Scholarly Activity

Instructions

Address both of the following writing prompts. Your  responses to both of    your  chosen prompts should be at least 500 words each. No title page is     needed, but be sure to indicate which writing prompts you are addressing at the    top of each response. Each response needs its own reference  page.

Writing Prompts (respond to both):

1.    Review the Reading Assignment titled as “The Greening of a Pulp and Paper Mill” by Hill, Saviello, and Groves. In your    review, describe:
   •    the history   of the Androscoggin Mill, including when it was built, the strike, number of  employees, and amount of paper produced,
   •  the kraft   pulping process,
   •  pollution   problems prior to 1990,
   •  P2 methods   implemented after 1990, best available technologies, and economics, and
   •      key actions   by the 1990s management team that changed the mill from an environmental   problem to an environmental success.
2.    Review   the Reading   Assignment titled as   “Greenhouse Gas Emissions   Reduction   Opportunities   for Concrete   Pavements”   by Santero, Loojos, and Ochsendorf. In your review, describe:
   •    greenhouse   gas production from construction and operation of                pavements,
   •  how each of   the following reduces greenhouse emissions: embodied                emissions, albedo,   carbonation, and vehicle fuel consumption,
   •  the five   greenhouse gas emissions strategies starting on page 861,
   •  best   available technologies related to concrete paving, and
   •  the Life   Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) presented in the article.