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Trophic cascades are powerful indirect interactions that can control entire ecosystems. Trophic cascades occur when predators limit the density and/or behavior of their prey and thereby enhance survival of the next lower trophic level.
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1) Increased probability of hazardous chemical contamination.
2) Air, water, and soil pollution.
3) Mortality in both terrestrial and aquatic organisms.
4) Development of diseases in humans.
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The improper disposal of electronic waste can have detrimental consequences for the environment and, as a result, to all living beings including humans.
If electronic waste is thrown away in an open area, it warms up and releases hazardous chemicals that are detrimental for the health of living beings. This occurs because <u>electronic objects contain toxic chemicals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, amongst others</u>.
These chemicals will eventually enter both soil and water, harming thousands to millions of terrestrial and aquatic organisms. Moreover, these chemicals will enter the food chain and, as humans consume these affected organisms, we are also affected in numerous ways. For example, ingesting these chemicals could cause reproductive issues, damage to both the nervous and digestive systems, the development of cancer, etc.
The oceans, lower atmosphere, and continents are parts of the biosphere.
The biosphere is composed of the parts of planet Earth where life exists and it is the total of all the ecosystems. The biosphere along with lithosphere (rock), hydrosphere (water) and atmosphere (air) are the four layers that surround the earth. The biosphere covers a wide area from the deepest root systems of trees, to rainforest, to the ocean depth and high mountaintops. The biosphere contains living organisms and nonliving things from which they obtain energy and nutrients.
