ipl-logo

Effects Of Pollution On Canada And In The Great Lakes

2092 Words9 Pages

World Geography
3B
April 16,2015

Mohammed Hussain- Term Paper Rough Draft

What would be the economic effects to Canada and United States if pollution increased around, and in the Great Lakes?

My topic was about the economic effects to Canada and United States if the pollution increased around, and in the great lakes. As time passes by the pollution is building up in the great lakes, and some people are leaving it unnoticed. The Great Lakes plays an enormous role in trading, manufacturing parts of the economy for both Canada and United States. Over the years people are reported to be helping, and changing the great lakes in order to deal with the pollution. There have also been debates on what the two countries should do on this matter. …show more content…

Overfishing in the great lakes is not a new matter. It has been going on for quite a long time now. There has been reports that overfishing in the great lakes region of the United States and Canada started as early as the mid 1800s. Fisherman sells the fish as commercial, and domestic foods. Although people would think that that is already a big enough issue there is unfortunately more to it. Another issue that is very similar to this particular one is the inappropriate ways of fishing. The great lakes also attract lots of tourists. The tourists like to go on boats near the lakes, and look at the view. The tourists go as far as fish in the lakes, and some of them are unfortunate not very well experienced. It is actually a more of a problem that the majority of the people would think, and when an inexperienced fisher fishes there are many elements that are at risk. First of all the fisher is at risk, the species, and lastly the lakes. It is not a surprise that overfishing is a problem in the great lakes where the water is most attractive water ever. Fishing is an enormous part of agriculture. Especially in the old time where the resources were limited, and the people didn’t have many choices like today. There were only a few choices, and one main one of them was fish. Also fishes were a huge product that the people exported and imported all the time, and it brought it a lot of profit. Also if you’re touring the Great Lakes one of their major activities are things like diving, boating, and fishing. It shows how much the people are interested in fishing, and since fishing is used in everything it is not a surprise there is an issue with overfishing. Fishing does have some benefits like it was one of the main products that started the industry during the 1900s. The government especially of the United States is not happy with all of

Show More
Related
908 Words | 4 Pages

They contain ⅕ of the world’s fresh water and provide clean drinking water to 10% of Canada and the United States’ population combined. They support millions of jobs such as manufacturing, tourism, shipping, agriculture, fishing and so, provide billions of dollars to Canada and United States’ economy. However, the OPG is planning to store 200,000 cubic metres of low and intermediate level radioactive waste just a kilometre away from the Lake Huron (CBC News). If the Great Lakes get contaminated because of their close proximity to the proposed DGR, millions of jobs and money will be lost but most importantly, the world's largest freshwater ecosystem will be destroyed (SOS Great Lakes). In brief, the disposal of our nuclear waste should not cost the health and existence of our Great Lakes and all organism depending upon

Read More
1050 Words | 5 Pages

This paper will examine the potential harm caused by the Canadian government implementing a risky environmental policy that gives subsidies to coal producers while taxing producers of renewable energy. The policy will cause an environmental disaster in 2267 if implemented, and thousands will die because of this policy. This paper examines the key arguments of both sides, in order to understand the cases for and against the policy based on how much harm both sides believe will be caused. If a risky environmental policy is chosen that would benefit people now, but would directly cause the deaths of thousands in 2267 then one may view the policy as harmful.

Read More
604 Words | 3 Pages

Diversity in Fantasy D&D has slowly grown in player race options over the years. D&D first edition with seven races to fifth with thirty-three available races and subraces. The first edition races where: human, elf, dwarf, gnome, halfling, half-elf, half-orc. Over time more races and subraces were created, and a pattern formed, those who can pass as humans and those who could not. At first only two race would jump back and forth between these two groups, Tieflings and Aasimars both native outsiders; latter, genasi were added in fourth edition.

Read More
1077 Words | 5 Pages

Ever since the beginning of the creation of the United States, Americans have created, solved, and even escalated the condition of many problems and controversies in the world. Regardless, they have managed to remain a whole, stable country that has, and continues to, persevere through these dilemmas, emerging stronger and closer together as a country. Over the course of American history, conflicts created by the various types of pollution in the United States, including land, air, and water, have converged to shape American society into what it is today. As defined in Jerry Nathanson’s article, “and Pollution,” or the “deposition of solid or liquid waste materials on land or underground in a manner that can contaminate the soil and groundwater”

Read More
312 Words | 2 Pages

The Great Lakes supply water to over 23 million people that reside in Canada. It is used for farming, recreation, drinking water, etc. In our lakes, we have control of 29 dangerous pollutants, which are filtered out with proper treatment. Mercury, one of the pollutants are found in our lakes, it is toxic and effects are potentially fatal. When submerged in water, mercury becomes methylmercury and can cause brain issues, such as reduced IQ, and the damage is irreversible.

Read More
1439 Words | 6 Pages

Having spent my childhood between Fort Wayne, Indiana and Detroit, Michigan, I would often question my father about the "cloud" over the city and the smell of rotten eggs in the city of Detroit. Albeit I was often told it was my “active imagination", I was always curious as to why the sky was in such a "dark state” even on a sunny day. Why doesn’t it appear this way when I’m in Indiana? Was this "black state" considered fresh air for Detroiters? Is it harmful in any way?

Read More
753 Words | 4 Pages

Lake Superior is the biggest lake in the U.S. we would hate for that to be ruined by people who pollute. Pollution can cause many long-term effects. For example, In 1969 oil got into the waterways and started the lake on fire. We do not

Read More
1155 Words | 5 Pages

America has been a world power since the end of the nineteenth century. But by the way we are treating our country and the people that live in it, we might not be in hundred years. Over the past decade our country has faced many problems, some were overcome, some were not and are still being dealt with today. Healthcare today is almost a need, yet still not everyone has access to it. President Trump is planning on repealing the ACA, this action could impact to the lives of many Americans.

Read More
388 Words | 2 Pages

The common misconception is that air pollution is under control, but the fact of the matter is, it’s not it’s inclining, and is hurting thousands of Canadians annually. “Air pollution is a "silent killer" and is unique in that it affects the entire population”, according to Dr. Michael Brauer, professor at the school of population and public health, University of British Columbia. Canada in respects to the recent updated World Health Organization mandates have fallen behind, the need is for Canada to act sooner rather than later. We commonly refer to Global Warming as air pollution, so the government needs to understand what scientists are saying about this ageless disaster. Air pollution essentially means gas, such as sulfur dioxide, carbon

Read More
900 Words | 4 Pages

If overfishing continues to occur our society won’t have the marine life that we are very dependent on. Ever since the 11th century, overfishing has been a problem. Many fishermen have overused local and regional ecosystems, which led to destruction. This resulted in a major reduction of stocks in fish and marine mammals.

Read More
717 Words | 3 Pages

One of the biggest and most underrated global issue is pollution. Pollution affects our everyday lives and our future. It causes diseases, acid rain, wildlife, and much more. It is occasionally mentioned in debates and news articles but Trump, North Korea and celebrities are almost always the ones featured in the news. One severe effect of global warming is health issues.

Read More
589 Words | 3 Pages

Student writing sample: Quite a discussed topic today, global warming is one of the major discussed issues amongst us. It is changing the world. Over the past few decades global warming has become a serious threat to our planet. It has been damaging the planet since the Industrial Revolution because of all fossil fuels being used for machines, automobiles and factories. What we can do to help the environment is, 1.

Read More
760 Words | 4 Pages

1. With a better management system, more referred to as fishing rights, people can reverse the reasons that prime to overfishing. With fishing rights in effect, commercial fishermen benefits are projected to the long-term well-being of the fishery. Their yearly intake improves also the fish population

Read More
880 Words | 4 Pages

As technology rapidly advances, we continue to use gases and other resources to keep this movement in motion. While technology is advancing and many people get to enjoy the perks of having a working car and large factories to make affordable purchases, this is coming at a price much steeper than most people would realize. While we continue putting these gases into the air, it continues to wreak havoc on our environment, causing our ozone to deplete, glaciers shrink, change in plant and animal ranges during migration, with longer and more intense heat waves. As climate change continues to worsen, temperatures will continue to rise, droughts will become more common and worsen, hurricanes will become more destructive, and our arctic glaciers will continue to melt.

Read More
1971 Words | 8 Pages

One of the most important problems to this day is global warming. Global warming is the gradual warming of the Earth's surface and the lowest layers of the atmosphere caused by the greenhouse effect, which leads to global climate change. Climate has been changing since the Earth's past, but it is also considered that the current global warming is due to increased emissions of greenhouse gases. The last 100 years have seen the largest increases in temperature over the past 1300 years. People do not know how much they pollute the environment and what catastrophic consequences their actions could possibly bring.

Read More

More about Effects Of Pollution On Canada And In The Great Lakes

Related Topics

Open Document