diff --git a/docs/description.md b/docs/description.md index 8eff43ed1275c63d9269d03a529b9fe3b75de66f..7f0fd641303eeeef0210d42f8567bdac116fc6eb 100644 --- a/docs/description.md +++ b/docs/description.md @@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ Furthermore these anthropogenic activities have led to the development of marine  -**Figure 5.** Global distribution of the marine eutrophication characterization factors in damage level units (Cosme & Hauschild, 2017). +**Figure 4.** Global distribution of the marine eutrophication characterization factors in damage level units (Cosme & Hauschild, 2017).  -**Figure 6.** World map detailing marine dead zones, hypoxia-induced coral reef mortality, and coral reef presence and densities. High density of dead zones can be observed in the North Sea, attributed to the excess nitrogen run-off-induced hypoxia (Altieri et al., 2017). +**Figure 5.** World map detailing marine dead zones, hypoxia-induced coral reef mortality, and coral reef presence and densities. High density of dead zones can be observed in the North Sea, attributed to the excess nitrogen run-off-induced hypoxia (Altieri et al., 2017). ## Our Inspiration and Solution @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ As a team, we were primarily inspired by seeing the severe algal bloom state of  -**Figure 7.** De Vijf Koppen, Stadspark, Maastricht. Picture taken by our team member, Devyani Ravi, on June 7th, 2024. +**Figure 6.** De Vijf Koppen, Stadspark, Maastricht. Picture taken by our team member, Devyani Ravi, on June 7th, 2024. We immediately saw a need for new innovative solutions to manage and mitigate eutrophication. Noting the severity of the problem, our team was further inspired by freshwater eutrophication projects of previous iGEM teams ([Dusseldorf 2020](https://2020.igem.org/Team:Duesseldorf/Eutrophication), [Wageningen 2021](https://2021.igem.org/Team:Wageningen_UR), [Anatolia 2022](https://2022.igem.wiki/anatolia-college-hs/index.html), [Wego-Taipei 2022](https://2022.igem.wiki/wego-taipei/), [Bonn-Rherinbach 2023](https://2023.igem.wiki/bonn-rheinbach/)). The decision to focus on coastal areas was made for a more global approach, while simultaneously giving our team a concrete location for our GMO.As this is both a local and a worldwide problem, this decision gives the less acknowledged area of marine eutrophication bioremediation the attention we believe that it deserves. Prevention of the coastal spread is essential for marine biodiversity which directly faces the consequences of eutrophication such as harmful algal blooms (HABs), hypoxia, and ecosystem degradation (Marine, 2024). This disrupts food chains and the overall health of marine environments. These algal blooms can also have detrimental consequences for human health such as exotoxins both in marine accumulation and airborne (Sanseverino et al., 2016).