https://padlet.com/ryangrogers507/us7x5wmkcfou en-us 2017-02-09 02:46:46 UTC 2023-03-03 14:09:26 UTC hello@padlet.com ryangrogers507 https://padlet.com/ryangrogers507/us7x5wmkcfou/wish/152665195 On January 7, the Lorax and I took a trip to a park located in South Charlotte the day after it snowed several inches. After precipitation falls in the form of snow, runoff occurs once the snow is melted by the Sun. This leads to a process known as runoff, when water runs off land and into bodies of local water. This runoff, although intended to be one small step in the water cycle, can have a detrimental effect on some bodies of water depending on the location. Man-made nutrients buried or sitting on the ground are stripped from where they lay and are carried by the runoff water. These nutrients go into bodies of water such as lakes and rivers in the from of pollutants. These toxins, chemicals, fertilizers, etc. can lead to the speeding up of a phenomenon known as cultural eutrophication. The eutrophication process results in algae blooms which deplete oxygen levels in the water, killing fish and even the body of water, itself. ]]> 2017-02-09 02:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ryangrogers507/us7x5wmkcfou/wish/152665195