FBI

FBI THEORY

EVIDENCE

• EnviroMax applied more than the maximum amount of fertilizer and pesticides at the golf course" hand out 39
• The extra runs off in to the water causing rapid growth in the algae not letting the Bactria that the mussels eat get sunlight to re produce

DATA

• Over 40 years Lancer farm has fertilizer corn beside the river
• Over the year more and more mussels had died from it
• lancer farm had more than 150 bussles on corns per acre
• Lancer and other farmers are benefiting the increase demand for blended gasoline
• EnviroMax also has chemical spraying for mosquito control

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SOLUTION

• They should use a less than the standard amount. -handout 39
• " They used above average amount of fertilizer" -hand out 39
• They should spray it after they see if it is supposed to rain in the next couple of days

CONCLUSION

• We think that the decreasing of the mussels has a lot to do with fertilizers and pesticides.
• To find more information go to dgif.Virginia.org
• River mussels .www.com, piedmont water quality.org