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Something is Rotten in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
The metabolism of animals, while using oxygen, does not severely drain this crucial substance from the water, as does bacterial ... will seldom consume the bulk of a larger corpse before oxygen-draining rot (bacterial decomposition) becomes established. Large, “toothy” predators are therefore crucial to ocean ecosystem ...
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Cod Freeze to Death in Newfoundland
One problem, however, is that uneaten algae will sink to the bottom and undergo bacterial decomposition, which can reduce the oxygen content of the water to levels below that needed for ... least a portion of that food into live zooplankton, while avoiding some degree of the bacterial decomposition which would necessarily occur should many dead fish sink to the bottom. Thus an air ...
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Phytoplankton
In addition, when these blooms die and the plankton sink to the bottom, bacterial decomposition of all this organic matter essentially strips the water of oxygen. Fish, shellfish and most ...
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Environmental Protection Agency - LMOP: Frequently Asked Questions About Landfill Gas and How It Affects Public Health, Safety, and the Environment
How is landfill gas generated? Landfill gas is generated during the natural process of bacterial decomposition of organic material contained in MSW landfills. A number of factors influence the ... is reached, (2) chemical reaction of materials present in the landfill, and (3) biological decomposition of heavier organic compounds into lighter, more volatile constituents. At what concentrations are ...
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Oil fate during oil spills in the marine environment
This accelerates the decomposition of oil products in the water column. Oxidation and destruction. Chemical transformations of oil ... usually do not exceed 0.1-1.0% of the total abundance of heterotrophic bacterial communities. In areas polluted by oil, however, this portion increases to 1-10% [Atlas, ...
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EJMP&EP -
January 2003 ABSTRACT Hydrometallurgical methods for preparation of refractory arsenopyrite concentrates to cyanidation using bacterial leaching and chemical decomposition have been investigated. After cyanide or non-cyanide gold dissolution, the complexes of ...
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Eco Friendly Lake Weed Control - Earth Friendly Pond Weed Control
Autumn/Winter Prep Microbe-Lift® Autumn/Winter Prep Microbe-Lift® Autumn Prep helps accelerate the decomposition of leaves, scum sediment, and other organic matter during the fall and winter months. Microbe ... stringy debris. 5oz 11oz 2.75lbs. Microbe-Lift® TAC Microbe-Lift® TAC is a dry bacterial product that promotes clear, clean pond water by developing active microbial populations that break down ...
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Pollution Control Systems, Inc. :: Glossary
Diffused Air Method of aeration. Digestion The biochemical decomposition of organic matter that results in the formation of mineral and simpler organic compounds. ... of pathogenic organisms in potable water supply. This is determined in two ways: 1. Bacterial count number of bacteria developed under controlled conditions after 25 hours incubation period. In ...
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Subject: tryptophan summary
Showa Denko has never released the genetically engineered bacterial strain that was used to produce the toxic tryptophan. Thus, independent scientists have been ... M., Thomas, F.S., Zelazowski, P., Burnet, P., Avidor, R., and Sternberg, E.M., A decomposition product of a contaminant implicated in l-tryptophan eosinophilia myalgia syndrome affects spinal cord ...
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Global Climate Change
All of these factors affect ... nutrients. This is possible because high temperatures cause an increase in the rate of decomposition of dead plants and animals. This may lead to more nutrients naturally available to ...
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