1. Environmental Impact of PH Balance Why is Proper PH Balance Important to our environment and we humans By Johnson Utibe Nkanga

2. WHAT IS PH PPH is actually a figure expressing the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a logarithmic scale on which 7 is neutral, lower values are actually acidic or alkaline in nature. PPH is the short form of Potential Hydrogen

3. HOW DOES PH BALANCE RELATE TO US?  Plants depend on proper PH balance so as to produce essential minerals and nutrients if not they might die.  Fishes also need good PH level maintenance in water, if not it might lead to a little miscarriage in their blood PH level which is harmful to them.  As humans if our body PH level isn’t properly balanced, we won’t process the minerals and nutrients we get from our food into our body.

4. CAUSES OF ACIDIC PH IN OUR BODY  Cellular respiration (Aerobic respiration of glucose)  Anaerobic respiration of glucose  Breaking down fatty acids  Breaking down sulfur- containing amino acids  Breaking down nucleic acid and phosphoproteins

5. (Cellular Energy) ADP + Pі CC ₆ H ₁₂ O ₆ + 6O ₂ → 6CO ₂ + 6H ₂ O ( Glucose ) (Oxygen gas) (Carbon dioxide) (Water) CCO ₂ + H ₂ O H ₂ CO ₃ HCO ₃⁻ + H ⁺ (Weak Acid) (Weak base or acid) Cellular respiration

6. Solution : Buffering Agents There are two types  Extracellular which involves bicarbonate and ammonia  Intracellular which involves proteins and phosphate

7. The bicarbonate buffering system  H ₂CO₃ HCO₃⁻ + H⁺ CO₃⁻ + 2H⁺