Determining Causes and Effects of Lake Huron Pollution
Determining Causes and Effects of Lake Huron
Brian Jones
Weber
English Composition
5/19/2013
In today’s Ecosystem there are so many factors of cause and effect of pollution in any areas of the world. Pollutants affect the air that keeps us breathing, the animals that we hunt or fish, and even the water that we drink. Food, water, and oxygen are the most important things we need in order to survive a world full of life. With this being said Lake Huron and the other Great Lakes are being extremely polluted and causing wildlife die, water ruined, all the way down to certain points of the Lake being closed because of the harmful effects it may bring to us for those who enter those waters. All in all these great beautiful lakes we should cherish are being contaminated and ruined and this is an urgent matter that needs to be addressed before it gets too far out of our hands. The Great Lakes is our biggest fresh water system for the United States therefore for our children, and for our ecosystem we need to act fast! The main pollutants in the Lake Huron area would be classified as a Non-Point source pollutant. In other words, these pollutants are caused by natural effects but buy places from an unspecific location. These pollutants are usually from the air, or from pesticides and fertilizers. Both of these pollutants are incredibly horrible contaminants for animals, people, or water that can be consumed. Such Non-Source typed pollutants have been found: DDT, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Lindane, Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Lead and Lead Compounds, Mercury and Mercury Compounds, PCB’s, TCDD, Toxaphene, Polycyclic Organic Matter, Nitrogen Compounds, and Cadmium Compounds (Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 1998). All of these toxic materials are actually found in America’s biggest source of fresh water that we drink and al are very deadly in consumed or contacted with and can contribute to neurological disorders, cancers, and even reproductive
Brian Jones
Weber
English Composition
5/19/2013
In today’s Ecosystem there are so many factors of cause and effect of pollution in any areas of the world. Pollutants affect the air that keeps us breathing, the animals that we hunt or fish, and even the water that we drink. Food, water, and oxygen are the most important things we need in order to survive a world full of life. With this being said Lake Huron and the other Great Lakes are being extremely polluted and causing wildlife die, water ruined, all the way down to certain points of the Lake being closed because of the harmful effects it may bring to us for those who enter those waters. All in all these great beautiful lakes we should cherish are being contaminated and ruined and this is an urgent matter that needs to be addressed before it gets too far out of our hands. The Great Lakes is our biggest fresh water system for the United States therefore for our children, and for our ecosystem we need to act fast! The main pollutants in the Lake Huron area would be classified as a Non-Point source pollutant. In other words, these pollutants are caused by natural effects but buy places from an unspecific location. These pollutants are usually from the air, or from pesticides and fertilizers. Both of these pollutants are incredibly horrible contaminants for animals, people, or water that can be consumed. Such Non-Source typed pollutants have been found: DDT, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Lindane, Hexachlorobenzene, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Lead and Lead Compounds, Mercury and Mercury Compounds, PCB’s, TCDD, Toxaphene, Polycyclic Organic Matter, Nitrogen Compounds, and Cadmium Compounds (Michigan Department of Environmental Quality 1998). All of these toxic materials are actually found in America’s biggest source of fresh water that we drink and al are very deadly in consumed or contacted with and can contribute to neurological disorders, cancers, and even reproductive