Human Effects of Pollution, Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water

Introduction
Ecology is the study of organisms and their relationship with the environment. As the human population grows so does our wealth of knowledge and ability to make all kinds of new products! These man made materials are essentially beneficial to our living situations but in reality they play and adverse role once their initial purpose has been carried out. In our biology class we have been studying how organisms rely on each other for energy. Recall that we talked about how you are what you eat, since when you eat something you're taking in everything that had to eat as well. In this blog you will learn about what is going into our food and drinks that you may not be aware of and I will want you to predict what kind of an effect this could have on different ecosystems.


Research Questions
On this blog you will learn the answers to the following questions:
1. Do human pharmaceuticals affect the drug levels in municipal sewage systems?
2. What implication do these drugs have on drinking water?
3. What effects do the drugs have on living organisms that live within the water ecosystems?

Your Task
Any time you see those words on this blog, it means that you having something to do that you will be graded on. Read whatever the message is and respond to the task at hand, if you have any questions, remember you can always email me at jkbaker86@gmail.com. Good Luck!

Be sure to start from the bottom of the page and work your way up... that way you will be getting the information that you need in order to respond to your tasks.