Have you ever slipped on rocks at the beach or at the river and when you tried to stand up again you felt the surface of the rock to be smooth, slick and slimy? The layer on the rock that looks and feels like the mucus layer inside your mouth; is called a biofilm.

Biofilm were first discovered by a scientist called Antonie van Leeuwenhoek in Holland more than 300years ago. Back then, he tried to kill a Read the rest of this entry »

Biology 206B, Biotechnology - Phytoremediation Report

Allanah Greenham, Alex Carota, Stefan Martensson, Brianne Smith

December 3, 2009

Purpose

The reason for this experiment was to determine if water hyacinths are able to successfully absorb contaminants such as Zinc and Copper from an aqueous solution and also possible methods to improve results in the experiment for future classes. Read the rest of this entry »

ENVR206B – Constructed Wetlands for Remediation Purposes

Okey, I know this is long, but well worth a read!

http://socioecohistory.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/dr-russell-blaylock-vaccine-may-be-more-dangerous-than-swine-flu/

A Study at Camosun College, Lansdowne Campus of the Relationship of Relative Humidity and Temperature

Jenny Kendrick, Geoff Kerr, Stefan Martensson, Kate Musto

ENVR 110, Camosun College

November 20, 2009

Introduction:

Relative humidity is a ratio expressed as a percentage of the moisture in the air to the moisture it would contain if it were saturated at the same temperature and pressure (Oxford Concise Science Dictionary, 2006).  The maximum amount of water vapor that can be contained in the air is dependent on temperature.  A given volume of warm air can hold more water vapor before it precipitates than colder air can. Factors that influence relative humidity include: altitude, cloud cover, pollution, air temperature, regulated temperature in buildings and wind. Read the rest of this entry »

CHEMESTRY 120-02                                                   2009-11-17
DETERMINATION OF WATER HARDNESS USING E.D.T.A.

Stefan Martensson C0347318
Lab Partner: Danielle

Procedure: Please refer to handout ‘Experiment #7’ and page 35-38, Chemistry 120 Lab Manual, 2009 Edition, Camosun College. Plus additional handout: Report and Calculation Guide.

Theory:
Hard water is water that has high mineral content (mainly calcium and magnesium ions). Hard water minerals primarily consist of calcium (Ca²⁺), and magnesium (Mg²⁺) cations, and sometimes other dissolved compounds such as bicarbonates and sulfates. Calcium usually enters the water as either calcium carbonate (CaCO₃), in the form of limestone and chalk, or calcium sulfate (CaSO₄), in the form of other mineral deposits. Hardness in water can cause water to form scales and a resistance to soap. It can also be defined as water that doesn’t produce lather with soap solutions, but produces white precipitate (scum) (Wikipedia, 2009). Read the rest of this entry »

Greetings Friends!

Yesterday we signed the contract to officially be living together. It’s a marvelous place, luxurious one could even say!

I have stolen a few pics from the Internet to show you what it looks like.

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Q1. a) (I) Define, then (II) describe how density (sigma-t) in seawater is used to determine water structure and (III) what factors (processes) increase/decrease sigma-t. [5 mks] Read the rest of this entry »

BIOWASTE – ALTERNATIVE USE ANOTHER GLIMPS FROM SWEDEN

Stefan Martensson C0347318                                                              2009-11-03

Background Info:
I have grown to understand that Sweden is in the forefront of the environmental research and its implementation in the real world.

My home town, Helsingborg, was awarded ‘The Most Environmental Municipality in Sweden” this year (out of 290 municipalities). Some of the reasons to the award were: Read the rest of this entry »