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dangerous chemicals from a nearby mine have entered this lake. How do you think these chemicals will affect the fish in the lake?​

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As a result of daily activities, man has been altering the environment since before recorded history. Increased urbanization, the Industrial Revolution, and an overall larger population base have accelerated the process considerably. While providing numerous societal benefits, modern chemical technology has also brought about a marked increase in the number and variety of chemicals ultimately entering natural surface waters. The last century has witnessed a substantial growth of the chemical industry and it is estimated that there are presently over two million known, chemical compounds in existence, with nearly 250,000 new compounds currently synthesized each year. Of this number, it is estimated that approximately 1,000 new chemicals each year will find their way into the environment as the end result of marketing, use, and disposal.

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The fish might start to die, and it will take a few generations of fish to be born before they have adapted to the chemicals in the water. If the water gets better after that, they will start to die again because they are not buoy for the environment and the whole or esa would start again.
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