Green Chemistry and the Ten Commandments

Chap. 9. The Biosphere 245 OH Phenol is a biocidal compound that kills bacteria and was once the most commonly used disinfectant ...

246 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed that is too marginal to support profitable agricultural operations. The example of rest ...

Chap. 9. The Biosphere 247 QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS Fill in the blanks in the following statement: Living organisms carry out c ...

248 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed One of two major characteristics of enzymes is their ability to greatly speed up metab ...

Chap. 9. The Biosphere 249 Distinguish between bioaccumulation and biomagnification. What physical property of a xenobiotic com ...

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10. THE GEOSPHERE, SOIL, AND FOOD PRODUCTION: THE SECOND GREEN REVOLUTION 10.1. The Solid Earth The next environm ...

252 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed The geosphere is the source of nonrenewable minerals, ores, fossil fuels, and other ma ...

Chap. 10. The Geosphere, Soil, and Food Production 253 Although the earth’s crust is very thin compared to its total diameter, t ...

254 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed Earthquakes Earthquakes consist of violent horizontal and vertical movement of Earth’s ...

Chap. 10. The Geosphere, Soil, and Food Production 255 hot magma beneath the volcano resulting in an explosion equivalent to 100 ...

256 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed Along with weather and climate, human activities can influence the likelihood and destr ...

Chap. 10. The Geosphere, Soil, and Food Production 257 Groundwater aquifer Snow, ice River Lake, impoundment Water in soil Figur ...

258 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed extremes of high water (flood crests) can be greatly reduced. With regard to protection ...

Chap. 10. The Geosphere, Soil, and Food Production 259 Examples of the latter include acidic water produced by the action of bac ...

260 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed using less material that ultimately will require disposal. Wherever possible, materials ...

Chap. 10. The Geosphere, Soil, and Food Production 261 Soil is a term that actually describes a wide range of finely divided min ...

262 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed Bedrock C horizon, weathered parent rock B horizon, subsoil A horizon, topsoil Soil sol ...

Chap. 10. The Geosphere, Soil, and Food Production 263 tropical rain forests degrades so quickly when the trees are removed is t ...

264 Green Chemistry, 2nd ed as a renewable source of raw material and fuel. Some plants are now being genetically e ...