Algal bloom

pollution that flows to downstream rivers, lakes, bays, and coastal waters. They are able to retain sediments and excess nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, and prevent these pollutants from traveling further downstream where they could cause algal blooms or dead zones.…

fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides being dump into water frequently. All these substance that have been dumped into lakes and other water source will increase the unhealthy level of nitrogen and phosphorus. These excess nutrient will stimulate algal blooms and…

specific type of dinoflagellate that is the toxic contributor to the red tides. Dinoflagellates are always present in the ocean water, but when the water is polluted by hurricanes, tornadoes, or other tropical storms, it can cause these organisms to “bloom” or reproduce rapidly (Gunter). E. Lynn Wright in Disasters and Heroic Rescues of Florida explains that these algae lurk around in coastal waters but populate too many miles offshore to be controlled before a red tide occurs. Many scientists…

upper part of the ocean where the sunlight hit the water. Phytoplankton provide food for a lot of sea creatures like wills, shrimp, snails and jellyfish. When phytoplankton get too much nutrients they might grow out of control and form harmful algal blooms. These balloons produce toxins this may have harmful effects on sea animals. Zooplankton Plankton is composed of phytoplankton and zooplankton which are on usually tiny animals found near the top in aquatic environments. Like phytoplankton ,…

Crude oil has a long lifetime and extremely toxic as it suffocates the marine life to death. Ships spill huge amount of oil due to accidents, emergencies and storms every year. It causes noise pollution, ballast water and europhication through algal bloom. Other invading species harm the life cycles of other organisms. This gives rise to rival clashes within the ecosystem damaged due to pollution already.  Land Runoff – when water infiltrates the soil to the maximum tolerance level & the…

major sources of phosphorus and nitrogen to aquatic ecosystems” (Carpenter et al. 1998). The nitrogen and phosphate are dangerous for the fresh water systems because, “In aquatic ecosystems, these nutrients cause diverse problems such as toxic algal blooms, loss of oxygen, fish kills, loss of biodiversity (including many species important for commerce and recreation)” (Carpenter et al. 1998). But there are things that can be done about the problem. Carpenter et al. points out that, “nutrient…

Maggie McMahon APES Period 1 October 24, 2014 Coral Reef Ecology Activity (#3) Tourists scenario: Tourists bring business to many of the countries that are surrounded by coral reefs, but the damage they do is putting the future of both tourism and the coral reef in jeopardy. Most people do not realize how fragile the reef is and carelessly destroy it without thinking, as ecologists have discovered patches of dead coral in the shape of diver's footprints. Boat anchors can break off a quarter…

chemicals can drift off or runoff past what is being sprayed. That runoff has caused huge problems in coastal areas. This causes eutrophication which can cause the water to lose it supply of oxygen. The loss of oxygen is caused by rapidly developing algal blooms in the water being made from the extra nutrients that were created by the runoff fertilizers. Another way that ocean pollution occurs is from sea garbage. Things like packing material, plastic bags, clothes, bottles, and cans are all…

Many different types of pollution that exist in the world. Air pollution is often talked about amongst all the other types of pollution. Another type of pollution that causes severe damage to the environment is water pollution. Water pollution occurs when toxic substances enter water bodies getting dissolved in them. In countries such as India, Afghanistan, and Chad people are drinking water directly from the lakes, oceans, and nearby streams. This water is contaminated by millions of chemicals…

For my senior project, I decided to research water pollution, and how it affects ocean life and its inhabitants. I will be answering questions that I have about water pollution and how it 's affecting our oceans. The reason I’m doing my project on this topic is because I find it very interesting, and I also want to bring awareness to this issue. It 's a worldwide problem that needs to be addressed, because if we continue to do nothing, I believe that ocean life as we know it will go extinct.…