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The annual meeting of the Withlacoochee Area Residents, Inc. (W.A.R. Inc.) was

WE TAKE AIR FOR GRANTED, YET IT IS AMAZING.

held last week for a full house of members and friends. Speaker for the evening was Dr.

Here are just a few of the properties of air which make life possible upon the Earth:

Robert Bonde, USGS. Dr. Bonde is a research wildlife biologist for the Sirenia Project with

Oxygen for breathing:

the U.S.Geological Survey. His duties include life history monitoring of regional mana-

The amount of oxygen in the air is 21%,

tee populations, consulting with the NCAA-Fisheries Working Group for Unusual Marine

which is just perfect. If there were less,

Mammal Mortality Events, USFWS Manatee Rescue, release, tracking, genetics, research

then the animals would be breathless. If

projects and much more. He has been working with manatees over 37 years.

there was too much, fires would burn con-

Along with some brilliant pictures of manatees, maps, and information, Bonde

passed around a manatee skull showing how their teeth march or move forward and they

Carbon dioxide for pho-

have an unlimited supply. The manatee are herbivore, feeding on vegetation, surfacing every

tosynthesis: Plants convert the carbon di-

7 to 15 minutes and in Red Tide usually sink to the bottom and die. One out of four are killed

oxide into other carbon compounds.

by watercraft or boat. Bonde also shared a manatee rib which serves as a ballast weight belt.

Nitrogen for plants: Ni-

Their skin is one inch thick so a hit by a prop may scar but 98% of deaths are from a broken

trogen is needed for cellular growth.

bone or hurt lung. With manatee there is not a lot of social bonding except between mother

Radiation screen: Air acts like a screen preventing the sun's harmful

and calf and gestation is one year. In 1084 there were 100 manatee in Crystal River but with

ultraviolet radiation from coming through.

births out pacing mortality there are now approximately 700 in the river.

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WAR was organized in 1984 in response to threats to the quality of life for resi-

pare this to our moon with no air,Phone: a dark sky.

causing (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

dents living on the lower Withlacoochee River. The group was instrumental in getting the

Withlacoochee River designated as a Outstanding Florida Waterway. The organizEtmail , Tom Russell, Publisher:um for sound: Our air makes it easy for DebbieoRussell, ir

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most recent efforts have focused on herbicide applications that are disrupting the environWebsimol: cthenewscaster.comso newscasterarchives.com d history.newscasterarchives.c

tese ules vibrate in the air · that we hear birds singing an · insects chirping.

Medium for vision: Air is colorless, allowing ckear vision.

mental quality of the lower Withlacoochee River below Lake Rousseau. Their primary focus

Medium for smell: Air is odorless, therefore, we are able to smell

has been on activities that have a high potential to degrade groundwater and surface water

quality which we believe is the most important sustainability issue facing area residents. A

Medium for thermal insulation: Air acts like a thermal blanket for

new name for WAR has been proposed and being considered..Withlacoochee Aquatic Res-

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Earth, preventing temperature extremes. On the moon, where there is no air, the tem-

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perature when the sun is shining is 250oF (123°C). When there is no sun, the tempera-

ture drops to -380oF (-231°C).

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Medium for pressure: Air has pressure that keeps the different parts

of our bodies in place. Astronauts' facesipabcome vy pf becuef ck  

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 pressure.    

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To design a single substance to prms ny complexunionsrepre- 

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 entamasterpieceof      often

  s     design! Engineers  design products to optimize a single

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    

functional purpose. Yet, air has many wonderful properties providing powerful evi-

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    

dence of God's unfathomable intellect and creativity.

   Blesdbehe LrG,he God aelWho only does rou hig! -

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