Biology 1001A Lecture Notes - Lecture 48: Pesticide, Eutrophication, Gastroenteritis
12 Feb 2018
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Most bottled water companies do not filter their water enough to get the pesticides out. Pollution definition: discharge of material or energy causing acute or chronic detriment to the. Earth"s ecological balance that lowers the quality of life. Pollution can cause a primary damage with the impact on the environment. Pesticide is a chemical or substance used to kill pests. Pesticides are made with oil in them making it hard to clean the infected creature/plant. They run off into water supplies and wells and into the drainage. Ddt"s first use was world war ii, it controlled diseases for soldiers. Gotta clean and restore the water, nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. Giving typhoid fever, stomach flu, diarrhea, cholera, hepatitis.
