Research presentation for Environmental purposed

1. Mexico's Phosphate
problem
Created by: Jacob McCullum

2. Outline
• Define Phosphorous and why its important while explain where we initially get
it from
• then I will tell you about the climate in Mexico
• Tell you a “vital” discovery found off the coast of san juanico, Mexico
• Explain why the discovery is “vital”
• Problems Mexico has for their country
• The future implications of Mexico or conclusion

3. What is phosphate and why is this important?
• Phosphate is vital to chemical fertilizers used to grow food around the world.
With a growing demand for food and a diminishing supply from traditional
sources, fertilizer producers are looking for new sources.
• Population increase means higher demand for food we produce food from
“phosphate”
• Current population is 7.5 Billion

5. Mexico climate• The Climate in Mexico
varies according to its
topography. Along the
coast (on both sides of
the country) it is hot and
humid. As you look to
the coast of Mexico you
see how the temperature
is important being the
green- which means that
the summers are warm
and summers are rainy
which is good for crops
or plants or food.

6. what's found on the coast of san juanico,
Mexico that’s important?
• Two companies found phosphate in the water off the coast of san juanico,
Mexico.
• Initially we've been getting phosphorous from rocks on land, but we basically
found some off the coast of san juanico, Mexico.
this discovery is important to the environment and the human race.

7. Why is this discovery so vital to the world?
• Phosphate it’s a keystone resource, we use phosphate to grow food. The
growth of food any type any where requires phosphors.
• It’s a large amount under the sediment more than ever discovered
• It could help reduce the starvation rate on planet earth.

8. Mexico problem based off of what's been said?
• The problem Mexico is having is there is a group of Mexican and American
companies want to dredge up that phosphate off the coast of san juanico,
Mexico
• The dredging of the phosphorous will hurt Mexico tourist, harm the turtles,
decrease their profit for the sell of fish and also harm the ecosystem

9. Future Implications