Pfiesteria piscicida

While reading the articles, “New ‘phantom’ dinoflagellate is the causative agent of major estuarine fish kills” published in Nature in 1992, and “Killer Algae” published in Discover in 1993, the reader is able to perceive similarities and differences between the two articles. Both articles are about a mysterious species of dinoflagellate that kill large quantities of fish. “New ‘phantom’...” and “Killer Algae” both explain why the species of dinoflagellate is considered a ‘phantom’. The dinoflagellate receives the title ‘phantom’ due to it disappearing after a kill. The killer algae does not actually disappear, but instead changes form. The species of dinoflagellate releases a deadly neurotoxin that kills the fish due to asphyxiation during…

When lagoons spill or overflow they emit microbes, such as pfiesteria piscicida, a pernicious organism that lives off the nitrogen and phosphorus, the gases produced by the fecal matter. A dairy farm can produce as much as 120 pounds of ‘wet’ manure a day, which is a close equivalent to the amount thirty humans could make in a day. Farmers need a place to store the excrement. They are allotted 1.5 acres per cow. Residents near cesspools breathe in the gases of the waste, that not only is…

vaccinated for school or a mother needs to receive cancer treatment, but both of their bodies reject the drugs. Why would cells reject helpful treatment options? The cells are resistant from everyday consumption of antibiotic and hormone ridden meat. Meat is being produced so rapidly to keep prices low and demand steady for maximum producer profit, that these health risks are not taken into consideration. The pathogens in factory farms are released into the environment from gases the building…

manure pits.(Facts about Pollution from Livestock Farms 2013)” Examples of pig farm leaks and spills include: “In 1995 an eight-acre hog-waste lagoon in North Carolina burst, spilling 25 million gallons of manure into the New River. The spill killed about 10 million fish and closed 364,000 acres of coastal wetlands to shellfishing. In 2011, an Illinois hog farm spilled 200,000 gallons of manure into a creek, killing over 110,000 fish. When Hurricane Floyd hit…