PPT-The Impact of Human-Caused Ocean Noise Pollution

on Fish Invertebrates and Ecosystem Services Lindy Weilgart PhD OceanCare Switzerland amp Department of Biology Dalhousie University Halifax Nova Scotia CANADA Sound in the Water Speed of sound in seawater is about 5x that in air. EPA can also help identify the right authority to contact for other noise complaints Visit epavicgovau for more information on noise pollution Environment Protection Authority Victoria EPA Victoria is the states independent environmental regulator U Rockefeller Jr Memorial PKWY Big Hole NB Cowpens NB Fort Donelson NB Fort Necessity NB Moores Creek NB Petersburg NB Stones River NB Tupelo NB Wilsons Creek NB Kennesaw Mountain NBP Richmond NBP Brices Cross Roads NBS Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP While written to incorporate computer technology the lesson can be easily adapted to paper and pen Lesson Objective Students will compose a series of slides based on the exhibits at OC The teacher may select one type of exhibit such as those that co LAND & WATER POLLUTION. By . Dr. Frank Elwell. The Environment. THROUGHOUT HUMAN HISTORY, PEOPLE'S ACTIVITIES HAVE HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON THE PHYSICAL WORLD, AND NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CREATED BY THE SOLUTIONS TO OLD ONES.. TRADD, part 1. Ari Rabl, ARMINES/. Ecole. des Mines de Paris. . ari.rabl@gmail.com. . and . . www.arirabl.org. . November 2013. External Costs. = cost that are not taken into account by the market. Negative Human Impact on Earth’s Water . By: Willow Squires. WHAT IS OIL POLLUTION?. Oil pollution, or an oil spill, is the release of liquid petroleum hydrocarbon (oil) into the environment due to human activity. Although oil spills can also occur on land, the term ‘oil spill’ is usually applied to marine oil spills, which is where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters. Oil pollution is also caused by things like oil from recreational boating, drainage from cities and farms, and untreated waste from factories and businesses.. GLOBAL HEALTH:. Emergence of an Underappreciated Risk Factor. Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., . M.Sc. ., F.A.A.P.. Dean for Global Health. Professor. of . Preventive. Medicine and Pediatrics. Icahn. . School. Brent Newman. Coastal . Systems research group, . Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), . Durban, South Africa. (Bnewman@csir.co.za). . GROWING THE SOUTH AFRICAN OCEAN ECONOMY: CURRENT STATUS, CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES . -. Julian Oscillation. . . Toshiaki . Shinoda (Texas A&M . Univ.,. . Corpus Christi), . Weiqing. . Han (Univ. . of Colorado. ). ,. . Yuanlong. . Li (Univ. . of Colorado), . Chunzai. Wang (NOAA/AOML. Methods to Minimiz e Commercial Vessel - Generated Marine Acoustic Pollution Lauren Hilliard, Dave McHorney Michael Palmieri, Grace Pelella 1 Acoustic Pollution Is Endangering Marine Life 2 There are Many Sources of Underwater Noise Human impact on the environment. The impact of human activities and environmental health sometimes needs to be monitored.. This could be measuring abiotic factors such as O. 2. levels, pollution or by sampling of organisms.. We Get Our Food from the Ocean. We Do this both directly and indirectly. We eat fish that is harvested from the ocean. We also process harvested fish for livestock feed. . We get Valuable Minerals from the Ocean. Keen - A Case Study on removing PFCs from their products. SOURCING IT EVERYWHERE (EASIER SAID THAN DONE). With safe alternatives in hand, it might sound easy to make the transition to a PFC-free DWR. But we quickly realized that getting to 100% PFC Free was not going to be as quick and simple as flipping a switch.. th. year. 2.1 . Types of Noise . 1- Continuous Noise. Continuous noise is produced by machinery that operates without interruption in the same mode, for example, blowers, pumps and processing equipment. Measuring for just a few minutes with hand-held equipment is sufficient to determine the noise level. If tones or low frequencies are heard, the frequency spectrum can be measured for documentation and further analysis.