Friday February 13

Chapter 21 Reading Guide

1. There are 4 headings in this chapter
1. Surface Water Pollution
2. Ground Water Pollution
3. Ocean Pollution
4. Water Pollution Controls
2. For each of the above sections (EXCEPT the Water Pollution Control), identify the sources of the contaminants. The sources can be broken down into the following categories
1. Non-Point Source
2. Background
3. Municipal
4. Industrial
5. Other
3. For each of the categories (EXCEPT the Water Pollution Control), identify the types of contaminants that result from each of the sources.
4. For each of the contaminants, identify the effects of the contaminants on 
1. ecosystem functions
2. plant systems
3. animal systems
4. human health

Vocabulary

1. coliform bacteria
2. eutrophication (natural and cultural)
3. fecal streptococcal bacteria
4. inorganic nutrients
5. natural succession
6. point source pollution
7. non-point source pollution
8. red tide
9. stream bed aggradation
10. thermal shock
11. silviculture
12. cryptosporidium
13. "bio-brick"

Legislation

1. Medical Waste Tracking Act
2. Ocean Dumping Ban Act
3. Oil Pollution Act
4. Plastic Pollution Control Act
5. Clean Water Act
6. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

Alphabet Soup

1. BOD
2. DO
3. CWA
4. PCB
5. NPDES

Critical Thinking

1. "As a general rule, each ton of materials that we throw away is preceded by 5 tons of manufactured waste and 20 tons of waste generated at the source (the mine or forest where the raw material is acquired)."
2. "It is a crime to catch a fish in some lakes and and a miracle in others" -Evan Esar
3. What does the presence (or absence) of particular organisms (fish and invertebrates) tell us about the amount of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic ecosystem?
4. What relationship did you find between groundwater contamination, fracking and the availability of drinking water from aquifers?