How is the Emergency Response Guide (ERT) used in a HAZMAT response?

Explain how the ERG (Emergency Response Guide) is used in HAZMAT (Hazardous Material) response, to include the limitations on the ERG.

Ecological Links (Calculation of GPP, Photosynthetic Efficiency, Increase in Biomass, etc.)

Please help me calculate GPP, Increase in biomass, photosynthetic efficiency, etc., by explaining how you arrived at the final answer and showing all of the equations or formulas involved in each calculation. Kindly use the correct scientific units throughout the calculation, as well as in the final answer. Please use scientific notation and an appropriate number of significant figures in the final answers. Thank you. In an ecological investigation of an area of European grassland, the energy values of organisms in the ecosystem were found. The ecologist summarized the results of the work thus: The amount of solar energy reaching the grassland was 1.91 x 10^6 kJ m^-2 y^-1. The ... click for more

Resource Shortage

Discuss a region or location that is facing or has faced a shortage of resources (energy, productive farmland, clean water and air, or minerals). a. Write a clear description of the problem, the political and economic issues behind it, and how the shortage is affecting the community. b. Analyze resource management factors that contributed to the shortage or management factors that could be used to alleviate the shortage. c. Compose recommendations for addressing those resource management issues, and defend your proposed solution on both economic and environmental grounds.

Critique on Energy for China Article

I need help with writing a response to the issue pasted below on Energy for China I have also attached the article. Faced with explosive economic growth, China’s energy demands have soared, forcing it to become a net importer of oil. In 2004, China became the world’s second largest importer of oil, beating out Japan which had been second. Current trends indicate that oil imports will make up 40% of China’s total consumption by 2010. China has tried to bring its domestic cost of gasoline more in line with oil costs on the world market. As a result, gasoline prices increased steadily during the early 2000s. Attempting to limit its dependence on oil imports, the Chinese gover... click for more

What role(s) do poverty and the standard of living play in addressing environmental problems on a global level?

What role(s) do poverty and the standard of living play in addressing environmental problems on a global level? What actions will need to be taken to begin to address these critical issues?