IB 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Blue Baby Syndrome, Major Force, Hemoglobin
2 Dec 2016
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Week 13. 2 ib105: agriculture is responsible for most hypoxic zones (mostly on shore and coast of countries) Hypoxic zone in the gulf of mexico is an example. Livestock also require a lot of water: grains grown for them to eat, corn, alfalfa, grass, water for them to drink. The waste from these animals can pollute water supplies. Less likely to pollute water unless there is a major accident. Dams inherently change the flow and structure of rivers but not necessarily the water itself. Everything we need or produce uses water: transportation, energy, production amount of water it takes to produce a pair of jeans. Levi strauss tests 100% recycled water in pair of its jeans production. The denim capital of the world: so polluted you (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t gi(cid:448)e the houses a(cid:449)ay. Mining and drilling: runoff from mines can put heavy metals and toxins in water. A toxic mine spill in mexico may have contaminated u. s water.
