Biodiversity and Healthy Society
Biodiversity and Healthy Society
Biodiversity and Healthy Society
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Three different types of Biodiversity
He a l t h & M e di c i ne
Herbal Medicine
• Plants that have been used for illnesses since 2600 BC.
• Herbal Medicines were also used in healing rituals and for treatment if injuries.
• In Ancient Egypt and Ancient China they used various plant-based drugs.
• The monasteries in England, Ireland, France and Germany preserved the Western
knowledge of treating illnesses using herbal medicine.
Examples:
• Salvia apiana (california sage) - a herbal plant used by indian tribes to aid the child birth and believed to protect the
immune system.
• Alhagi maurorum (camel thorn) - a sweet and gummy substance from stems and leaves called 'manna' during hot days
(contains melizetos, and sucrose, an invert sugar.)
• it belived to have diuretic, diaphoretic, laxative, expectorant, gastro protective, antiseptic, and anti-diarrheal properties.
ENERGY_
Windmills in the modern pinwheel shape were developed in Western Europe between 500
and 900 AD, and in 1390, the Dutch built larger windmills to drain lakes and marshes in the
Rhine River Delta. Wind energy was also used to traverse bodies of water. During the
Industrial Revolution of the 1700s and 1800s, biomass was replaced as a primary source of
energy by coal, and the British discovered that burning coal transforms it into hot burning
coke, a fuel with a high carbon content and few impurities.
In 1820s, Natural Gas was used as a source of light although the lack of pipe
line infrastructure made its distribution challenging.
In 1830s, the electric generator was developed based on Michael Faraday’s
discovery of electromagnetism.
WATER STORAGE
> water from rivers and lakes was also used for irrigation.
> To deal with the negative effects of changing tides, floodways were built to prevent flooding in nearby
communities, which usually resulted in crop damage.
Aeration is the process of passing air through, mixing with, or dissolving a liquid or substance.
Aeration is the process by which water and air come into close contact in order to remove dissolved gases and oxidize
dissolved metals such as iron, hydrogen sulfide, and volatile organic chemicals (VOCs). This is usually the first major
process at a drinking water treatment plant, and it also occurs in the secondary treatment processes of activated
sludge treatment in wastewater treatment plants. An aeration system with an evenly distributed oxygen supply is
critical for effective wastewater treatment and microbial growth.
According to the Missouri Rural Water Association, the amount of surface contact between air and water determines
aeration efficiency. The size of the water drop or air bubble is primarily responsible for this. Aeration brings water and
air together by exposing drops or thin sheets of water to air or by introducing small bubbles of air and allowing them
to rise through the water. The solution's dissolved gases are then removed and allowed to escape into the surrounding
air.
Wastewater Treatment Aeration is a secondary treatment process in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment.
According to Oxymem, the most common secondary treatment option is activated sludge.
It is necessary to improve the
implementation of regulations and global
protocols such as the Montreal Protocol
and the Kyoto Protocol.
Cartagena Protocol aims to ensure the safe transport, handling, and the use of living modified organisms (LMOs)
resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on biodiversity. It is linked to the Convention on
Biological Diversity, which helps to protect Pacific communities and biodiversity from the consequences of living
modified organism.
T H A N K
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