There will be an effect on nature plants and fish will die and economic damage.

The benzene will remain in the ice until spring, and the (situation) will be dragged out.

The benzene will remain in the ice until spring, and the [situation] will be dragged out.

We must consider the distinctive characters and the general nature of plants from the point of view of their morphology , their behavior under external conditions, their mode of generation, and the whole course of their life.

The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway

I saw that animals were important. I saw that plants were even more important. I was also to learn that compared to many of the other species, we weren't important at all except for the damage we do. We do not rule the natural world, despite our conspicuous position in it. On the contrary, it is our lifeline, and we do well to try to understand its rules.