Reference no: EM133535428

An Environmental Impact Study

All human activity has an impact on the environment. The human population uses large quantities of resources and generate a great amount of waste. This activity is inevitable, but is it kept to a minimum? Is there a conservationmentality evident in the habits of this community of consumers? Are measures being taken to help assure the long-termavailability of resources and the quality of the environment?

The United States Government wants us to be aware of our impact and make sure it is minimized. For any project using federal money or requiring federal approval, an environmental impact study is required. The proposer of the project must evaluate what the impacts are and if the project could be designed in a way that would reduce that impact.

1. Devise a specific question to be answered or problem to be solved at your home or workplace. There are manypossibilities:

Are electricity, water, and fuel used wisely??

Is waste kept to a minimum and disposed of appropriately??

Is recycling a routine part of the daily routine??

Is the quality of the soil, water, and air being maintained??

State your question here:

2. Make observations that will provide an answer to that question. You need to count, measure, interview, or gatherdata in some other way to provide a specific answer. General assumptions based on casual impressions or "gut feelings" are not sufficient in scientific problem solving.

3. Make inferences: Does human activity at your home or work have a major impact on the environment? Is thisimpact positive or negative? Should we do better? How could we do better?