1 / 19

Ecology Essays

Ecology Essays. #1 CFC’s. Why were they banned? chlorofluorocarbon ( CFC ) Widely used in refrigerants, aerosol propellants, and solvents. Ozone protects the earth from harmful UV rays; if broken to just oxygen, then we are not protected.

nalani
Download Presentation

Ecology Essays

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Ecology Essays

  2. #1 CFC’s • Why were they banned? chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) • Widely used in refrigerants, aerosol propellants, and solvents.

  3. Ozone protects the earth from harmful UV rays; if broken to just oxygen, then we are not protected.

  4. The manufacture of such compounds is being phased out by(2005) the Montreal Protocol (1987)because they contribute to ozone depletion.

  5. Ozone = O3

  6. #2 Biological Magnification • A substance appears in higher concentrations in organisms higher in a given food chain than in organisms lower in a food chain.

  7. Food Chain Concentration of DDT in a Long Island Marsh sprayed for Mosquito Control (1967)

  8. DDT BIOMAGNIFICATION EXAMPLE • DDT biomag in Eagles • DDT builds up in the fatty tissues of organisms.

  9. Acid Rain • form of precipitation that is unusually acidic (pH of 5.5 or lower)

  10. SO2 and NO2 combine with H2O to form acids

  11. Almost all of the electricity that powers modern life comes from burning fossil fuels like coal, natural gas, and oil. acid deposition is caused by two pollutants that are released into the atmosphere, or emitted, when these fuels are burned: sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx).

  12. Fossil Fuel Factories Common Around the Great Lakes • Note the acidic pH’s around the Great Lakes

  13. Acid Rain Effect on Plants • Damages leaves • Stunts roots • Inhibits seed germination

  14. Acid Rain Effect on Aquatic Life • pH reaches 5.5, plankton, certain insects and crustaceans begin to die. • At a pH of around 5.0, the fish population begin to die. • When the pH drops below 5.0, all the fish have died,

  15. Acid Rain Effect on Animals • Lose habitats • Eventually animals up the food chain will die

  16. Effect on Human Beings • entire fish stocks in certain lakes have been wiped out • asthmatic people and children are directly affected.

  17. FUEL: COAL OR WOOD

  18. Price is acceptable Burns higher amount of heat Polluted smoke Not a renewable source Pollutes water as acid rain Not real expensive Can replant as a renewable source Puts carbon dioxide in the air Does not pollute the water Can get local wood COAL WOOD

  19. COAL WOOD

More Related