Red Tide Research Paper

Furthermore, factory farms pollute drinking water sources. Manure and fertilizers are rich in nitrates and phosphates, which are very unhealthy for living things. They pollute groundwater sources by seeping in through lagoons of waste sewage that factory farms create. Lagoons of animal feces and spent fertilizers are a very cheap way of dealing with waste (NRDC). The chemicals travel through the soil to groundwater that the local communities depend on. Ingesting nitrate tainted water will lower the amount of oxygen a person can intake. This can lead to death for infants. Some of the pollutants can reach open waters if they are carried by rain or irrigation water, called runoff. Runoff pollutes ponds, lakes, oceans, and other open bodies of water. Polluted waters with high levels of nitrates kill fish, aquatic plants, and other aquatic organisms because they experience the same problems with oxygen intake. High levels of phosphorus in our waters cause algae blooms in open bodies of water. Algae blooms disrupt the ecosystem in the water and kill the organisms living in the water. They use up all the oxygen in

In the course of the past year or so, the world has under gone immense natural disasters. Including but not limited to: hurricanes, tsunamis, wildfires, blizzards, and more. These unfortunate events all have a source of which they occurred. At the same time, the world’s oceans have under gone less noticeable but apparent changes as well. These changes include temperature variations, heightened acidification, intensified salinity, and more. However, a specific issue is the effect of Indiana’s activities impacting ocean life through nutrient and sediment pollution. There is a multifarious number of reasons that could affect ocean life, even in Indiana, which one will discuss throughout this report. One will describe sediment runoff, the

He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him.” This quote was said by Elizabeth Proctor, a character from the Crucible as her husband was going to be hung. Elizabeth is a mother of three kids. Her husband has been sentenced to hand and she is in jail. Elizabeth is a very religious woman, very strict in her beliefs. Elizabeth is suppose to be hung for witchcraft but she is pregnant so her hanging has been pushed back for a year until she has the baby. Elizabeth and I have very similar personality traits which are honest, quiet and caring.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), "High levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in our lakes, rivers, streams, and drinking water sources cause the degradation of these water bodies and harm fish, wildlife, and human health." In the 2000 National Water Quality Inventory, states reported that agricultural nonpoint source (NPS) pollution was the leading source of water quality impacts on surveyed rivers and lakes, as well as the second largest source of impairments to wetlands, and a major contributor to contamination of surveyed estuaries and groundwater. Agricultural activities that cause NPS pollution include poorly located or managed animal feeding operations; overgrazing; plowing too often or at the wrong time; and improper, excessive or poorly timed application of pesticides, irrigation water and fertilizer. Since the 1960s, the high input of agriculture production has resulted in the surplus of nitrogen and phosphorus in farm fields, which run off into surface waters. High concentrations of nitrates and phosphates in surface waters could lead to eutrophication and instability of the aquatic ecosystems. Eutrophication is caused by the over-enrichment of water with phosphates and nitrates, a problem that has become a widespread in rivers, lakes, estuaries, and coastal

Red tide is a very serious issue that severely affects the West Coast of Florida. Red tide is defined as a toxic bloom in red dinoflagellates. It has major impacts on its surroundings. Algal species that have harmful effects are commonly referred to as Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Toxic red tide is threatening tourism in West Florida as well as wildlife, specifically the endangered manatees as it extends down the Florida coast. When conditions are right, dinoflagellates will bloom in very large numbers. Red tides name comes from the color that the blooms give the water when there are high concentrations of algae. Don Anderson, a senior scientist at the Woods

Southeastern Oklahoma State University offers many student support services that can help make the college experience less stressful. Each service has its own way of aiding the student in whatever way they need assistance. In this essay I will explain four of these services and how they can help the student. These include the Writing Center, Financial Aid Office, Advising Center, and the Student Health Service.

There are many destructive ways that the Florida red tide harms the living things along the Gulf Coast. Documented evidence in the past decade indicates that Karenia brevis red tide blooms exposures of brevetoxins were responsible for massive deaths among sea mammals, fishes, birds and sea turtles. These poisonous chemicals transferred through the food chain and all

Although scientists have explain eutrophication can be first recognized at thousand years ago, but eutrophication has become serious and well known as a significant problem was actually at the 1940s, along with growth of the population, and extend of the farm field. The first fact trigger to eutrophication can be concluded as urbanization. At that time, most of the treated or untreated sewage was directly

In this research paper I will talk about how a large decrease in the algae population in the Chesapeake Bay will cause problems for not just fish and other species but the people who fish and make a living off of it. A large decrease in algae population will have a domino effect on the food chain. Having a major decrease in algae will hurt how others species live and protect themselves.

Fish are among the ones who are affected the most. According to myfwc.com there have been large amounts of fish dying off because of the red tide recorded back to 1844. The fish usually die because their gills stop working and death in most cases, is immediate. According to myfwc.com “Fish typically die when exposed to 250,000 K. brevis cells per liter of water, although this threshold varies with bloom concentration and exposure.” In certain instances, fish die off has been so high that it has affected sharks because of how much food was readily

In addition, the nutrients from these sources cause harm to the Gulf of Mexico because they cause an increase of algae growth in the area usually known as red tide. The algae releases toxins in the water, killing many of the marine mammal life

Dead zones develop due to excess nutrients getting into water causing eutrophication, which means over-enrichment. River runoff deposits these nutrients, which come from upstream, a large amount from agriculture of the Midwest. Nitrogen and phosphorus, the primary excess nutrients, are limiting nutrients to primary producers, such as phytoplankton, that live in the surface oceans. Since those elements are limiting nutrients, an elevated influx of them will cause an explosion of productivity called an

Wastewater treatment facilities take all the water used in everyday urban life. Phosphorus is abundant in many soaps and detergents that are used every day in urban areas. From showers and toilets to washing machines, all wastewater has to be sent somewhere and treated. After which its is pumped back out into larger bodies of water such as the Mississippi or Minnesota River (Metropolitan Council). Nitrogen and phosphorus are nutrients that are natural parts of aquatic ecosystems. Nitrogen and phosphorus support the growth of algae and aquatic plants, which provide food and habitat for fish, shellfish and smaller organisms that live in water according to the Environmental Protection Agency

This red tide outbreak affects anyone and everyone who enjoys a day at the beach as well as Florida's marine life. If severe enough, it may negatively impact tourism in the area, thus denting Florida's tourist-dependent economy. In addition to targeting the local tourism industry, the seafood industry may suffer as well, as fish caught during red tide are typically inedible. If eaten, the infected organisms can pass along illnesses to those who consume them. As far as sewage exasperating the problem, it is important for the companies responsible to recognize and solve the issue, finding alternate ways to dispose of wastes.

An outgoing tide is a receding tide , i.e. a tide that decreases from it’s max height(crest) to its min. height(trough), from our observations on the graph in method 4 , the max. height of the tide occurs at 2.6 hours after midnight and 15.2 hours after midnight which is 2:36am and 3:12pm respectively. However, it’s more sensible to launch a boat in day light rather than in the dark, therefore the best for a good sailor to launch a boat would be 3:12pm. But since the function modeled in part 4 is not a perfit fit, therefore the perdiction of the best time to launch a boat is a theoretical guess.