CHEM 151 (Fisher)

Is there chemical evidence of the Carlsbad desalination plant affecting nearby seawater?

• Chemical evidence: chemistry, testing, sampling, salinity, ions, pH, alkalinity, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, chlorine, sulfate
• Carlsbad desalination plant: Agua Hedionda Lagoon, desalination brine, ecological impact, biological impact, long-term impact, regulations, California Coastal Commission, Pacific Ocean
• Seawater: marine, ocean, coastal, brackish, runoff, contamination, pollution, marine organisms, phytoplankton, algae, seaweed, fish, mammals

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• “Quotation marks” searches words side by side ("desalination brine")
• AND searches all terms (desalination AND pacific)
• OR finds either term; useful for synonyms (sampling OR testing) or when either term will do (potassium OR magnesium)
• When using OR in a complex search, place OR search terms in parentheses (potassium OR magnesium) AND "desalination brine" 
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