Constructed Wetlands in Wastewater Treatment: Design and Monitoring Considerations
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A 9 page overview of the use of constructed wetlands in the receipt and treatment of domestic wastewater. Outlines the design considerations which must be considered prior to construction and operational and monitoring considerations which ensure the ongoing success of a project. Includes a sample of specific design and performance information for an operational wastewater to wetlands operation in Manila. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPwetWst.wps

Population Dynamics Of Northern Ecosystems In Relation To Nutrient Application/ A Research Proposal
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A 7 page examination factors which influence the ecological structure of northern ecosystems, one of which is nutrients such as those observed with the application of treated domestic wastewater. Outlines a proposal for evaluating the effects of nutrients on ecosystem dynamics. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Popdyn.wps

Sustainability & The Problem of Domestic Wastewater
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A 10 page overview of the concept of sustainability in relation to the treatment and disposal of domestic wastewater. Identifies two more sustainable alternatives than conventional chemical treatment and disposal into water bodies: reverse osmosis and manmade wetlands. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: DomWaste.wps

Deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest
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In 5 pages, the author discusses deforestation of the Amazon rain forest. The deforestation of the rain forest of the Amazon region of Brazil has been the topic of much discussion. It is the destruction of an important part of the environment. The deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, however, has also meant jobs and profit for the people of the area. This is quite a conundrum, which has no easy answers. Included is a free one-page Roman Numeral outline. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PCamrain.doc

The Deforestation of Rainforests in the Amazon
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An 8 page paper which discusses various issues regarding the deforestation of the rainforests in the Amazon and elsewhere, and argues that despite the fact we rarely hear of the deforestation process anymore, it is still a very serious concern that is often ignored by the media and by political officials. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RArain~2.wps

Plant Pharmacopoeia / Rainforest Depletion & Its Impact On Medicine
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A 6 page paper in which the writer discusses deforestation as a threat to medicinal plants and the protective measures employed by various groups; and a discussion of eleven (recently discovered) plants and/or their medical derivitives, including taxol. The paper postulates that protecting these medicinal plants is imperative through ethics, and even the passage of more laws. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Pharmaco.wps

The Malaysian Rain Forest
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This five-page paper discusses the Malaysian Rainforest and the steps that are being taken to prevent deforestation destroying the areas around the water sheds. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: CWrainfrs.wps

Corporations ARE Endangering the Environment
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A 5 page paper discussing the a few of the realities concerning the corporate world and the environment. Although many people may be under the delusion that pollution and the damaging of the environment is under control through rules, regulations, and human conscience many corporations are still involved in acts which damage the environment. A situation on the border of the United States and Mexico is addressed as well as the still present problem of deforestation both here and abroad. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Endcorp.wps

Brazilian Rainforests: Endangered Ecosystems
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A 5 page overview of the tremendous ecologic value of the Brazilian ecosystems. Discusses the many threats to the sensitive ecologic balance of this system including deforestation, global warming, and slash and burn agriculture. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPBrRain.wps

Deforestation / Environmental Impact on Third World Countries
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A 6 page overview of the environmental effects of deforestation on Third World countries. Discusses clearcutting, impacts to the fragile ecologies and ancillary impacts such as global warming and interruption of the carbon cycle. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Defors.wps

Deforestation
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A 10 page overview of the environmental and humanistic impacts of deforestation. Stresses the tremendous biodiversity of forested systems and their existing and potential value to mankind. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Defor.wps

Deforestation # 2
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A short, yet comprehensive 4 page essay on deforestation that explores the problem, its roots, and its potentially devastating impact on our future. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Deforest.wps