The trend to use tablets and handheld devices has passed the tipping point according to TheJournal.com and USNews.com. YMI is developing new learning tools for these devices, which can be utilized in both the classroom and at home.
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(Topic: Pollution in your drinking water)From 1954 to 1985, the American Thermostat Corporation built thermostats for small appliances at the eight-acre site in New York’s Catskill Creek Valley. In 1981, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation discovered that American Thermostat employees were improperly disposing of chemicals at the facility. Workers had been pouring waste organic solvents down drains attached to an abandoned septic system for several years and dumping solvents and sludges on the parking lot.
State health personnel tested drinking water wells in the vicinity of the facility and found them to be contaminated with trichloroethylene (TCE) and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
Under state orders, the owners agreed to clean up the property and its surroundings; provide, monitor, and maintain carbon filtration systems for the affected private wells, and supply bottled water to the affected residents. When the company went out of business in 1985, it stopped providing bottled water and abandoned the maintenance of the carbon filtration systems at the affected homes. The State requested that the EPA sample other private wells near the site, provide bottled water and carbon filtration systems where necessary, and take over the maintenance of the water treatment systems at the originally-affected homes. In addition to performing the work requested by the State, the EPA also installed three air stripping systems at the facility. Air stripping involves pumping VOC-contaminated water into a pressurized vessel and then forcing a high pressure stream of air through the water, causing the pollutants to evaporate.
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🎉 And that is a wrap for the 2024 Games for Change Festival! 🎮🌍The Festival brought together over 150 speakers from 12 countries, ranging from game developers to United Nations leaders, to delve into the transformative power of games and immersive media. The Festival inspired and brought together over 2,000 in-person and virtual attendees from around the world, showcasing significant growth and reinforcing the positive impact games can have on our future. 🎉
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