devastating” (Hayes et al. 4). Atrazine causes disease and deformities and is a threat to both humans and wildlife. Atrazine is the most common pesticide contaminant of ground and surface water that can spread a half million pounds of atrazine more than 1,000 km from the point of application via rainfall (Hayes et al. 1).
At the same time, supplies water to Kiev's 2.4 million residents. This caused a major problem to the people as now; their drinking water is contaminated with radioactive materials. Other than that, the radioactivity in the seas, lakes and rivers became a threat to aquatic life. Thankfully, the groundwater was slightly affected because the radioactive material fortunately decayed before it could reach the groundwater supplies. Four kilometers of pine trees turned reddish-brown after the accident.
3). This is because the radiation level and hazardous chemicals in air pollution can severely damage a person’s lungs. These side effects can also cause multiple visits to the doctor, weird weather patterns, and in some cases even death (AA, 1) Another government facility, like Camp Pendleton located in southern California, has regulations in place but they’re still a key factor in air pollution from government facilities (Boothe 1). There have been multiple cases in which residents, who live near a burn pit on the facility, have reported severe cardiovascular issues and other serious health issues. Just for clarification, burn pits are the worst cause of air pollution.
This pollution has since affected their health and has resulted into more cancer deaths, miscarriages, defects in births, dying of livestock and the sick fish. The attempts to solve the problem and prosecute those involved have proven futile since the county‘s judicial system is marred by corruption. The company was required to clean up its mess and pay for the damages. The toxic waste dumped in the area is believed to be of an estimate of 18 billion gallons, and its remains are still present to date.The company that took over the ownership from Texaco was later ordered to pay eighteen billion dollars for the damages. This was to act as the reparations for the
Coal-burning power plants are the largest human-caused source of mercury emissions to the air in the United States. RISK FACTORS/Exposure to mercury One major risk factor for mercury toxicity is industrial contamination. Workers employed in the manufacturing of mirrors, thermometers, fluorescent lights, and radiography machines, as well as in gold mining, are at risk for inorganic mercury poisoning. Organic mercury poisoning can occur among exposed workers in the paper and pulp industries. Mercury mining areas in China have also contributed to cases of methylmercury poisoning through the ingestion of rice grown in contaminated soil.
This is because sidestream smoke comes from the burning end of the cigarette which has not been filtered. These fumes will flow directly from that cigarette into the environment. “These dangerous substances linger in the air for approximately 4 hours and breathing in these particles for only minutes can harm you” (“Smoking” par 2). Not only does SHS affect non-smokers greatly, but it can be as destructive to his/her health as it is harmful to the smoker or even worse. Of the 7,000 chemicals in just one cigarette, 250 chemicals are toxic to one’s health...whether it be the smoker or the bystander breathing in the sidestream smoke.
More than 600 million Chinese drink polluted water and 20 million people drink well water with high levels of radiation. China’s high rates of many sorts of cancer have been linked to water pollution. Ø Deforestation: Deforestation continues to be one of the biggest problems China is facing. Deforestation has a