Walton.Red Tides by Isaiah Walton

Azhar

walto961 — 2024-03-05 16:57:35 UTC

Lopez said untreated sewage discharge, nutrient runoffs from various sources, and toxic waste from phosphorus mining leaking into Florida’s open waters act as a booster for red tide, which thrives in nutrient rich conditions

Azhar

walto961 — 2024-03-05 16:58:09 UTC

… said Jaclyn Lopez, Florida director at the Center for Biological Diversity, adding: 'If the state regulators instead just stopped pollution at the source by holding polluters accountable, Florida would have a much better chance at turning the corner on its water quality crisis.'

Cohen

walto961 — 2024-03-05 16:58:31 UTC

To prevent that from happening, officials had to pump that wastewater into local waterways. Over the course of 10 days, more than 215 million gallons of wastewater filled with environmentally toxic levels of nutrients were unleashed into Tampa Bay.

Connection

walto961 — 2024-03-07 16:05:31 UTC

By dumping more than 200 million gallons of wastewater full of nitrogen and phosphorus, officials pumped Tampa Bay full of nutrients that accelerate the growth of K. brevis

Azhar

walto961 — 2024-03-10 19:56:28 UTC

Last July, Pinellas County officials reported collecting 600 tons of dead fish as the red tide peaked [...] Dead dolphins, manatees and other marine mammals were removed in large numbers from the beaches and coastal waters.

Powell

walto961 — 2024-03-10 20:02:54 UTC

Karenia brevis is a single-celled organism [...], which can produce neurotoxins. This can irritate the respiratory systems of humans and attack the central nervous systems of fish. Other wildlife can also be affected by a red tide.

Connection

walto961 — 2024-03-10 20:09:23 UTC

K. Brevis is able to impact different species throughout an ecosystem. From the filter shellfish originally ingesting the algae, to the various mammals and wildlife that feed on those shellfish.

Landsberg 3

walto961 — 2024-03-10 20:26:42 UTC

Depending on the species, shellfish are able to accumulate varying concentrations of brevetoxins (Landsberg, 2002) and thus are significant sources for the potential transfer of toxins up the food chain.

Morey 15

walto961 — 2024-03-19 15:52:40 UTC

The response of these nuclear-encoded regulators of organellar RNA preceded that of the photosystem, suggesting a role in the reactivation of energy production in response to both N- and P-addition

Connection

walto961 — 2024-03-19 15:55:13 UTC

Powell is defining what Karenia brevis is, a single-celled dinoflagellate, which produces harmful neurotoxins that affect both marine life and the human population. The second quote expands on the conditions that K. brevis thrive in.

Tominak 1

walto961 — 2024-03-27 02:38:02 UTC

Salinity was positively correlated with red tide occurrence … and a documented long-term increase in salinity … may be a major factor in the long-term increase in bloom frequency