You have now learned that in the open ocean, salinity varies between about 33 and 38 parts per thousand. But when we talk about lakes (for example, Lake Michigan or Lake Okeechobee), we are typically talking about freshwater.

For this assignment:

Part 1: Explain why the Great Salt Lake in Utah has a salinity of nearly 280 parts per thousand–nearly 9 times saltier than the open ocean! You should research this topic via the Internet or library, but remember that when searching for sources of information, use only reliable Internet sites (.edu, .gov, .org, mbari, NatGeo, Smithsonian). You may also use scientific articles.

For full credit, explain the historical formation of the Great Salt Lake, where such hypersaline conditions came from and why those hypersaline conditions still exist today. A robust paragraph should be the result of this assignment.

Cite the source(s) that you used to answer this question.

Part 2. Relating to your service learning project. Increase in CO2 is related to sea level rise (SLR). How is SLR affecting salinity in the coastal environment? How is SLR affecting crops? Is salinity increasing or decreasing due to SLR? Please see the article listed below. Please note that your final question for the service learning project is to list ways that increase in CO2 in the atmosphere is affecting the ocean. Final question for service learning project is due later.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/oct/27/climate-change-water (Links to an external site.)

Question to Answer:

What impact do urbanization, industrialization, and agricultural practices have on land and water quality? Provide examples of infrastructure, technology, or other alternative practices for each that have been developed to promote human and environmental health.

PLEASE:

– minimum of 250 words or more

– strong academic writing / APA style (please use in-text citing and Reference list at end )

– must be scholarly articles only no older than 5 years, can use website that org, gov no blogs .

– please be original writing and must answer all parts of question for full credit.

study material ( provided by professor) can use with or without your own searched articles:

Read “Water Scarcity,” located on the United Nations Water website.

URL:http://www.unwater.org/water-facts/scarcity/

Read “Water,” located on the United Nations website.

URL:http://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/water/

Review “Human Health Impacts of Ecosystem Alteration,” by Meyers et al. (2013), located on the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS) website.

URL:http://www.pnas.org/content/110/47/18753.full.pdf

Read “Modern Agriculture: Its Effects on the Environment,” by Trautmann, Porter, and Wagenet (2012), located on the Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) website.

URL:http://psep.cce.cornell.edu/facts-slides-self/facts/mod-ag-grw85.aspx

Read “Links Between Humans and Ecosystems: The Implications of Framing for Health Promotion Strategies,” by Cole et al., from Health Promotion International (1999).

URL:https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/14/1/65/624139/Links-between-humans-and-ecosystems-the

Review “Population and Environment,” by Sherbinin, Carr, Cassels, and Jiang, from Annual Review of Environment and Resources (2007).

URL:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2792934/

Review “Links Between Humans and Ecosystems: The Implications of Framing for Health Promotion Strategies,” located on Healthy People website.

URL:https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/environmental-health

Unit I Journal

• Weight: 2% of course grade
• Grading Rubric

Instructions

Please describe experiences you have had where an environmental law or laws had a positive impact on your life. On the other hand, if you feel that environmental laws have been overbearing, please explain why.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or citations are necessary.

Unit I Essay

• Weight: 11% of course grade
• Grading Rubric

Instructions

This unit has presented the impact of industrial waste on human populations. It has presented an appraisal of the laws enacted to reduce the impacts of environmental hazards on human populations as well as a determination of the impact of toxic substances on human populations. The essay assignment is an opportunity for you to share how much you have learned in this unit.

For this assignment, please write an essay that examines the impact of industrial and hazardous waste on human populations. You should address the following elements:

• an appraisal of a minimum of two laws that aim to reduce the impacts of environmental hazards on human populations, and
• a determination of the impact of toxic substances on human populations.

In your paper, limit the number of words devoted to direct quotations of references. The vast majority of your paper should be paraphrasing of sources and inclusion of your own thoughts on the laws that you present.

Your essay must be at least three pages in length. You must include a cover page and reference page, which do not count toward the minimum page requirement. You must include an introduction to your essay.

You should utilize at least the two required unit resources (the Apollonio et al. and Bergeson articles) at a minimum. Ensure you follow APA guidelines for this assignment, and adhere to guidelines when creating citations and references since outside sources are used for this assignment.

Resources

Please answer all the questions that in the Word file that about talking the subject “Waste and A Natural Resource”. Also, the two PDF files provide you with more information about the subject, so kindly use them to answer all the questions in the Word file.

Write brief notes about the content of each section, which is the journal. One day is one journal. I provide slides for each lesson and my classmates’ notes in the document section. You don’t need to write for team presentation part. You can use Word, hard copy even iPad note. But cannot copy my friend’s journal.