5 ways to be more green plus the science 10132016 final

Eco Green Group Thursday October 13, 2016 by

Tony Green

5 Small Ways to be to green; and the science behind it

Copyright @ Tony Green 2016

Agenda

1. So we want to be Green?2. The 5 Ways to be Green and their science 3. The impact of the science


Why people are talking about Green?


Going Green – What does it take?


Where is my Claritin?


Sick Building Syndrome?


Hello Organics


Bye Bye Furniture


Sleeping like a Baby


Buy a Plant for your home



Houseplants can………

Photosynthesis

What is photosynthesis?

Photosynthesis is the process

by which:

water

carbon dioxide

oxygen

glucose

TAKE IN AND USING MAKE

PLANTS

(producers)

light

chlorophyll


Tap Water instead of Bottled Water


Overview of solid-liquidseparation alternatives in water

http://home.engineering.iastate.edu/~leeuwen/CE%20523/Presentations/Filtration.ppt.


Particle Removal Mechanisms in Filters

Transport to a surface

Attachment

Molecular diffusion

Inertia

Gravity

Interception

StrainingLondon van der Waals

collector

http://ceeserver.cee.cornell.edu/mw24/cee454/lectures/08%20Filtration.ppt.



A Normal Water Filter

Purchase Food at a Farmers Market


How does taste work?

• There are five basic tastes:

• Sweet

• Sour

• Salty

• Bitter

• Umami

- The Japanese word “umami" translates as

"pleasant to the taste, agreeable,

good, mild, savory, delicious."

- Sources of the taste include monosodium

glutamate (MSG), broth, and shiitake mushrooms.

https://www.education.ne.gov/HSE/documents/PowerPoints/124%20Sensory%20Evaluation%20of%20Food.ppt.


How do we taste?

•The tongue has four types of papillae:

• Filliform (no taste buds)

• Circumvallate

• Foliate

• Fungiform

https://www.education.ne.gov/HSE/documents/PowerPoints/124%20Sensory%20Evaluation%20of%20Food.pptCopyright @ Tony Green 2016

http://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/attachments/843bbf77-9a37-4b699bb5b773.ppt.


Taste and Smell


Junk Mail

http://wipapercouncil.org/about-paper/how-paper-is-made/


Stop Using Plastic Bags



End up in nature…and oceans

Degradation Process of Plastic

However, their degradation process is very slow, and it can take 50 or more years for plastic to fully degrade


The primary reason for the popularity of many polymers is their exceptionally high stability and durability


Petroleum to Plastic

What are plastics made out of?

.


Plastic

Number Plastic Name Acronym Uses Recyclable? % Recycled Reuse Notes

1 Poly Ethlylene Terphlate PET Water Bottles Yes 25 No Leaching - Single use

2 High Density Poly Ethylene HDPE Milk Jugs Yes 0 Yes

3 Poly Vinyl Chlorine PVC Plastic Pipes No 0 No Toxic

4 Low Density Poly Ethylene LDPF Dry cleaner bags No 0 Yes

5 Poly Propylene PP Bottle Tops Yes 0 Yes

6 Poly Styrene PS Stryofoam Cups No 0 No

7 Other BPA,PC, Lexan Baby Bottle No 0 No


Seven Plastic Numbers


Summary

Thanks to our gracious partner


Alternative Energy

Environment

Advanced Materials

Water Conservation

“I believe if people in

general had a better

understanding of how

alternative/clean

technologies worked

there would much less

comprehension and fear

toward adopting these

technologies.”

The Voice of sustainability

Speaking Green Communications


http://www.speakinggreencommuincations.com/

Questions andAnswers ?


Drinking Tap Water – No Plastic BottlesDrink Taphttp://www.drinktap.org/Is The Water Safe to Drink?http://isthewatersafetodrink.com/

Plastic Bags Cloth BagsSave A Tree P.O. 862Berkeley, CA 94701

Seventh Generation 10 Farrell Street Burlington Vermont 05403

Farmer’s Market http://www.buylocalfood.org/https://farmersmarketcoalition.org/networking/state-associations/

Junk MailWrite to:Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association 11 West 42nd Street P.O. Box 3861 New York New York 10163-3861

Buy a House PlantBachman’shttp://www.bachmans.com/plants/green-house-plants/c47-c4722-p1.htmlFlower Shop Networkhttp://www.flowershopnetwork.com/flower-pictures/all-house-plants/

Additional Resources


http://www.drinktap.org/

http://isthewatersafetodrink.com/

http://www.buylocalfood.org/

https://farmersmarketcoalition.org/networking/state-associations/

http://www.bachmans.com/plants/green-house-plants/c47-c4722-p1.html

http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/flower-pictures/all-house-plants/