America Test Kitchen Lab Report
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Gold King Mine Spill and Water Quality in the Animas River
Geological, biological and human created and exacerbated acid mine drainage and water quality issues in the Animas river by how the mines are to populated around silverton causing pollution, also how there are little to no fish in mineral creek, and how the media hypes it up more then needed. Some of the ecological and human health threats that might be associated with the Gold King Mine spill initially was was high metal levels which could have caused a lot of unsafe drinking water although currently there is no health effects and in the future the health effects could possibly be another worse spill. Some actions that can be taken to improve the water quality in cement Creek and the Animas watershed is making silverton a superfund site to clean up all the mines to stop all the water drainage flowing into the rivers.The role of science in making policy decisions would be to tell if a process is working and if a method should continue to be used.
Reflection
I feel scientists have no obligation to communicate scientific concepts and data to the public in an understandable manner. I believe that scientist have enough on their plate just finding said data. It is their job however to pass over the data to someone who can translate it like a mayor or someone the public trusts. If we let scientists just do what they do best without having to worry about explaining to a regular “joe” what is going on with their data they might be able to accomplish more things.
My understanding of scientific knowledge has changed by allowing me to have the tools I need to figure something out on my own. Instead of asking for direction I now can either look at a professional document or just work through it and I feel like I can do this now because I now know what websites are reliable. I learned that a couple units off can change the whole outcome in some specific topics.
My understanding of scientific knowledge has changed by allowing me to have the tools I need to figure something out on my own. Instead of asking for direction I now can either look at a professional document or just work through it and I feel like I can do this now because I now know what websites are reliable. I learned that a couple units off can change the whole outcome in some specific topics.
Water Treatment Simulation and Analysis using Cement Creek Water Samples
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Spectroscopic Investigation of What Metals are in the Animas River WaterShed
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Voices from the Animas
Voices from the Animas.