Maritime Skills
This captaining command is used to get the rowers to row the boat in reverse.
What is "backwater"?
This gas is primarily responsible for the greenhouse gas effect.
What is CO2?
This is the focus or subject of environmental justice.
What are "people"?
Acidity is measured by this parameter.
What is pH?
This is where we find oars.
What is container 1?
These metal pieces are attached to lines at the bow of the boat and used to hold it in place when in open water.
What are anchors?
These invasive bugs are becoming more and more common in NYC.
What are spotted lanternflies?
This environmental justice crisis, sometimes referred to as the town it affects, began in 2014 when the town switched their fresh water source, which caused old pipes to leech harmful chemicals such as lead into the drinking water supply.
What is the Flint, "Michigan Water Crisis"?
What is 0?
This social work team member's office is in the middle of the three in the lobby.
Who is Ricardo?
What is helicoptering?
These marginalized groups are more likely to be affected by the consequences of those responsible for environmental justice issues.
What are communities of color and/or low-income populations?
The normal salinity range for brackish water.
What is 16-28 ppt?
This is where we find the brooms for cleaning the kitchen and bathrooms.
Where is the closet next to the shop ramp?
These rectangular structures attached to the side of the boat are used to hold the oarlocks in place while rowing.
What are oarblocks?
This type of rapid marine species growth is caused by nutrient runoff from farms and sewer systems and is becoming more common because of the increasing intensity of rainstorms.
What are harmful algal blooms (HABs)
Hunts Point has one of the highest numbers of child hospitalizations in all of New York due to this chronic condition caused by poor air quality.
What is asthma?
This is the number above which dissolved oxygen levels are considered to be healthy.
What is 5?
Where we find dishwashing pods.
Where is the bottom right cabinet, next to the dishwasher?
The flat surface at the stern of the boat, where the names are painted.
What is a transom?
These are the microscopic algae organisms that live in the tissue of their host (coral).
What is zooxanthellae?
This government-run environmental justice organization, founded in 1970, has passed many crucial laws such as the Endangered Species Act.
What is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
MASTS is the acronym for the order of dissolved oxygen reagents. This acronym stands for:
What are Manganous Sulfate, Alkaline Potassium, Sulfuric Acid, "Sodium" Thiosulfate, and Starch Indicator?
This is the founder and director of RtB.
Who is Adam Green?