Fertilizer

Located in southwestern British Columbia, Lower Fraser Valley extends from Delta to Hope and has a marine climate with moderate temperatures, long frost-free period and high average rainfall. The Lower Fraser Valley with rich and high quality soils contributes up to 62% of BC’s gross farm receipts and the agriculture land price has sharp increased to $4,113/acre (BC Agriculture of Food & Climate Action Initiative, 2015; Climate Action Initiative, 2015). However, agriculture contributes to 3.3%…

Pollution is a substance of anything that is harmful for the environment. Examples: acid rain, road salt, oil, and etc. We continue to use fossil fuels, road salt and fertilizer even though it would cause damage to ponds, lakes and other aquatic ecosystems is because human population needs to the kind of materials for needs for our industries and our environment in order to survive.The normal uncontaminated rain should be 5.0, in nature the pH range for acid rain is 6.5-8.5,however some other…

ammonia (NH₃). In order to produce ammonia, large amounts of nitrogen are combined with hydrogen through what is known as the Haber process. About 150 tons of ammonia are produced every year using the Haber process, and about 80 percent it is used as fertilizer. Ammonia is also used to manufacture nitric acid (HNO3) via the Ostwald process, urea, plastics, and feed for livestock. Nitrogenous compounds also play an important role in the manufacture of cleaning solutions, textiles, pesticides,…

Food is a necessity to human survival, however, agriculture, specifically industrial agriculture has caused multiple environmental impacts. Compared to the other land uses, agriculture causes the most harm to the planet due to the use of inorganic fertilizers, machinery, irrigation, pesticides, monocultures, and the problem of overgrazing. In order to fix these impacts, solutions must be made and applied. Luckily, there are solutions for many of these problems. Now, there are numerous reasons…

There are 3 man made Nitrates. The 1st one is when fertilizers that are given to plants are released into the lake. Synthetic Fertilizer in the past 100 years has spread abnormal amounts of Nitrates into rivers, lakes, and marine coastline waters all over the world. The 2nd manmade Nitrate is when sewer…

obtain the desired result in the shortest time possible. You have the possibility to spread seed and fertilizer You will probably be surprised to find out that you can spread seed and fertilizer as well, with a riding lawn mower. The truth is that you can, and the only thing you need to do is to add the specific attachment to the machine, in order to obtain the desired result. Seed and fertilizer will be spread evenly across the whole place. That being said, how can you not love a machine like…

Before discussing the environmental benefits of eating local food, it is very important to know about local food. Local food is basically a locally or regionally produced food product that travels less than 400 miles from its origin or within the state where it is produced. Local food is grown close to the consumer’s houses in small farmlands and is transported to the consumers through short distances. Local food is being sold near the points of its production like at farmers market or roadside…

Container gardening is becoming more popular nowadays. Many people, who want to have a “green corner” in their home, grow plants in containers. Green plants produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide, so this is a great opportunity not only to decorate your home, but also to improve the condition the air. In addition, green color is good for the nervous system and has a calming effect. How to start сontainer garden? First, you need to decide, where you want it to be. It can be a porch, a backyard…

Lake Erie is one of the largest bodies of fresh water on the plant, and it provides drinking water to over 11 million people. Unfortunately, the large body of water is under attack, and the offender, is the very people depending on it. Over the past couple of years Lake Erie has been assaulted with worsening toxic algae blooms. As a result, in 2014, the city of Toledo was unable to consume the tap water without fear of becoming sick. Now, how is it the people 's fault that this is occurring?…

granted had there not been real tangible positive results. The negative that resulted from the green revolution was excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers. Governments subsidized the purchase of pesticides and fertilizers allowing for all farmers to get their hands on these chemicals and abuse them. For example in Mexico, from 1961 to 1989, fertilizer subsidies led to an 800 percent increase…