Biodegradation will occur as slowly and gradually the oil spills will spread over everywhere on the island and will effect the aquatic ecosystem by altering their habitat, impurities and layers of tar starts developing over there.
Biodegradation is the chemical dissolution of materials by bacteria, fungi or other biological means. Although often conflated, biodegradable is distinct in meaning from compostable.
2. If an oil spill hit the mangal at South Padre Island, what might happen? Explain...
what do you think would happen if an oil spill occurred that killed off most of the phytonplankton ans zooplankton?
(1 point) Suppose that in order to remove x% of the pollution from an oil spill, it costs C thousands of dollars where C(x) = 15x 100 – x 0 < x < 100. > A) Find the formula for the rate at which the cost changes with respect to the percentage of spill that is to be cleaned up? Simplify your answer. C'(x) = Choose the right units. B) An oil executive is trying to decide between paying to...
Suppose the Island of Cornucopia which produces wheat and tractors is hit by a severe recession. Explain how this would affect their production possibilities frontier. Now contrast this with their neighboring Island, Treasure’s economy that was hit by an earthquake that killed thousands of their citizens. How would their production possibilities frontier get affected? Using economic theory, explain your answer clearly, logically, and succinctly.
Explain clearly what would happen to GDP per capita over time if the economy was hit for a long time (10 years, say) by capital-depreciating acid rain, which then cleared up (stopped) at the 10-year mark.
Objectives of Allocation Samantha and Rashida are planning a trip to Padre Island, Texas, during spring break. Members of the varsity volleyball team, they are looking forward to four days of beach volleyball and parasailing. They will drive Samantha's car and estimate that they will pay the following costs during the trip: Motel (4 nights at $145) $580 Food (each) 155 Gas in total 126 Parasailing and equipment rental (each) 126 They have reservations at the SeaScape Motel, which charges...
Objectives of Allocation Samantha and Rashida are planning a trip to Padre Island, Texas, during spring break. Members of the varsity volleyball team, they are looking forward to four days of beach volleyball and parasailing. They will drive Samantha's car and estimate that they will pay the following costs during the trip Motel (4 nights at $145) Food (each) Gas in total Parasailing and equipment rental (each) 117 They have reservations at the SeaScape Motel, which charges $115 per night...
Regarding the BP oil spill: What kinds of taxes may apply to money received if you are a business in the Gulf area no longer able to function, or an employee who lost a job? Also, what kind of income will payments for lost wages from BP be considered on a financial statement or tax form: accounts receivable/payable, wages, a gift, or other? Say you're an independent contractor and BP hires you. Eventually BP owes you this lost business income....
what is expected to happen after the addition of CaCl2 in a soap solution made from 5g of shortening and 5g of corn oil? a) more suds b) no change in suds c)fewer suds explain your answer from a chemical standpoint
2. Predict what might happen in the following situation, in which you assume that the membrane is permeable to water and to very small uncharged molecules (in this case, oxygen). Write down what you think might happen in terms of net diffusion of both water and oxygen. 0.15M NaCl 0.15 M NaC 1.5 M O2
4. Explain what would happen to the red blood cells of someone who was stranded on a desert island and drank large quantities of saltwater. (Hint: Saltwater is hypertonic to red blood cells.) (4 points) 5. Iodine (12) is not soluble in water. Explain using intermolecular forces (4 points)