AboutDr. Jesse LaPrade Expertise I am a professional environmental educator at Auburn University. My specialty is indoor air quality, including radon awareness and mitigation of all structures. I am well versed in issues involving mold and mildew in homes and other structures, as well as volatile organic compounds (odors) in homes. I teach the general public about asthma triggers such as dust, dust mites and other particulate matter, as well as pollen and the interaction of genetic inheritance with this malady.
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Past/Present clients All Alabama citizens interested in Environmental Education, including Indoor Air Quality, Radon Education and how to fix associated problems. All of these programs are fully federally grant funded; therefore, this is a no-cost service to citizens.
Question The Conservation Movement be gain in the late 19th century and of course continues today, I need to find information on what issues still remained unresolved today from back then?
I began working in the environmental arena in 1990 and I am continuing in that field today.
In 1990, there was only one main environmental concern and that was water quality and pollution control for non-point source contamination that came from many undefined sources. Non-point source pollution comes from a lot of small contributions from household waste, and many activities that humans do. Many rivers and streams across America were becoming increasingly more polluted, primarily with animal manure from produces (farmers) that were not aware that pollution was occurring and that manure was being washed into streams that ran through their property. But equally important or even more important and damaging was the fact that human waste from septic systems that were not designed correctly or were not serviced on a regular basis, leaks in sewer systems and runoff water from construction projects and fertilizer run-off from homeowners over fertilizing their lawns and plantings in large urban areas were greatly adding to the ever growing water pollution that was being observed and measured.
It wasn't until the mid 1990's that air quality became a concern. To begin with, out-door air was thought to be causing considerable illnesses and death among citizens in large cities and the culprit was thought to be carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, coming from vehicle exhausts and heating systems that burned coal, or a derivative of crude oil. At about the same time, indoor air was being researched and it was found that there were many more dangerous pollutants present in most air tests conducted on air inside living quarters than there were in the out doors!
Today, there are many more environmental concerns than there ever were before. In short, both hazardous waste and household waste is being met by recycling efforts, water quality is being overtaken by water quantity. There have been several serious droughts that have destroyed crops, and resulted in forest fires burning out of control. Global warming is of utmost concern today and cyclonic action has been shown to have increased in intensity, meaning that hurricanes and tornadoes have intensified in strength and have become much more prevalent.
Now that I have provided a foundation for you to see just how the actual Environmental Movement evolved, without hype or political rhetoric, you can see for yourself that there are NO unresolved issues. After all this is a legitimate field of Science. Issues that were identified back in the early 90's have been resolved and great improvements have been made in pollution control of water and air quality is currently increasing, with less pollution for both the outside and inside environment, in general.In short, nothing that was an issue back then remains unresolved today, there have been many more problems and concerns that are now at the forefront of Environmental Science and Education today.
Actually, the more I think about it, your question sounds like a "homework assignment" more than a legitimate concern that you may have. After all who would care unless they have been assigned
this topic or had chosen it for a school assignment? At any rate, I do hope that you will do additional research on your topic no matter what. After all, I could be totally wrong and there goes your grade point ratio!
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