Eutrophication

This poor water quality can come from eutrophication. Eutrophication is the process of runoff water from land entering a body of water that contains an excess amount of nitrates and phosphates, polluting the water of these chemicals. Once the water contains this nitrogen and phosphorus, it causes algae to grow rapidly. Consequently, using up the oxygen levels in the water, causing the organisms in the water to die (Lenntech, 1998). As well as eutrophication, pollution in the water can come from…

there is too little dissolved oxygen in the water, then eutrophication can occur(Water properties: dissolved oxygen, 2016). Also, too many organisms living in a water body can cause eutrophication because bacteria in the water breathe oxygen as the organic matter decays after the organisms die(Water properties: dissolved oxygen, 2016). Eutrophication can also happen if there are too many nitrates and phosphates(Nutrient pollution- eutrophication, 2008). Too many nitrates and phosphates also can…

day 19 (November 9) the plant dies. The reason why we would change the elodea plant every week is so the plant doesn’t pollute the water and cause our fish to die. 2. Cultural eutrophication was caused due to the addition of fertilizer into our soil, which cause our plant to die. Within the past 50 years, cultural eutrophication negatively affected different bodies of water around the world. One of the example is the Pollution of Lake Karachay. The Russian government built a nuclear factory near…

Lionfish is type of marine fish. Lionfish is not endangered species that we should be concerned about. There are about 10 types of different species of lionfish. This invasive species can be found across the eastern coast of the United States. Lionfish prefer to live near coral reefs and in rock crevices. They are highly adaptable, and they have high reproduction rate, making their numbers in the wild large and stable. The Lionfish is actually native to the ranges of the Indo-Pacific (South…

affluent region in Oso Bay showed very high concentrations of Inorganic and organic nitrogen, phosphate, and carbon; it also showed a low concentration of dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll, and a more acidic pH (Wtz, et al. 2015). Signatures of eutrophication…

showed the participants on a small scale how eutrophication occurs and how it doesn't take a long time for algae to take over an area. Nitrogen and Phosphorus are usually found in fertilizers but not always at the same time. A study done said “ Concentrations of phosphorus and nitrogen in surface waters are being regulated in the United States and European Union. Human activity has raised the concentrations of these nutrients, leading to eutrophication of inland waters, which causes nuisance…

As humans, we never want to stop advancing. We will always look for the next bigger, better, and more efficient way of doing something, which has allowed us to create things such as planes, automobiles, and factories. While these inventions seem to have improved our lives, we see that the creation of this technology has greatly hurt the Earth as well as ourselves when looking at the bigger picture. Albert Einstein himself said that, “all of our exalted technological progress, civilization for…

fronds of duckweed because the phosphorus and nitrogen in the dish soap will cause eutrophication and increased growth in the duckweed. There was not a significant (20%or more) difference in growth in any of the jars. The expected results were that jar B would have the most growth of duckweed because it was the most concentrated with dish soap, so there was more nitrogen and phosphorus in the jar to cause eutrophication. The expected result was that with every jar that had a smaller…

ocean currents. We worked on a lot of things about water pollution. We went over things about acid rain, we went over stuff about sewage and wastewater, we went over stuff about industrial waste. Also during this week we went over oil pollution, eutrophication, radioactive waste, marine dumping, and also underground storage leaks. We all split into groups and made a presentation about one of them. After that we made a google document about a reflection on the presentations. I learned that acid…

and increase the risk of bronchitis, asthma, and phlegm (GreenFacts 2015). NO2 has global effects on the atmosphere. Nitrogen Oxides can form acid rain and eutrophication in coastal waters. Eutrophication is referred to excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or body of water due to run off from the land. A primary example of Eutrophication is Chesapeake Bay. Humans can be exposed to NO2 is many ways. Tobacco smoking, unvented cooking and heating, and inhaling of smoke from automobiles are…