The rise of toxic Microcystis algae blooms in Lake Eerie A combination of climate change and agricultural practices have led to an excess run off of phosphorus in Lake Erie‚ resulting in excess algae blooms spread across the surface of the water. Phosphorus is the key nutrient that dictates algae growth and abundance. Microcystis‚ a species of cyanobacteria characterized by its blue colour continually contaminates the waters‚ and damages marine ecosystems‚ due to its toxicity. Being the smallest
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seepage. Although the only natural input to any surface water system is precipitation within its watershed‚ the total quantity of water in that system at any given time is also dependent on many other factors. These factors include storage capacity in lakes‚ wetlands and artificial reservoirs‚ the permeability of the soil beneath these storage bodies‚ the runoff characteristics of the land in the watershed‚ the timing of the precipitation and local evaporation rates. All of these factors also affect
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Abstract In this project our main objective is to detect the tumor and calculate its area based on classifying the images. Death rate among people has been increased due to diseases like brain tumor. The brain tumor that can be identified by using image processing. The proposed system enables automatic detection of brain tumor through MRI. So our main objective is to study‚ analyze and enhance MRI Image from the existing algothrim. Certain traditional approach requires manually extracting the
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Session”). This highly controversial proposed open-pit mine is stirring a ruthless environment vs. development war. However‚ locked away in the pristine waters of Bristol Bay‚ lies an incredibly valuable resource known as Red Gold. The Bristol Bay watershed claims top spot‚ as the world’s greatest natural commercial salmon fishery‚ while Red Gold‚ also known as Alaskan salmon‚ is internationally renowned. Meanwhile‚ also located at the headwaters of Bristol Bay‚ sits a massive deposit of gold‚ molybdenum
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“The Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) provides state-of-the-art laboratories to support research on a broad array of topics. Faculty members from many departments across Michigan Technological University’s campus collaborate on interdisciplinary research‚ ranging from air–water interactions to biogeochemistry to food web relationships.” Its main purpose is to educate students‚ faculty‚ teachers‚ and others about the Great Lakes water basin. The Great Lakes Research Center has many education and
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Auditing Introduction Letter Kelly Garner ACC/546 December 15‚ 2014 Mr. Michael De Marco Anderson‚ Olds‚ and Watershed Certified Public Accountants Shoetown‚ ME 00001 December 15‚ 2014 Mr. Eric Unum Vice President of Finance Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. 100 Shoe Plaza Shoetown‚ ME 00001 Dear Mr. Unum‚ Thank you for taking the time to meet with Arnold Anderson‚ CPA (lead auditor); Darlene Wardlaw‚ CPA (engagement manager) and me last week. During our meeting‚ you and your team informed us that your “old
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Assignment on Corporate Social Responsibility at Indian Tobacco Company Submitted By: Niladri Dutta (17) Debanjan Bhattacharyya (19) Shree Shreast (32) K Madhu (30) Rashi Singh (43) CSR at ITC Abstract The paper analyzes CSR activities of ITC ltd. (100th year) through strategic lens.ITC Limited (BSE: 500875) is a conglomerate with headquarters in Kolkata (India)‚ having turnover of Rs.26‚ 259 crores‚ pretax profits Rs.6015 crores‚ has initiated a number of corporate social
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Kaamulan Festival is an ethnic cultural festival held annually in Malaybalay City‚ Bukidnon from the second half of February to March 10‚ the anniversary date of the foundation of Bukidnon as a province in 1917. It is held to celebrate the culture and tradition of the seven ethnic tribal groups—Bukidnon‚ Higaonon‚ Talaandig‚ Manobo‚ Matigsalug‚ Tigwahanon and Umayamnon—that originally inhabit the province.[1][2] It is the only ethnic festival in thePhilippines.[3] Kaamulan comes from the Binukid word “amul” meaning
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Did Government Violate Laissez-Faire? After the Civil War‚ many businessmen endorsed the Laissez-Faire concept of government in order to promote industry. In this concept‚ government did not interfere with industry. But what came with this concept was unlimited freedom for businessmen and high prices for consumers. While many businessmen supported a Laissez-Faire concept of government between 1865 and 1900‚ the people did not benefit from it‚ which led government to violate this concept with
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highlighted those stresses : the rural exodus to the cities due to scarce land resources in the countryside‚ the pollution problems in the urban environment‚ the migration of people to forested areas with direct impacts including the deforestation‚ the watershed degradation and the loss of biodiversity. Striking a balance between population growth and conserving the natural resources are necessary for a sustainable development which is to move away from resource exploitation and more toward resource management
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