RNR 1001 Lecture : RNR NOTES 2
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Pollution 1. ) toxic, 2. ) magnitude, 3. ) both. Hydrogen sulfide example of acute toxicity (egg smell) sick from one exposure. Mercury example of chronic toxicity sick from the accumulation of exposures. Pollutants can be solid, liquid, gas / found everywhere. Slide 4 cultural eutrophication secchi depth measures total turbidity. Oligotrophic very unproductive (mountain lakes) not much in them. Mesotrophic middle trophic increased productivity. Hypereutrophic not natural over-productive eutrophic high productivity and fisheries potential (have aquatic plants) La lakes accurate / not precise. Canada lakes precise / not accurate. Black line normal / red line fish kill cyanobacteria creates its own nitrogen. Particularly bad for sessile organisms invertebrates organisms that can"t move. Environmental problems saturated soil really bad for growing salinization salty soil bad for growing plants as well. ^^ caused by irrigating with salt water. Bhopal, india worst industrial pollution (1984) part of india"s green. Revolution" built a plant and started making mic where 40 tons were accidentally released.
