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The removal of vegetation damages the microclimate by removing shade and reducing humidity. It also contributes to global climate change by diminishing the capacity of the vegetation to absorb carbon dioxide. Land clearing could also be responsible for reduced rainfall levels & possible desertification of land as well as soil erosion. [citation ...
Greyfriars Burial Ground is an historic cemetery in Perth, Scotland. Dating to 1580, it is now Category A listed , [ 1 ] with its collection of gravestones considered one of the best in Scotland. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The cemetery closed to burials in 1978.
Dawesville Channel (also known as Dawesville Cut) is an artificial channel between the Peel-Harvey Estuary and the Indian Ocean at Dawesville, about 80 km (50 mi) south of Perth in Western Australia. It is south of the regional city of Mandurah and north of Yalgorup National Park .
East Perth Gasometer and East Perth Power Station were prominent structures there for many years during the 1900s, both on the northern side of the river outlet. Prior to the redevelopment from the mid-1980s, a major environmental remediation project was undertaken to remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contaminated soils created by the East ...
The Gnangara Mound is an area north of Perth, Western Australia where a large mound of sandy soil reaches an elevation of about 60 metres (200 ft). It stores about 20 cubic kilometres (710 billion cubic feet) of fresh water, about one hundred times Perth's current annual water
Water removal is the primary means of weight and volume reduction, while pathogen destruction is frequently accomplished through heating during thermophilic digestion, composting, or incineration. The choice of a sludge treatment method depends on the volume of sludge generated, and comparison of treatment costs required for available disposal ...
East Perth Gas Works and Burswood, c. 1935 Viewed from the river, c. 1933. East Perth Gas Works was built in 1922 for the Perth City Council to produce town gas from coal, supplying the city of Perth in Western Australia. [1] It could initially supply 28,000 cubic metres (1,000,000 cu ft) of gas per day. [2]
The Swan Valley is noted for its fertile soil, uncommon in the Perth region, and tourism-based destinations. These include numerous wineries such as the huge complex at what was once known as Houghton, the state's biggest producer, and Sandalford and also many small family-owned concerns.