Sat.Nov 17, 2018 - Fri.Nov 23, 2018

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Deserts as Ecosystems and Why They Need Protecting

Environmental Science

What is a Desert? Deserts conjure up specific ideas about topography: typically, that they are dry and sandy dunes or rock, or a mixture of both. But deserts are far more than this and there are multiple types. How we define the desert biome are not about the types of rock, or the amount of sand, or even the temperature because there are both cold and hot deserts.

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California Water Service Honored for Innovative Water Treatment Efforts

Eco Lawyers

Earlier this week, the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) announced that Baron & Budd client, California Water Service (Cal Water), has won a NAWC Management Innovation Award for its approach to treating water contaminated by soil fumigants containing 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP). On Oct. 9 th , the 2018 NAWC Water Summit in San Antonio formally recognized Cal Water.

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Guide to Parasitology

Environmental Science

What is Parasitology? One of the biggest threats to human health today in the developed and the developing world are parasites. Parasitical relationships differ from other areas of ecology in that they not only depend on another species to survive but in the process of doing so, they cause harm to the host. Where there is mutual benefit, this is called symbiosis which is divided into mutualism (where both species benefit - the relationship between pollinating insects and flowers) and commensalis