Sentences with phrase «aquatic ecosystem damage»

The scientists describe naturally - occurring mercury levels similar to man - made contamination found today near smelters, where significant aquatic ecosystem damage has also been experienced.

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In the environment, ammonia can damage terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

«Oil spills are a global problem and wreak havoc on our aquatic ecosystems, not to mention cost billions of dollars in damage,» Chen said.

Heat waves, extreme precipitation events and flooding or extreme droughts, are also what actually cause climate damage — for instance lower agricultural productivity (as during the extremely hot 2003 summer in Western Europe) or biodiversity decline at ecosystem levels ranging from aquatic desert systems to entire rainforest biomes.

UV radiation has been shown to be particularly damaging to inhabitants of aquatic ecosystems, including amphibians, shrimp, fish and phytoplankton, said Mills.

Acid rain corrodes buildings and structures and acidifies freshwater environments, damaging aquatic ecosystems (5).