Corporations using microbeads in soaps are harming the Great Lakes because they slip through many water treatment plants going right down our drains. These microbeads are a major part of plastic pollution harming the Great Lakes and the world's oceans. Fish think these microbeads are food which ultimately ends up hurting the fish in one way or another. Knowing this Kathleen developed an all natural solution that is not only healthy for the environment but also healthy for humans. In her, all natural soaps Kathleen uses oatmeal instead of using the microbeads. Replacing the microbeads for oatmeal is a perfect example of how Soulful Earth Herbals is promoting a positive impact on life below water.
Medicalization/pg.220 the transformation of a human condition into a matter to be treated by physicians. Towards the middle and end of this video they really begin to talk about the medical issues that DOW brings about Midland Michigan, it’s a shame that people have to suffer for other people. This also if those people are suffering when are we going to start suffering from drinking water from the bottles also known as the chemicals that are in our bottles from that plant. They already say don’t do this and don’t do that with a water bottles, it can cause cancer, or this or that. I for one am kind of against the production of water bottles and the use of them, but it doesn’t mean ill stop using them because they are so convent. Its honestly just a shame the human condition of these people, and our they are being treated. I think DOW and even nestle for the fast should be doing something to help these sick people, help the ones who lost someone, and get them out of their houses, so they aren’t so close to the plant. Quite honestly is sort of scary to think about how own day the sick people in that video could be a member of our society because of the cracker going in close to us…I think that BPA needs to get a grip of things, and if the bottles we are drinking water are not only killing people who live by the plants but can also affect us who drink from them, then something needs to change. We
Walking down the aisles of your local drugstore, you are bound to see rows and rows of supplements and vitamins. Many would be curious about them and their touted super health benefits, but few would actually spend the money to try one of these supplements. In some cultures, these supplements are ingested as part of a daily, natural diet, leading researchers to find why these cultures have lower instances of certain diseases. For example, villages in Northern Alaska have an incredibly low instances of heart diseases, despite having predominantly fatty diets. Researchers have found this to be due to a diet rich in fish and seal [8]. Because I am interested in village medicine in Alaska as a career, and my majors are Biochemistry and Environmental and Outdoor Education, I will detail the effects of seal oil. I am going to discuss how the structure of seal oil and unsaturated
On March 4, 2015, the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 was introduced to the United States House of Representatives. Sponsored by Democratic Representative of New Jersey Frank Pallone, the bill called to amend “the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban rinse-off cosmetics that contain synthetic plastic microbeads beginning on January 1, 2018” (congress.gov, H.R. 1321). The bill was then passed with amendments to it in the House in December, with Senate passing it a week later by unanimous consent. The Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 is unlike a lot of bills that have attempted to pass through the House and the Senate because it did not face the all-too-common gridlock that one can expect nowadays from the United States Congress. Pallone said to the New York Times that although he was surprised by the quick success of the bill, it passed simply because it had a lot of support in the House and the Senate and did not have much opposition (New York Times).
Adults look back on what they did as a child at one point or another. Perhaps while looking back they can pinpoint where it all went wrong. Others may pinpoint where it all went right. In the case of “Greasy Lake,” the narrator reminisces about where he learned about life. One event in a persons’ life can stand out to them in their adulthood, and remind them of where they learned to truly appreciate life as a whole.
Have you ever known a war veteran? A family member, a friend, or a complete stranger that gave up years in their prime to serve their country? Have you ever envisioned yourself in their shoes, adapted to civilian life, and in as little as a year having to make choices like deciding whether to pull the trigger of an assault rifle or not? Now, begin to empathize with the soldiers who lived that reality and had to see their friends die in battle. To some of us, this would sound extreme in nature and connecting to the ones who have sacrificed their pasts to preserve our futures sounds repulsive almost and an insurmountable task.
The exponential growth of human population, caused an unprecedented problem for the global ecosystem. (Carolina EcoKits, 2012) The increase in pollution brought upon great fear and concern about what types of contaminants were in the foods and water supply for citizens. In 1977, the Clean Water Act was passed, the act ensured that any release of pollutants at toxic levels into any water source was forbidden. (Carolina EcoKits, 2012) It allowed for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set guidelines and standards for how pollutants were emptied in navigable waters. (Carolina EcoKits, 2012)
The chemicals found in water can be dangerous toward our health. We live near the Great Lakes which supplies 20% of the World’s fresh water. It also has chemicals that threaten the life evolving around the fresh water. There are medical drugs that are being introduced to the fresh water lakes. Stuff like antibiotics and steroids. These pharmaceuticals are posing danger for the environment. This could affect the lake life,s growth.
The Title of this essay is called “What is the Major Problems with Pollutants on the Great Lakes”. The essay explains that there is a problem going on in the Great Lakes with people who live around the Great Lakes area in that what they are throwing into the lakes; whether it would be from trash or fecal matter it is all causing major effects on the ecosystem on the Great Lakes, in turn effecting the fish and water we consume. This is not only a major problem for the lakes but also the humans that depend on those lakes.
The problem topic being analyzed is the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 PL 114-114. The law discusses, in detail about, amending Section 301 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331). It adds on to that law by putting in the following into an act, “To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the manufacture and introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of rinse-off cosmetics containing intentionally-added plastic microbeads.” Microbeads are “any solid plastic particle that is less than 5 millimeters in size.” The reason behind banning the microbeads in “rinse-off cosmetics” is due to the fact that they are doing more harm than good, especially to the environment and our water across the U.S. The beads are continually adding plastic to the oceans causing toxins and problems for the marine environment. Microbeads are not only impacting the oceans, but the groups and people all over the world.
The director of campaigns for pressure group The Story of Stuff Project, Stiv Wilson, described how microbeads are posing threat to wildlife, especially to those whose habitat is the water. Wilson stated, 'The smaller something is, the more animals can eat
2.2 Review current legislation and organisational practices and policies for partnership working in health and social care
“Greasy Lake” was published in 1985 along with other stories from the author, T. Corahessan Boyle. The story is a gripping tale of three teen boys ‘living on the edge’, in which the author presents himself and his friends as a group of dangerous individuals. One would think that the narrator has truth in his words, but all events in the story point to the contrary. T. Corahessan Boyle, or T. C. Boyle for short, is an unreliable narrator. The truth of this story is not in the text, but in the underlying meanings and subliminal nuances. This hidden reality really helps the reader make a direct judgment of the characters. After reading between the lines, one quickly finds out who the characters are, but more
Microbeads are everywhere. People rarely notice them, but these small plastic beads are in a huge assortment of hygiene and personal care products. Unfortunately, microbeads are a big problem for the environment, as they don’t dissolve or degrade. They contaminate bodies of water, affect the animals, and can eventually harm people.
This protest was started when a 42-year-old man, who cares much about the environmental and doesn’t care for his own personal care products. The personal care products include creams and moisturizers. This may not be a big deal to Mr. Wilson;however, this is a very big deal for the companies that sell these certain items. Mr. Wilson is the director and founder of a campaign that has been protesting against microbeads. This very campaign might be familiar to you, because the name of this major campaign is called “The Story of Stuff Project”. So what exactly are the products we use that have these microbeads in it? The products include most face washes, most moisturizers and most toothpastes have microbeads in it. So what do microbeads look like? Microbeads look like
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