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water pollution
Water, Water Everywhere chapters 5-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Best way to increase amount of available water for a population. | reduce water usage through water conservation |
| Waste water from sinks and tubs, no human biological wastes | greywater |
| Can be used to irrigate flowerbeds and water trees | greywater |
| Raising freshwater and marine plants and animals for food | Aquaculture |
| Way to demonstrate good stewardship of natural resources when raising fish through aquaculture | raise fish with as little pollution as possible |
| Best interpretation of quote: "We all live downstream." | Everyone's wastewater is someone's water resource |
| Which is true about water as a natural resource? | water is renewable and requires good stewardship |
| chemical often used to kill microorganisms in water treatment and waste water | chlorine |
| waste from a pipe flowing into a river | point source pollution |
| water runoff from a city street | non-point source pollution |
| fertilizer sprayed onto a field | non-point source pollution |
| runoff that contains fertilizers and pesticides | non-point source pollution |
| Major cause of disease and death, especially in developing countries | dumping human waste into rivers and streams |
| oil spill resulting from an accident to a ship carrying oil as cargo | point source pollution |
| Deadly bacterial disease that has been limited due to implementation of water quality standards | cholera |
| Chemical added to clean water supplies to fight tooth decay | fluoride |
| Odorless and tasteless chemical difficult to detect and monitor in the water supply | arsenic |
| Main source for arsenic contamination of drinking water | farms and industry |
| This important part of water treatment removes small particles from the water | Filtration |
| Why should prescription and over the counter drugs not be disposed of in the sink or toilet | drugs may enter the water cycle |
| Why are water quality standards necessary | prevent water from having excessive levels of pollutants |
| Main reason scientists monitor the water quality of water sources | to protect the health of humans |
| Most important way to protect the quality of a local river basin? | planting and protecting plants around streams and lakes |
| Application of fertilizer in fields and lawns | non-point source pollution |
| regulate waste discharge from an industrial factory | point source pollution |
| When establishing a new town, the most important aspect of the community to develop first | clean water source |
| Profession most likely to monitor the hydrosphere daily | meteorologist |
| Profession that studies water and water quality | hydrologist |
| How can communities best determine if methods used to maintain water quality can justify the economic trade-offs involved? | evaluate the health benefits of higher water quality |
| reason why public beaches and recreational waterways are carefully monitored | to protect citizens from potential disease |
| Why is it important to understand how to properly dispose of wastes? | improper disposal of wastes in a water shed affects the organisms living in the water downstream |
| One way to help prevent pollution of lakes and rivers | control soil erosion around lakes and rivers |
| Why do we monitor levels of microorganisms at beaches in summer time | monitoring water quality is important to public health |
| Why have laws and regulations been established for builders of new construction? | to minimize the impact of pollution on the environment |
| Which government organization was created to monitor and devise regulations regarding water quality in the United States? | Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| Which act was passed in regards to water quality in the United States? | The Clean Water Act of 1972 |
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