greenish black tongue‚ and allergic skin rash. Vanadium can also be found underwater in algae‚ plants‚ Invertebrates‚ and fish. In shellfish vanadium bioaccumulates causes concentrations of 105 to106 times greater than the concentration found in seawater. In animals vanadium can cause breathing disorders‚ paralyses‚ failure of the liver and kidneys‚ and can harm the reproductive system in both male and female animals. Vanadium can also cause DNA alterations. Vanadium also has other common forms
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Magellan is worth defending because he completed his mission‚ tried to conserve food for everybody‚ and was very smart. The Voyage of Magellan map on Document A states “The Victoria and 18 crew members return to Spain‚ becoming the first ship and crew to circumnavigate the globe.” Magellan’s goal was to circumnavigate the world and get to the spice islands. He basically did exactly that‚ besides the fact that he was killed in the Philippines. In the note on Document B‚ it says “Fearing that his fleet’s
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feeding—they slither into dead or dying fishes and eat them from the inside out‚ using their "rasping tongue" to carry food into their funnel-shaped mouth. Hagfish are notorious for their defensive slime. They secrete a sugar and protein matrix into the seawater. When expelled‚ it mixes with the saltwater and becomes a slippery slime. Protein strands within the slime make it extremely sticky. Conservation Anything that finds its way into the ocean‚ whether it’s tossed away as trash‚ washes off a beach
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If you didn’t know California is in a major drought. It isn’t like half of California it’s 100% of California. It is so bad that farmers have stopped receiving water to water their plants. Even most of the reservoirs in California are only half full. This is the third year with a California drought. A lot of the food we make like tomatoes‚ almonds‚ and broccoli are being affected too. California produces 90% of all the United states tomatoes‚ 95% of the Nation’s broccoli‚ and 99% of the Nation’s
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the ocean temperature rises the warmer of the ocean since water expands. . Sandstorm- During the winter‚ big storm winds toss sand into the air exposed areas of sand off the beach and creating sandbars. . Ocean currents- A large movement of seawater in one direction generated by forces such as wind‚ breaking wave‚ Coriolis effect‚ temperature and salinity differences. While ocean currents caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon.
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CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF FRESHWATERS Objectives At the end of this section‚ students should be able to 1. Distinguish between freshwaters and seawater in terms of ionic composition. 2. Describe the variation of ionic composition in natural freshwaters and other inland waters. 3. Explain the factors that contribute to such variation. 4. Describe Gibbs’ model that explains the major factors contributing to variation in chemical composition of inland waters. 5. Explain
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On March 11‚ a 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit Japan and caused tremendous damage to Japan. The earthquake sparked off a 30-foot tsunami within an hour‚ which only compounded the‚ already extensive‚ damage to the country. One of the greatest fears was the potential of a nuclear fall out. Specifically‚ the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was in question. The nuclear plant in Fukushima had six nuclear reactors‚ and three out of six of them were in critical state – possibly melting down. The potential of
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were emitting dark‚ mineral-laden water that reached temperatures of 350 degrees Celsius. The occupants of Alvin had discovered the first documented hydrothermal vent. These vents are formally defined as "springs of hot‚ mineral- and gas-rich seawater found on some oceanic ridges in zones of active seafloor spreading" (Garrison‚ 2004). Hydrothermal vents are found in ocean basins throughout the world. They are often compared to geysers of the deep ocean. And similar to above-ground geysers
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plastic pollution‚ the accumulation in the environment of man-made plastic products to the point where they create problems for wildlife and their habitats as well as for human populations. In 1907 the invention of Bakelite brought about a revolution in materials by introducing truly synthetic plastic resins into world commerce. By the end of the 20th century‚ however‚ plastics were found to be persistent polluters of many environmental niches‚ from Mount Everest to the bottom of the sea. Whether
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% 1.853445754539605 = % 1.9 = % 7. Based on the holding tanks beings cylinders and the base of them being curved‚ if we do a cross section parallel to the base the shape would be a sphere. 8. The chart shows that the grams of salt per liter of seawater is decreasing and the density is decreasing too. To solve the problem I would put 35 g of salt and keep the density in 3.5 % in each tank‚ which is normal condition to maintain aquatic
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