Environmental Science Quotes

“With this scientific information in hand, the courts
decided that Los Angeles would have to stop the removal
of water that flowed into Mono Lake. By 2008 the lake
still had not recovered to the level required by the courts,
indicating that diversion of water had been undesirable
for the lake and its ecosystem.”
― Daniel B. Botkin, Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet

“throughout the nation. These are medium-size watersheds, not the entire flow from the nation’s major rivers.
One such watershed is that of the Platte River, a major
tributary of the Missouri River.
The most common herbicides used for growing”
― Daniel B. Botkin, Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet

“Phosphorus is added to
streams and enters the lake. Algae
growth is stimulated, and a dense
layer forms. (c) The algae layer
becomes so dense that the algae at
the bottom die. Bacteria feed on the
dead algae and use up the oxygen.
Finally, fish die from lack”
― Daniel B. Botkin, Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet