moon jellyfish. It is the most common jellyfish and has been seen to be blooming in great numbers in Pacific and Mediterranean waters. Scientists have mainly focused on blooms of Aurelia Aurita in Pacific waters because of their extreme impact on the fishing industry. It has been speculated by scientists that the combination of overfishing and warming waters have directly affected these blooms. Aurelia aurita is part of the phylum named Cnidaria. These simple animals have no brain,…
protect the environment? This essay will discuss 3 aspects of environmental pollution: causes, effects, and solutions. There are many types of environmental pollution such as: air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution,…… We live on earth, which is known to have an environment, where air and water are 2 basics things in our life. Without…
Marcellus Shale has gained the attention of many environmentalists 1. Many energy corporations argue that the natural gas industry is not only important for the United States energy, but it is also a large contributor the U.S. economy 2. Environmentalists have made arguments that fracking is not a clean process because the actual process of fracking involved uses a large volume of water along with sand and chemicals 3. A result of this process is contamination of groundwater; this is raising…
agri-food industry influence our lives. While the world population is expected to reach 9 billion people by 2050, agri-food industry is the key determinant that can help our being to overcome the starvation. Unlike hunting, fishing, gathering or so on, which only take from natural environment, farms in agri-food industry are used in the battle against global warming, recovering forests, creeks, rivers, and even benefiting from participation in carbon credit markets. However, agri-food industry…
How Can We Know Fracking and Drilling are Safe? Fracking is injecting liquid, filled with chemicals and water, into the earth to reach oil or gas to then extract it. Fracking is controversial due to the fact that the earth, humans, and water supply is harmed in the process. Research has shown that fracking is not necessarily a safe process, but there are safer ways to complete the process. Toxicological Science can lessen the casualties of or effects to human health and the environment, but…
2015). The finding of optimum salinity conditions for each species will increase fish productions and brackish water areas will be used more efficiently. Several studies indicate that marine fish grow rapidly on isosmotic water salinity of 10 to 15 (Imsland et al., 2008; Arjona et al., 2009;…
when the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, react with the water . The chemicals in acid rain can cause paint to peel, corrosion of steel structures such as bridges, and weathering of stone buildings and statues. Literature review Nature depends on balance, but human made the air polluted because of the advanced technology and the different chemical reactions. The different chemical reactions with air and water caused the acid rain. The acid…
discussing a major problem that is occurring all over the United States today. Hydraulic fracturing also known as fracking is a crisis that is occurring all over the United States today, even in Colorado. Fracking is when industries drill about a million to a ton of gallons of water, sand, and chemicals under high pressure into a well underneath the earth to retract resources such as oil and natural gas. Natural gas is flammable gas, consisting largely of methane and other hydrocarbons,…
newspaper article ,River Restoration project offers a sprinkling of hope,states that it’s a good idea and It will benefit the environment,the fish industry,and the local economy... .On the other contrary,Bill Mcewen in the newspaper article,River plane too fishy for my taste buds,argues that it’s a bad idea because the water is too cold ,and the cold water isn't good for the salmon Daniel Weintraub supports his claim by telling It can safely convey the flows necessary flow necessary to…
responsible for the outbreak? A bloom of dinoflagellates can change the water color colloquially known as red tide. Red tide can infect shellfish and cause shellfish poisoning if people eat the bad shellfish. Some symptoms of shellfish poisoning are nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea Explain how an HAB outbreak can have a devastating economic impact. There would be a bad impact on Recreation and Tourism, and the fisheries industry. Beaches would be closed for the safety of the tourist, this would…