In the United States, more than 2 million dams and other barriers block fish from migrating upstream to spawn as a result, many fish populations have declined. For example, Atlantic salmon used to be...
Category: H2O Science & Ecology
Most people tend to view dams as built to last forever but dams have a lifespan they fill with sediment, or they outlive their usefulness, or they’re removed for environmental reasons this is the...
When oxygen is taken out of receiving streams by any demand leaving in the effluent of a wastewater treatment plant, serious problems can develop with aquatic plant life and fish & that is why...
When you see a sewage treatment plant or a wastewater treatment plant at work, it uses the same bacteria that are billions of years old that are used in nature to decompose or oxidize organic...
Under the streets, roads, and right-aways through most cities of America lies thousands of miles of pipeline, an amazing maze of different size pipes that feed the cities and towns fresh drinking...
Saltwater degrades large areas by killing less salt-tolerant species and leaving behind “ghost forests,” or wetland areas with only standing dead trees. Over time, saltwater intrusion along with...
