EARTH SCIENCE
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
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Question
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Methane gas would pollute the ocean environment as shoreline organisms begin to die and decay
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Alteration in ocean salt levels would cause loss of species and unbalanced populations in marine food webs
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Nonrenewable resources in the ocean environment would become depleted and upset the ecosystem’s balance.
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Increased levels of salts and minerals would result in overpopulation of marine bivalves due to strengthened shells.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following describes the most likely impact of desalination on the surrounding ocean environment? Alteration in ocean salt levels would cause loss of species and unbalanced populations in marine food webs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Salt water is an abundant resource but unusable for irrigation and drinking. As demands on freshwater sources increase, the use of desalination processes to remove salt from ocean water is increasing. A concern of desalinating water is the large amounts of recovered salts that are returned to the ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -Recycling materials is the process of turning waste materials into new products instead of throwing them away. It is one of the most impactful positive actions humans have taken over the past century. Excessive human consumption of scarce natural resources is at the root of the adverse human impact on the environment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Whaling was a very profitable profession until whale populations crashed. The global community came together to enact a ban on whaling. However, Japan and Norway have not agreed to stop whaling.