Analysis Of Lake Okeechobee Water Quality Model

Introduction: The purpose of this research is to determine whether there has been a change in the overall water quality of the Lake Tarpon Basin, and if so, whether the quality has improved or worsened. The variables that will determine whether the quality has changed are: nutrients (phosphates and nitrates) and dissolved oxygen (DO). The expected changes are lower dissolved oxygen levels (from the already low levels), higher nitrogen levels (from the already high nitrogen levels), and the state qualifications still are not met for nutrients and dissolved oxygen (Levy, Flock, Burnes, Myers, Weed, River 2010). This topic relates to environmental management because the changes in water quality would be due to pollution, which relates to the question “How does human activity lead to the pollution of water stores?” The hypothesis that will be tested is that Lake Tarpon’s water quality will have worsened since the last measurements by Levy, Flock, Burnes, Myers, Weed, and Rivera in 2010.

Through our research we aimed to determine if there were any differences in water quality of both the north and south forks of Strawberry Creek. As time progresses and the environment changes it is important to keep track of how certain species are being impacted by these features, and how they cope with change. We hypothesized that due to the lack of pollution, the south fork will promote a greater diversity of macroinvertebrates. This was due to the fact that there was less runoff and trash that could be introduced to the water in the south fork, than there was in the north fork. We gathered data by analyzing the different organisms living in both forks. We collected a total of fifty vials composed of five organisms from each fork, and inspected them under microscopic view. After gathering data and identifying the different kinds of organisms living in the different forks we assessed whether the organisms from the samples could live in high or low resolution water. We also took a t-test to assess the probability of these differences being due to relevant factors or by chance. Our major findings suggest that organisms in the south fork showed a higher demand to living in cleaner water indicating that our hypothesis was correct.

The issue that has to do with this bill is the environment. This bill from 2015 says that water and air pollution is harmful to the Florida atmosphere. The bill says the “public policy of this to conserve waters,” and that “air pollution control programs” are now considered necessities in Florida.

There is an overpopulation in the largemouth bass population due to the fact that there isn’t as many people fishing largemouth bass as they usually did. At the year 2001, the amount of largemouth bass caught decreases by about 600 fish. Which leads on to the fact that the largemouth bass population increases when their main predator isn’t killing them as much and leads onto a overpopulation. The ph levels are turning more acidic by decreasing to the ph level of 5.5 . This causes the the food sources for the fish to have slower reactions which allows them to die easier and causes the food source for the fish population to be low. Missing information that would be valuable to the continued analysis of the problem or would better identify the initial causes of the problem is to show how much pollution comes to the tri-lakes and to see where it comes form during the years of 1988-2008. This would allow me to see if pollution is really the problem to the ph levels. Policy recommendations that I would make to helps the Tri-lakes economy be better is for allowing the amount of fish caught to rise due to the fact that the amount of fish are overpopulating. Also to allow only a certain amount of waste can get into the lake to stop the ph levels turning acidic. An example is for people to clean their boats before fishing in the lakes to prevent more bacteria or chemicals entering the lake. Also to monitor over the pollution or waste from the

Phosphorus, “...the primary algae-feeding nutrient in Lake Erie, and contributed to the largest algae bloom in history last year” (McCarty, para. 3), is a key factor in how

The Great Lakes have been under threat for the last two centuries, but the situation is the far worse today. It use to be believed that dumping sewage or chemicals into rivers and lakes was a great way to dilute and disperse it. As it turns out, it's not a good idea since those are the very rivers and lakes that we get our drinking water from. In recent decades, a lot has been done to stop that practice, but the sources and amount of pollution keeps skyrocketing each year. This pollution in the lakes must be stop at once or else bad consequences will be appond us because of it

How does the LSC potentially influence the phosphorus cycle of Cayuga Lake? Include in your explanation relevant details of the LSC system and the ecological properties of Cayuga Lake.: Based on some assumptions, the LSC contributes 2.4% of all of the phosphorous that is in the southern lake basin. The monthly max LSC contribution to phosphorous loading is around 6.4% during August. There is no measurable oxygen depletion in the lake and there is no measurable increases in algal growth. Consequently, implementation of LSC will not cause or contribute to growth of these nuisance organisms.

Water pollution has become a major problem in our water sources. People think that when they litter or dump in our waters that their little contribution will not hurt anything, but everyone’s little contributions add up to some major problems. Our water ecosystems and the species that reside in them are being destroyed and we need to take the steps necessary to stop this. Why would anyone use the source of most of the world’s food as a dumping ground for garbage? People need to start realizing what it is they are doing when they do not take the proper steps to dispose of their garbage and the problems they are making for the future.

Factual information is presented about the serious water quality and health risk the Ohio State Park of Buckeye Lake holds. Many warnings have stretched across the news about the astonishing weak dam and the toxic algae issue. There are causes of water pollution which require more solutions. As for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Ohio EPA, and the Licking County’s MS4 program pull together for an awareness of Buckeye Lake. Once known as “Central Ohio’s Summering Place”, and famous for the entertainment and the beyond beauty of the lake, now is the shameful place the community wishes to look past. As these issues have caused much trouble, we can only prevent for what is to come in the future.

The objectives of this research of modeling the fate and transport of pollutants in surface waters are:

Back to the history, the eutrophication problem was first time concerned by public on Great lakes at the 1960s, the Lake Erie was covered by algae as a result of over dumped phosphorus from the sewage and other waste water, at that time, the Lake Erie was known as the “Dead Sea of North America”(Fitzpatrick, J. J., and Di Toro 1999). The reason cause this problem can be concluded in 2 points, 1. the stresses of overfishing, 2. development of phosphorus-based detergents. At the end of 1960, the Canada and the United States have realized the penetrance of this problem and finally sit on the table to sign an agreement that limiting phosphorus dumps to the Lake Erie, and plan to control existing unstoppable algal growth. Because of the awareness of Canada and US government, the concentration of phosphorus got a significant success. And this problem happened again during the 1990s, but this time the reason why this happen is more complexly.

Descriptive: How has the agricultural industry in America’s Heartland shifted over time? What kind of legislation exists surrounding nonpoint source nutrient loading to the Mississippi, as compared to legislation in other countries such as China and Egypt? How does water quality in the Mississippi River compare with that of similar sized rivers, and how do these different levels of water degradation impact societies?

The quality of the U-High creek was identified as excellent. However, water quality is not excellent in all areas. There are many ways that water is polluted by humans, including pesticides and fertilizers from farming. Farmers use chemicals to help their crops grow better, but those chemicals are washed through the ground when precipitation comes, causing the levels of nitrate and phosphate to increase in the creek (Lenntech, 1998-2016). These chemicals allow for more algae to grow in the process of eutrophication (Lenntech, 1998-2016). When that algae dies, lots of dissolved oxygen is needed to form bacteria. Thus, there is less oxygen in the water for the organisms to breathe, causing them to die. Bioaccumulation can occur, where

The total nitrite load is 569,534 pounds, total nitrogen load is 41,389,644 pounds, total phosphorous load is 2,266,189, and the total E. coli load is 12,700,396 billion of organisms annually. The nitrate load is above the target load (51,380,095 pounds) of the area, along with total phosphorus (1,541,400 pounds), and E. coli (5,479,370 billion of organisms). Every subwatershed within the Upper Wabash River Watershed is over the target load for E. coli and every subwatershed but one is over the nitrate target load. (Upper Wabash River Watershed Management Plan ~ Phase 2, 2015)

All around the world, countries are fighting to keep their drinking water clean. Whether it’s streams, rivers, or lakes, countries have taken great measures to maintain high quality drinking water for both human consumption and animal consumption. Countries must first understand the sources of the polltion, then determine the best methods to eliminate the pollution. Clean drinking water is a valuable resource and a the key to human survival. Plants and animals also depend on water for their growth, so all water must be kept clean. The major contributors to water pollution can be classified in three categories, industrial, agricultural and municipal.