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Do Now: Movie: Water Pollution the Dirty Details Copy the questions into your notebook. While watching the movie answer the following: 1) What is water pollution? 2) Explain the 2 types of pollution. 3) What is the leading source of pollution?
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Aim: What are the causes and effects of water pollution? Concept 20-1A Water pollution causes illness and death in humans and other species, and disrupts ecosystems. Concept 20-1B The chief sources of water pollution are agricultural activities, industrial facilities, and mining, but growth in population and resource use make it increasingly worse.
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Key Concepts Concept 20-1A Water pollution causes illness and death in humans and other species, and disrupts ecosystems. Concept 20-1B The chief sources of water pollution are agricultural activities, industrial facilities, and mining, but growth in population and resource use make it increasingly worse.
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Water Pollution Comes from Point and Nonpoint Sources Water pollution – Change in water quality that can harm organisms or make water unfit for human uses – Contamination with chemicals – Excessive heat
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Point Sources Located at specific places Easy to identify, monitor, and regulate Examples
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Nonpoint Sources Broad, diffuse areas Difficult to identify and control Expensive to clean up
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Do we understand the difference between point and non point sources of pollution?
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Water Pollution Comes from Point and Nonpoint Sources Leading causes of water pollution 1.Agriculture activities Sediment eroded from the lands Fertilizers and pesticides Bacteria from livestock and food processing wastes 2.Industrial facilities 3.Mining
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Point Source of Polluted Water in Gargas, France
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Nonpoint Sediment from Unprotected Farmland Flows into Streams What do you think the owner of this farm could have done to prevent such sediment pollution?
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Lake Polluted with Mining Wastes
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Plastic Wastes in Mountain Lake
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Major Water Pollutants Have Harmful Effects Infectious disease organisms: contaminated drinking water The World Health Organization (WHO) – 1.6 million people die every year, mostly under the age of 5
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Science Focus: Testing Water for Pollutants Variety of tests to determine water quality Coliform bacteria: Escherichia coli, significant levels Level of dissolved oxygen (DO) Chemical analysis
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Science Focus: Testing Water for Pollutants Indicator species – Examples Bacteria and yeast glow in the presence of a particular toxic chemical Color and turbidity of the water
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Water Quality as Measured by Dissolved Oxygen Content in Parts per Million
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Summary With point source pollution the solution is easier. However, with non-point source pollution the solution is not as a simple. How can governments ensure water quality when they cannot ensure the immediate source?
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