Grade 9 Science Journal Q1

The main concern is the transportation of Phosphorus from soils, streams, rivers, lakes, and eventually oceans will increase algal growth and decrease dissolved oxygen. Phosphorus is found in every living plant cell and is a part of every plant function including energy transfer and photosynthesis, Transformation of sugars and starches and more.   most pesticides…

Humans have made pesticides decrease by more than 40% since 1992 but the emergence of more chemicals that are far more damaging to animals. Corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton use the most pesticides and receive 80% of the pesticide volume.   The higher the human population the smaller farm sizes, ecological degradation…

Ralph Ferguson – 1929-2020   Ralph was a Canadian farmer   Not only was ralph a farmer he was also a politician   In the late 1950s, Ralph was chairman of the Lambton County egg producers    He was first chosen to the house of commons of Canada in the 1980 federal election as the liberal…

By: Emily St. Aubin The problem I am talking about is pesticides used in farming leaching leaching into the ground and ending up un rivers, lakes, and oceans contaminating wells and our drinking supplies. Pesticides include herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, fumigants, bactericides, rodenticides, baits, lures, and repellents.…