To be honest, I feel extremely overwhelmed this session. I know this is a fast pace moving class and internship but there is so much work to be done in the next few weeks. By staying positive I plan to continue to move in the right direction with these classes.
On July 6, 2010, my wetlands and aquatic ecology class started off learning exactly what a wetland is composed of. It was interesting to learn that ocean water makes up 97% of the total water in the world and the majority of freshwater is composed of 79%. I also learned about the hydrologic cycle which plays an important role in the wetland areas. I choose my topic for the poster, paper and presentation with my partner Zi. We decided to focus on land use/ human destruction and the laws that are in affect to restore the Everglades National Park in southern Florida. This really hits home to me since I live in the Tampa Bay region.
On July 7, 2010, my Principles of Pollution Control class learned many valuable concepts about the unifying theories including conservation of matter, conservation of energy and conservation of matter and energy. This class also focused on the hydrologic cycle as this cycle plays an important role in surface runoff and groundwater contamination. We had a lecture regarding pollutants including oxygen demanding materials, pathogenic organisms, suspended solids, salts, toxic metals and toxic compounds, endocrine- disruptor chemicals, and heat which plays a major part in agricultural runoff, urban runoff and industrial runoffs. In this class we were able to pick our topic on the principles of ecotoxicology including inorganic ions, organic pollutants, organometallic pollutants, radioactive isotopes, and gaseous pollutants. I choose to do my paper, presentation and poster on gaseous pollutants in major cities and the effect on the public.
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