The accumulation of plastic products in the environment that adversely affects wildlife,wildlife habitat and humans. Inappropriate disposal of plastic waste can endanger marine life and…
Global warming is causing climate patterns to change. As temperatures rise and ice melts, more water flows to the seas from glaciers and ice caps,…
Stereochemistry in drugs has been gaining greater attention for the past few years in pharmaceutical research. Thalidomine and Ibuprofen are cases where individual enantiomers have…
Elements in the periodic table are arranged in periods (rows) and groups. Groups include elements having the same number of valence electrons, which results in…
Carbohydrates serve as the primary energy source for our body and without carbohydrates, protein and stored fat will be metabolize and harmful by-products will be…
Consumption of bad fats; saturated and trans fat, increases the level of cholesterol and the risk of heart diseases. Good fats; polyunsaturated and monounsaturated, on…
Polyethylene is the most widely used plastics in the world. There are different classifications of Polyethylene, such as Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and High-density polyethylene (HDPE)….
The functional groups in aspirin are alkane, alkene, carboxylic acid and benzene. The synthesis of aspirin consists of 4 main reactions, with phenol as the…
Water contamination; such as oil spill and heavy metal pollution requires the knowledge of dissolution. For example, the solution to oil spill are the usage…
The three main implication of acid rain are material, environment and health issues. It can disrupt the ecological systems by killing certain populations, especially marine…