Muddy lake
I am a scientist specialized in aquatic pollution, I would like to explain some basic facts concerning the case of the "muddy lake". The issue of this case is to know if the engineer-contractor is responsible for the turbid water of the lake. Before answering the question, we have to know all the elements of the case. The question is why we have turbid water after expensive work done by professional, is it the company fault or is it another factor.The community hired scientific consultants to make some quick tests of the water and they determined that the year round-turbidity was due to fine clay particles, which came from an abandoned factory. There were almost no algae and the problem was due to a great amount of suspended mineral particles. It wasn't a biological problem. On this base, the community engaged an excellent and expensive engineering contracting firm in order to stop the run off of the clay into the lake. They did their work, and the lake was not turbid until the next spring. During all the summer the water was turbid, reaching a peak by early summer. Although the lake water seemed to clear up over the winter and early spring of the following year, the turbid water wa
We see that the turbid water is not due to the fine clay particles. There are natural light-dependent biological processes that occur. I believe that the firm is not responsible for what happens, they were paid to do a particular work, they did it well. Today we have an increase of the biological activities, the lake is "alive", and it is good news for the community. I think that the first consultant did an error by neglecting the biological processes. The first study was not complete, and we see the consequences for the both parts, the community and the engineering firm. The community is outraged, and the firm loses a good reputation even if their work was good. The first scientific consultants did not pay attention to this important fact and they just asked to stop the clay particle runoff in order to get clear water. They did not think about the consequences, and they forgot the main point. What will be the result of a modification of the lake ecosystem? Once the particle runoff stopped, the light would penetrate into the water. Light means energy for the ecosystem. This energy is used for photosynthesis, which is the build up of organic matter. With light, algae can develop. Light is often considered as a limiting factor for primar
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Approximate Word count = 840
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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