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Addressing Antibiotic Resistance From Farm-Raised Fish Imported To The United States, Nicholas Ali
Addressing Antibiotic Resistance From Farm-Raised Fish Imported To The United States, Nicholas Ali
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
Misuse of medically important antibiotics in animal production threatens the effectiveness of drugs that are vital in combating disease and infections. Recently, the FDA implemented regulations to limit the use of and access to veterinary drugs. However, these regulations only affect domestic production operations. Because over 90% of seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported from countries with different regulatory standards and because the U.S. has an import inspection rate of less than 1%, antibiotic resistance stemming from imported aquaculture is still a risk that is not sufficiently accounted for. This research investigates how the U.S. has reacted to the …
Nitrate Loading In The Saw Kill Watershed: Small Watershed Nutrient Dynamics, Answering A Community Question, And Assessing Methodological Approaches, Marco Sebastian Spodek
Nitrate Loading In The Saw Kill Watershed: Small Watershed Nutrient Dynamics, Answering A Community Question, And Assessing Methodological Approaches, Marco Sebastian Spodek
Senior Projects Spring 2017
Biogeochemical cycles mitigate the movement of nutrients through ecosystems at a variety of scales. Within aquatic systems, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are especially critical due to their high influence on primary production and decomposition. However, in excess, N and P can pose hazardous ecological effects downstream. Excessive loading of both N and P to waterways can facilitate harmful algal blooms or dead zones in reservoirs and at drainage points. Extensive research over the past half century has shown that the majority of nutrient loading to aquatic systems is the result of anthropogenic land use. While the effects of these …