Aquatic & Terrestrial Pollution

Creating additional park space equal to five percent of city land area.

Expanding public transportation networks throughout metropolitan areas.

Requiring green roofs across all new commercial building developments.

Incentivizing energy-efficient HVAC systems in large residential complexes.

The Clean Air Act

The Safe Drinking Water Act

The Endangered Species Act

The Clean Water Act

The range of abiotic factors in an ecosystem that organisms can tolerate.

The optimal conditions required for aquatic organisms to survive.

The area within an ecosystem where indicator species are present.

The specific range of pollutant levels that aquatic organisms can withstand.

The Kyoto Protocol

MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships)

The Montreal Protocol

CITES (The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)

Lower reproductive rates make them naturally resilient to chemical exposure

They have slower metabolisms that are less affected by pollutant dilution

Concentration increases at each trophic level, exposing them to higher toxin levels

Their wide-ranging diets include many unaffected prey items

Reduced biodiversity and the death of numerous animals.

Increased nutrient levels and eutrophication.

Formation of harmful algal blooms.

Acidification of the coastal waters.

Introduction of genetically modified organisms to replace natural species

Unrestricted economic growth prioritized over conservation measures

Establishing extractive reserves where local communities manage sustainable harvesting

Stricter global bans on all forms of resource extraction

The relationship between dissolved oxygen (DO) and the distance from a point source pollutant.

The rise and fall of oxygen concentrations.

The decrease in oxygen levels due to high biological oxygen demand.

The amount of dissolved oxygen (DO) different fish species need.

They typically bring diseases that only affect their own population without harming natives.

They directly enhance biodiversity by introducing new prey items for native predators.

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They may alter fire regimes or nutrient cycling processes thus transforming habitat structures.

Increased albedo effect due to ice melt leading to reduced solar radiation absorption.

Formation of new wetlands that serve as carbon sinks reducing atmospheric CO2 levels.

Enhanced plant growth due to nutrient release, leading to greater carbon sequestration.

Release of trapped methane contributing to enhanced greenhouse effect.