Physical Treatment Technologies: Vapor Pressure: Evaporation Ponds, Air Stripping and Distillation
The physical property known as vapor pressure is the tendency of a material, at a given temperature, to turn into a gas. Substances with a higher vapor pressure will change into a gas more quickly than substances with a lower vapor pressure. These...
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental
Physical Treatment Technologies: Microfiltration and Reverse Osmosis
Microfiltration and reverse osmosis are barrier filters that have the smallest pore sizes utilized. These techniques are heavily dependant on supplementary pressure to force the waste stream across the barrier. After the larger particles have been...
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental
Physical Treatment Technologies: Adsorption
Adsorption is a process that may be considered as either a chemical or a physical treatment method. The forces that hold the adsorbed substance to the surface of an adsorbing material are chemical, but the material itself can be recovered in its or...
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental
Physical Treatment Technologies: Physical Treatment Processes
Physical treatment technologies often provide the initial and most efficient form of treatment, but do not actually transform or destroy the waste. Physical treatment processes often rely on natural forces to do the work.
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental
Introduction to Waste Stream Management: Pollution Prevention
Recycling industrial materials that would otherwise require treatment or landfilling is known as resource recovery and is part of an emerging area of pollution prevention. Some wastes are converted directly into useful energy in municipal waste-to-...
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental
Transcript: environmental risks... And eliminated them or substituted them out... With things that were less hazardous to use. Here and around the world, every passing year
Physical Treatment Technologies: Waste and Emissions Standards
In the past, when the waste load was light, nature's ways of purifying itself were sufficient. However, the amount of waste generated by contemporary society has overburdened these restorative powers. As a result, regulations now control the quant...
Series: Environmental Science
Subject: environmental
Transcript: debris, and the activities of industry fill the air... with substances that upset the delicate environmental balance. as a result, regulations now
Social Responsibility Case Study: Patagonia and Esprit
Patagonia and Esprit have been pioneers in a growing category of companies that have successfully integrated social responsibility with profit. Both companies have prospered in the fiercely competitive garment industry, where consumers have become m...
Subject: environmental
Transcript: ENVIRONMENTALISM TO SELL OUR PRODUCTS. THAT WOULD BE VERY BAD. THAT WOULD MEAN THAT WE ARE SIMPLY MAKING DECISIONS ON WHO WE GIVE MONEY TO AND HOW WE POSTURE
Giving Back to the Community
This clip explores some of the ways in which a small business can give back to the community, including demonstrating an awareness of environmental
Subject: environmentalism
Transcript: COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED. ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE IS BY DEMONSTRATING AN AWARENESS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. I THINK THE WHOLE AREA OF WASTE
Full Service
Personal selling is not one, but two processes -- making the sale and servicing the sale. The focus of this episode is how important quality customer service is and how it helps sales.
Laws and Regulations
This clip explains that, in recent years, laws and regulations have played an increasing role in the business world. In addition to licenses and permits, the clip notes, there are many other government laws and regulations that apply to specific typ...
Subject: environmental laws
Transcript: EXPORT. ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL BUSINESSES. AND ALSO CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY, IN THE EVENT THAT THEY