ENL 213
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- Introduction
- Hook
My hometown Quzhou used to be a city with heavy industry. Because of that, the biggest river in my city, Qu river, became dirty in past few decades. After the water-clean project has been proved, the government used plenty of technology methods to clean the water. Finally, the water became clean again.
- Basic background information / put the topic into context
Last few decades have witnessed a growing emphasis in environmental pollution. According to renewable resource co, on a global scale, 2 million tons of sewage, agricultural and industrial waste enters the world’s water every day.
- Research question
What role does technology have on the environment?
- Thesis:
Technology can provide positive effect on environment.
- Subtopic: Clean the water
- Point: – WasteShark
WasteShark was created by RanMarine Technology in 2018, with a design inspired by the whale shark. WasteShark is a water drone with the goal of collecting debris before the winds, tides and currents carry it out into the ocean. It floats along the surface of the water collecting floating debris like plastic and bio-waste.
- Point – FRED
The San Diego non-profit organization Clear Blue Sea, partnered with student interns from various San Diego universities to create the prototype FRED, which stands for Floating Robot Eliminating Debris. Currently set to be completed in 2023, this technology vacuums and collects harmful debris from the ocean’s surface, while running on renewable energy. The flaps in the front of the device are able to collect large debris and transport them into a collection bin using a conveyer belt. FRED’s slow speed and built in sensors are able to keep marine life away during the collection.
- Point – Magnetic Coils
A study conducted by scientist Xiaoguang Duag found that nanotechnology could be a solution to our plastic problem. Duag and a team of scientists have created magnetic coils that will be used to break down microplastics using a chemical reaction. These tiny magnetic coils are coated with nitrogen and manganese, causing a chemical reaction with oxygen molecules. This reaction can break down microplastics, turning them into environmentally friendly salt compounds, carbon dioxide and water.
III. Subtopic: put out forest fire
- Point Better Fire Shelters
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) began distributing the newest generation of fire shelters in 2003. This latest version consists of an outside layer made of high-temperature resistant silica cloth and an inside layer composed of a lightweight, fiberglass scrim cloth. Both layers are laminated to aluminum foil, which is an excellent reflector of radiant heat.
- Point Improved Wind Models
The most dangerous types of wildfires often occur during what scientists call extreme fire weather, when conditions are hot, dry, and windy. (See National Geographic’s wildfire pictures.) To better combat these kinds of fires, researchers are developing computer models to simulate how wind moves across the landscape.
- Point Cue the Drones
Thomas Bewley envisions drones playing a big role in wildfire suppression in the future. Unmanned vehicles could be especially useful for fighting fires at night, said Bewley, who directs the Flow Control and Coordinated Robotics Labs at University of California, San Diego.
III. Subtopic: Create Artificial raining
- Point Cloud Seeding Technology
Cloud seeding is a kind of weather modification technology to create artificial rainfall.
It works only when there are enough pre-existing clouds in the atmosphere.
Rain happens when moisture in the air reaches levels at which it can no longer be held, and cloud seeding aims to facilitate and accelerate that process by making available chemical ‘nuclei’ around which condensation can take place.
These ‘seeds’ of rain can be the iodides of silver or potassium, dry ice (solid carbon dioxide), or liquid propane. The seeds can be delivered by plane or simply by spraying from the ground.
- Conclusion:
- Rephrase the main idea in different words
Technology can help environment recovery in water cleaning, put out forest fire and artificial raining creating.
- Expand on the main idea
The environment pollution problem is still a big problem in the world. Scientists are devoting themselves to finding sustainable energy source in recent decades. I believe that human can gradually fix ourselves mistakes in environment in the future.
- Reference Page
REFERENCE
Co, A. (2019, January 16). Top 17 Environmental Problems. Retrieved September 04, 2020, from https://www.renewableresourcescoalition.org/top-environmental-problems/
Cloud Seeding Technology. (2019, November 9). Retrieved November 11, 2020, from https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/cloud-seeding-technology/
Santos, J. (2020, September 07). Innovative Ways We’re Cleaning Up the Ocean and How You Can Help. Retrieved November 11, 2020, from https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/articles/different-ways-were-cleaning-up-the-ocean-and-how-you-can-help-339618
Than, K. (2013, July 02). New Firefighting Technologies: Drones, Super Shelters. Retrieved November 11, 2020, from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/7/130702-yarnell-hill-wildfire-firefighting-technology-science/
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