5 ways to be more green plus the science 10132016 final

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here are many small actions you can take to have an impact on the environment. The perception is the steps required to be more green are expensive and involve a great deal of effort. Furthermore, some believe understanding the science behind the actions aides people with implementing these practices into their daily lives. Hear more about the some of the science involved in impacting the environment.

Environment

Eco Green Group Thursday October 13,
2016 by
Tony Green
5 Small Ways to be to green;
and the science behind it
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Agenda
1. So we want to be Green?
2. The 5 Ways to be Green
and their science
3. The impact of the science
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Why people are talking about Green?
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Going Green – What does it take?
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Where is my
Claritin?
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Sick Building
Syndrome?
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Hello Organics
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Bye Bye
Furniture
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Sleeping like
a Baby
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Buy a Plant for
your home
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Houseplants can………

Photosynthesis
 What is photosynthesis?
 Photosynthesis is the process
by which:
water
carbon dioxide
oxygen
glucose
TAKE IN AND USING MAKE
PLANTS
(producers)
light
chlorophyll
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Tap Water instead of Bottled Water
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Overview of solid-liquid
separation alternatives in water
http://home.engineering.iastate.edu/~leeuwen/CE%20523/Presentations/Filtration.ppt.
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Particle Removal Mechanisms in Filters
Transport to a surface
Attachment
Molecular diffusion
Inertia
Gravity
Interception
Straining
London van der Waals
collector
http://ceeserver.cee.cornell.edu/mw24/cee454/lectures/08%20Filtration.ppt.
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A Normal Water Filter

Purchase Food at a Farmers Market
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How does taste work?
• There are five basic tastes:
• Sweet
• Sour
• Salty
• Bitter
• Umami
- The Japanese word “umami" translates as
"pleasant to the taste, agreeable,
good, mild, savory, delicious."
- Sources of the taste include monosodium
glutamate (MSG), broth, and shiitake mushrooms.
https://www.education.ne.gov/HSE/documents/PowerPoints/124%20Sensory%20Evaluation%20of%20Food.ppt.
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How do we taste?
•The tongue has four types of papillae:
• Filliform (no taste buds)
• Circumvallate
• Foliate
• Fungiform
https://www.education.ne.gov/HSE/documents/PowerPoints/124%20Sensory%20Evaluation%20of%20Food.ppt
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http://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/attachments/843bbf77-9a37-4b699bb5b773.ppt.
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Taste and Smell

http://wipapercouncil.org/about-paper/how-paper-is-made/
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Stop Using Plastic Bags
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End up in nature…and oceans

Degradation Process of Plastic
However, their degradation
process is very slow, and it
can take 50 or more years for
plastic to fully degrade
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The primary reason for
the popularity of many
polymers is their
exceptionally high
stability and durability

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Petroleum to Plastic

What are plastics made out of?
 .
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Plastic
Number Plastic Name Acronym Uses Recyclable? % Recycled Reuse Notes
1 PolyEthlylene Terphlate PET WaterBottles Yes 25 No Leaching- Single use
2 HighDensityPolyEthylene HDPE MilkJugs Yes 0 Yes
3 PolyVinyl Chlorine PVC PlasticPipes No 0 No Toxic
4 LowDensityPolyEthylene LDPF Drycleanerbags No 0 Yes
5 PolyPropylene PP Bottle Tops Yes 0 Yes
6 PolyStyrene PS StryofoamCups No 0 No
7 Other BPA,PC,Lexan BabyBottle No 0 No
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Seven Plastic Numbers

Thanks to our gracious partner
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Alternative Energy
Environment
Advanced Materials
Water Conservation
“I believe if people in
general had a better
understanding of how
alternative/clean
technologies worked
there would much less
comprehension and fear
toward adopting these
technologies.”
The Voice of sustainability
Speaking Green Communications
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Questions and
Answers ?
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Drinking Tap Water – No Plastic Bottles
Drink Tap
http://www.drinktap.org/
Is The Water Safe to Drink?
http://isthewatersafetodrink.com/
Plastic Bags
Cloth Bags
Save A Tree
P.O. 862
Berkeley, CA 94701
Seventh Generation
10 Farrell Street
Burlington Vermont 05403
Farmer’s Market
http://www.buylocalfood.org/
https://farmersmarketcoalition.org/networking/state-associations/
Junk Mail
Write to:
Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association
11 West 42nd Street P.O. Box 3861 New York New York 10163-3861
Buy a House Plant
Bachman’s
http://www.bachmans.com/plants/green-house-plants/c47-c4722-p1.html
Flower Shop Network
http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/flower-pictures/all-house-plants/
Additional Resources
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