Lake Huron is one of the Great Lakes and a major part of our fresh water system, which contains many wildlife and species. The lake however, is in a real danger, adversely effecting habitats, fish, wildlife, and human lives. Lake Huron has become a dumping ground for many companies, dumping waste that contains many pollutants. Bacteria levels have increased in the lake which can cause serious illness. These pollutants have reduced water quality, contaminated soils, and damaged the Lake’s ecosystems.
Atmospheric Pollution Environmental Science SCI 275 University of Phoenix July 29, 2011 BY Reigard U. Brown Sr. The paper that I am writing will be about one of the problems we have in the world is Atmospheric pollution. Atmospheric pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter that cause harm or discomfort to humans and living organisms in our atmosphere. There are many different ways that air pollution can be omitted into the air we breathe like pollution that comes from house cleaning products, older model cars, energy plants, and forests fire.
Janella Benitez Math 216 Honors November 28, 2011 Writing Assignment 3 In the article, “The Invasive Shrub European Buckthorn (Rhamus cathartica, L) Alters Soil Properties in Midwestern U.S. Woodlands” demonstrates how invasive shrubs and plants can alter soil properties the can have important conservation in systems. These shrubs can alter the chemical properties in soil such as, nitrogen and carbon. With these alterations, it can impact the chemical properties of the soil as well as effecting other ecosystems around. In the “Introduction” section of the article shows how invasive species can be capable of changing the infrastructure and ecosystem processes of habitats. The species can also be the cause of biodiversity loss of the ecosystems.
Conversely, Chemical plants can contaminate the pure water or create harmful diseases to humans and the Earth. The West Virginia chemical spill demonstrates the dangers chemical plants pose to our environment, and it is important to understand the devastating
The Alberta Tar Sands make a huge impact in the environment. The most noticeable effect it creates is the defacing of the land. To get the oil, they often use the process of strip mining which shifts the land around completely. It also leaves the land looking like someone just took a huge piece of manure and smudged it all over the place. Another effect the tar sands have is the
To summarize what this article talked about it was a study done on the effects of soil degradation and the effects on the vegetation in areas around watering points and normal grazing lands. The study showed that in these ecosystems the overgrazing reduced the ecosystem diversity of plants in poor soils. It also talked about how overgrazing around certain areas can not only destroy the soil but it can also cause the destruction of certain types of species. Overgrazing differs in all areas of the world but it still has a common problem which is that when there is overgrazing no matter what type of environment you are in that environment will be
SO2, sulfur dioxide effects our trees and water systems and is the prominent cause of acid rain. Mercury- when Mercury enters our water systems it becomes harmful to our ecology (fish, plants, animals etc) and effects anyone who consumes part of the food chain. Nitrogen
Furthermore, the influx of chemicals brought deep into the ground for extraction purposes have mixed with ground water, leading to lethal contamination of local drinking water. Amongst these results, fracking often yields high amounts of methane gases to the atmosphere. If fracking continues at high rates it will evidently threaten local habitats while also contaminating ground waters and while polluting
It is very corrosive and causes severe burns. It is very harmful by skin contact or by inhalation of dust. This cocktail together is used for getting into the ground and then it contributes to global climate change creating air pollution. They argue that fracking harms the environment and can hurt other living species such as bird, and fish. All of this is true; however, natural gas is a cleaner burning fuel and it has other advantages.
Prof: M K L P SCI204: Environmental Science DeVry University Date: 04/03/2014 Exercise: 1 Discuss two sources of pollution that have affected Lake Erie. Lake Erie has exhibited a high level of plastic pollution and algae blooms related to chemical pollution. This is all a direct result of human activity along the water ways leading to the lake as well as along the shoreline of the lake itself. One article pointed to plastics from a variety of things including food wrappers, toys and disposable drink bottles making their way to the lake via sewer lines and other sources. Another item pointed to pesticides, fertilizers and road salt as additional contributors to the pollution problem.