http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/recycling Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:33:28 -0400 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:33:28 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/868/soil-pollution-from-recycling-centers-case-study-analysis-from-the-campus-of-michigan-state-university By Kaycee Morra Et. Al. - Soil composition greatly affects the health of the entire ecosystem, making it useful to investigate how anthropogenic processes impact soil chemistry. Industrial facilities are common sources of known soil contaminants. In this study, we hypothesized that the Michigan State University recycling center would alter the soil composition of the surrounding area. Soil samples were taken at various distances from the center’s dropboxes, including those from the adjacent Baker Woodlot. Analysis of the samples for aluminum, phosphorus, pH, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, and ferric iron revealed a number... Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/868/soil-pollution-from-recycling-centers-case-study-analysis-from-the-campus-of-michigan-state-university http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/212/what-to-do-with-nuclear-waste-the-rise-and-fall-of-yucca-mountain By Thomas Backus - With over 20% of United States power production being of a nuclear nature, and all of this nuclear production generating high-level nuclear waste, the US has already accumulated large quantities of volatile nuclear waste and will only have more in the future (Schneider, 2009). Currently, there are few options for dealing with nuclear waste. Although research and development of storage/remediation methods is ongoing, current waste that has accumulated is stored in sealed casks mostly on-site at the plants at which they are generated. This scattering of radioactive waste throughout the country at... Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:46 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/212/what-to-do-with-nuclear-waste-the-rise-and-fall-of-yucca-mountain