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Nutrient Dynamics Of The San Francisco Estuary, Kirsten Wong, Rhea Quezon
Nutrient Dynamics Of The San Francisco Estuary, Kirsten Wong, Rhea Quezon
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Over the last few decades, the San Francisco Estuary has experienced a decline in primary productivity that has resulted in the scarcity of food at higher trophic levels. Previous literature has attributed this decline in primary productivity to the increased grazing of the invasive clam, Potamocorbula amurensis. However, there have been occasions of phytoplankton blooms during times of high P. amurensis abundance. This conundrum has been deemed the “clam paradox.” Through a literature review, we have investigated that increased clam grazing is not solely responsible for the decline of primary productivity. Rather, the NH4 excreted from P. amurensis combined with …
Toxic Treasure Island: Finding Radium Instead Of Gold, Nicole Rejer
Toxic Treasure Island: Finding Radium Instead Of Gold, Nicole Rejer
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This presentation explores the Navy’s controversial use of radioactive materials in former decades on Treasure Island. It highlights the incomplete cleanup of contaminated soil and radioactive materials, and how current radiation measures are damaging to present-day residents’ health. Finally, it explains the city’s current plans for redeveloping the island, and how many public officials are ignoring the entire radiation problem, as long as other environmental issues Treasure Island residents face on a daily basis.