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Lab #6

Q1A: Lake management is a process. A lake manager displays a willingness to study a lake, to assess its status and its needs, and to determine how best to maximize the

lake’s potential as a thriving ecosystem. Lake management can be as simple as fostering the practices of stewardship among lake homeowners and other interested individuals. It can also include taking an active role in altering specific ecological relationships within the lake and its watershed to make a lake healthy and keep it healthy. Lake management can also include protecting the health of a lake ecosystem through a plan of preventive action. Lake management, to be effective, requires the coordinated efforts of a group of individuals in the form of a lake association, sporting or conservation club, or another organization or group of stewards.

Q2A: Many freshwater lakes, streams, and ponds are polluted. The causes of pollution depend on many different factors. These factors vary in different parts of the world. Farming chemicals can cause algae to bloom. These microscopic organisms can take over a freshwater habitat like this pond. For example, in parts of the US, fertilizers and pesticides are two major sources of pollution. In many farms, chemicals are sprayed on crops to help them grow and to prevent bugs. When it rains, the extra fertilizers and pesticides flow into streams.

Q3A: Water pollution affects the health of the waterway, the health of the organisms living in and around the waterway, and, eventually, the health of humans. The effects of water pollution can range from aquatic deformities to contaminated fish to "dead" lakes. Here are some examples:

1) Aquatic diseases and deformities.

2) Human health issues.