decrease in the algae population on the plant and animal populations‚ What the causes of this problem is‚ what is being done to fix it‚ and what else could be done. Algae is a floating plant on top of the water; that is at the bottom of the food chain. This plant has no roots‚ and floats freely about the water. According to ‚ http://www.chesapeakebay.net/blog/post/the_abcs_of_habs_how_harmful_algal_blooms_impact_the_bay. Recently Chesapeake bay is experiencing H‚A‚B‚s which is short for algae blooms. These
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Red tide or harmful algae blooms can be found all over the world. Algae blooms occur when elevated concentrations of microscopic algae are present in the water. These blooms often occur in the Gulf of Mexico and along Florida’s coast almost every summer and are almost always caused by one type of microscopic algae known as Karenia Brevis. When this alga accumulates it can wreck havoc on an ecosystem and has various detrimental side effects‚ not only does it affect the environment‚ but it also can
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to control the algae bloom that occurs in my Fish tank. When the algae bloom‚ it alters the PH balance and is very damaging to fish kept in an aquarium. I already have one of the best filter systems and still the algae grow out of control at times. I need help with this issue. There are fresh water fish in the fish hobbyist community known as algae eaters. I have narrowed my research to two algae eaters‚ the Chinese algae eater and the Plecotomus Fish from South America. The algae eater Fish needs
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Student Mr. Teacher AP English Literature 07 December 2013 Algae Biodiesel "Most fossil fuel supply experts project a future in which world crude oil supply drops two to five per cent per year... If it happens in 2015: by 2030 people must manage on 33% less oil‚ in 2045 they have 50% less‚ in 2060 they have 75% less" (“Fossil Fuel Depletion”). Fuel is essential in our society‚ and this depletion has affected and will continue to affect everyone. Because fossil fuels are nonrenewable‚ biodiesel
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over-expresses genes in algae to increase biomass production by 40% to 80% in C02 elevated areas. This technology also increases photosynthetic CO2 assimilation. With these overexpressed genes‚ oil content used in industrial chemicals and biofuel increase 4 fold. This technology license associate is Dario Valenzuela and was posted on November 12‚ 2011. My product development idea involves finding the right strain of algae for fish and livestock feed with focus on fish feed. Algae can be produced at
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Algae Could Solve World’s Fuel Crisis Von Philip Bethge Dan Robertson is working on algae that can produce biofuel. Genetically modified blue and green algae could be the answer to the world’s fuel problems. Bioengineers have already developed algae that produce ethanol‚ oil and even diesel -- and the only things the organisms need are sunlight‚ CO2 and seawater. For reasons of data protection and privacy‚ your IP address will only be stored if you are a registered user of Facebook and you
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ALGAE VEGETATIVE STRUCTURE Thallus- body of algae * Holdfast (root) * Stipe (stem) * Blade (leaf) Pneumatocyst-gas filled chamber LIFE CYCLE Asexual (Fragmentation) Sexual NUTRITION Photoautotrophic DIFFERENT PHYLA 1. Phaeophyta / Brown A * Kelps * Algin-thickener (ice cream‚ lotions) 2. Rodophyta / Red A * Deeper * Agar * Carageenan- thickener evap‚ ice cream‚ drugs; from Irish Moss * Gracillaria spp.- food source 3. Chlorophyta
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Abstract This experiment tested the hypothesis that the pure algae populations of Ankistrodesmus and Chorella will show growth in the number of organisms‚ and the mixed population will establish a dominant species. Each population should also reach its carrying capacity. All of the populations had the same resources available. The sampling of 0.5ml of each population was used to count the number of organisms. A Neubauer slide and microscope will be needed to do this. From this count‚
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Jones Physical Science Honors 28 May 2014 Sentinels Under Attack Toxic algae blooms have infected many bodies of waters throughout the world and has greatly affected animals‚ humans‚ the environment‚ and even our economy. Toxic algae blooms can be detrimental to the environment and can singlehandedly turn a once healthy ecosystem into an inhabitable ‘dead zone’. Many marine mammals have been dying rapidly due to these toxic algae that poison the brain and lead to death that travels up through the food
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Algae Biofuel around the World There are several countries that use algae as a substance to create usable and efficient biofuel. Several of these countries are primarily found in Europe. Places such as Amsterdam and Paris use algae biofuel as a source of power. Recently several universities in London‚ England such as Cambridge and Cranfield University have begun develop studies in this field. This study in England will hopefully spread throughout the entire continent. As well as this‚ places
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