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Malaria: Prevention and Cure

Prevention and CureMalariaIntroductionA Nasty ParasiteFever and Ague: Malaria's SymptomsA Frustrating, Yet Curable, DiseasePrevention and Cure Malaria prevention needs to be approached from two…

organic farming

(Encyclopedia) organic farming, the practice of growing plants—especially for fruits and vegetables, but for ornamentals as well—without the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers,…

water pollution

(Encyclopedia) water pollution, contamination of water resources by harmful wastes; see also sewerage, water supply, pollution, and environmentalism. The United States has enacted extensive federal…

chlorine

(Encyclopedia) chlorinechlorineklōrˈēn, klôrˈ– [key] [Gr.,=green], gaseous chemical element; symbol Cl; at. no. 17; interval in which at. wt. ranges 35.446–35.457; m.p. −100.98℃; b.p. −34.6℃; density…

eagle

(Encyclopedia) eagle, common name for large predatory birds of the family Accipitridae (hawk family), found in all parts of the world. Eagles are similar to the buteos, or buzzard hawks, but are…

malaria

(Encyclopedia) malaria, infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is frequently recurrent. Malaria is common in Africa, Central and South America, the Mediterranean…

endangered species

(Encyclopedia) endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S…

Milestones in Environmental Protection

Preservation and conservation milestones in the United States by Holly Hartman 1840s–1860s 1870s–1880s 1890s–1920s 1930s–1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Most Recent Entry…

Brewer's: Blade

A knowing blade, a sharp fellow; a regular blade, a buck or fop. (Anglo-Saxon, blad or blæd, a branch or sprig.) Blæd = “branch,” whence “fruit, prosperity, glory,” etc. The compound,…