What is eutrophication? How do agriculture, sewage, and use of detergents contribute to the process of eutrophication?

Q: Give an example of an inorganic nutrient pollutant. What is its effect on the aquatic environment?

A: Inorganic nutrients pollutant means that the nutrients in large amounts causing water pollution for…

Q: What are some abiotic factors that influence organisms in their environment?

A: Abiotic factors are non-living components of an ecosystem that have a significant impact on the…

Q: Describe the process of Eutrophication.  Make sure to include ALL of the steps involved and what the…

A: Eutrophication is over nourishment of water body. When a body of water becomes excessively enriched…

Q: How might this pollution affect terrestrial organisms that depend on the water for drinking water?

A: Land pollution is a type of destruction of the earth's land. It can be either naturally or as a…

Q: Describe five ways in which our water becomes polluted on a daily basis

A: Pollution is the presentation of unsafe materials into the climate. These materials are mainly known…

Q: Which of these are known to host chemosynthetic communities? a) Hydrothermal vent O b) Hydrocarbon…

A: The food chain in our ecosystem depends on the primary producers as they are capable of harvesting…

Q: What impact does water pollution have on ecosystems and habitats? Explain.

A: Given: Impact of water pollution on Ecosystems and habitats.

Q: What does the failure to sustain water availability underground has resulted?

A: The water present in the soil pore spaces, rocks, and sand beneath the surface of the earth is…

Q: Explain the "phosphate trap" in the estuary of Chesapeake Bay. Why was a local ban on phosphorus in…

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Q: Adding high levels of nutrients to a lake or inshore area wouldhave all of the following effects in…

A: Adding high levels of nutrients to a lake or inshore area would have all of the following effects in…

Q: What is the role of microbes in reducing environmental degeneration caused by chemicals?

A: Microorganisms are defined as organisms that cannot be viewed by unaided eyes and require a…

Q: Why a medium of a biofilter should have a high content of inorganic nutrients?

A: Biofiltration is a pollution control technique using a bioreactor containing living material to…

Q: Explain how an environmental microbiologist might use bioremediation to detoxify polluted areas

A: Bioremediation is a managed or spontaneous process in which chemical reactions mediated by…

Q: In which country formation of ozone hole is maximum?

A: Ozone hole is the depletion or thinning of ozone layer, present in stratosphere, due to reaction of…

Q: In addition to chemical pollution, what other threats to the water cycle are associated with human…

A: The water cycle is hydrologic cycle can be defined as a continuous circulation of water present on…

Q: What are the four ways through which the living organisms respond to abioticfactors?

A: The abiotic components in an ecosystem include all the physical and chemical elements, which means…

Q: How human intervention pollutes water bodies?

A: Water pollution is defined as any change in the quality of water that can harm living organisms and…

Q: In what soil horizon are microbial numbers andactivities the highest, and why?

A: A soil horizon is a layer parallel to the soil surface which has different physical,chemical and…

Q: How does waste management in Texas compare to the management in other states?

A: Waste management in Texas is done in a very effective way.

Q: what are the major steps in the treatment of community water source? (microbiology) Give sources of…

A: Pollution of water occurs when various types of substances which are mainly harmful to the…

Q: What are the abiotic reservoirs of nitrogen? In what form does nitrogen occur in each reservoir?

A: Ans: Nitrogen exists in two reservoirs as biotic as well as the abiotic reservoir. They are…

Q: What is absent in polluted water?

A: Water is a odorless, transparent, tasteless liquid that forms the lakes, seas, rivers. The water is…

Q: Which of the following could be an effect of an excess ofsewage running into a freshwater…

A: Due to the contamination of fresh water by sewage all of the above can takes place.

Q: Name the most common indicator organism that represent polluted water.

A: Indicator organisms are those organisms that are used to determine the condition of a particular…

Q: What result can a river with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste can give?

A: The phenomenon of ageing of water bodies naturally due to increase in its nutrient concentration is…

Q: importance of aquaculture in the fisheries

A: Aquaculture is the process of cultivating aquatic organisms, especially for human consumption.…

Q: Explain the effect of dumping untreated sewage into a pond on the eutrophication of the pond.

A: Water bodies like pond ,Ocean ,seas and rivers is said to be polluted when their quality gets…

Q: What is the function of decomposition in the ecosystem?

A: An ecosystem is a large community of living organisms in a specific area in which the biotic and…

Q: How is phytoplankton primary production measured in aquatic environments?

A: Phytoplanktons are the essential primary producers in ocean and many freshwater ecosystem. They have…

Q: What are the variables for sustainability for solid waste

A: Unused solid that produced from verious sources called solid waste.Residences and homes where people…

Q: Why is it not possible to completely eliminate algae blooms from the water supply

A: A rapid increase in the algae population in an aquatic system usually characterized by water…

Q: does pollutants are transboundary?

A: The pollution that emanates from a specific site is referred to as the point source in this case. A…

Q: why is it important to have an access of clean and safe drinking water?

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Q: What is spreading of oil on the surface of rivers or sea due to leakage from tankers known as?

A: The life of the aquatic animals is exploited due to human intervention. Some of its negative impacts…

Q: How is waste water managed in your community? Describe it.

A: Water pollution is defined as any change in 'water quality' that can harm living organisms or cause…