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The New Plague
Essay # 4336
The New Plague
An examination of the increased concern for environmental pollution and reasons why.
1,530 words (approx. 6.1 pages) |
4 sources |
2002
Paper Summary:
A synthesis essay on the rise of toxic protists due to the increase in dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations from man-made pollution. Specific examples are used to illustrate this building environmental concern.From the paper:
""In the Rivers and Coastal Waters of America an Ancient and Deadly Organism, Reawakened by Man-Made Pollution, May Become the Ultimate Biological Threat" (Barker, cover). In 1984, a small herd of cows in Montana collapsed and died in ten minutes after drinking from a pond coated with a pea green film. In 1987, three people died and more than 100 became ill after eating blue mussels from Prince Edward Island. In 1996, 149 manatees perished mysteriously off the coast of Florida. Autopsies of these endangered marine mammals revealed biological poisons in their brains and other tissues."
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The New Plague (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-New-Plague/4336
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"The New Plague" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-The-New-Plague/4336>
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Apr 17, 2002 I graduated from Southeast Raleigh High School in 2001 with a 5.1 cummulative GPA. I am currently a Junior at North Carolina State University where I am studying chemical engineering and playing club ultimate.
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