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Water Pollution: Worksheet

Name: ________________ Date: ___________

1. What are three major types of water pollutants? Name and describe a few examples for each one.

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a. examples:

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b. examples:

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c. examples:

2. Explain the relationship between the following terms: eutrophication, nutrients, dissolved oxygen levels, and algae.

3. What are the two major causes of eutrophication?

4. What is the difference between point and nonpoint pollution?

5. Determine if each type of water pollution is from a point or nonpoint source.

|Damaged waste water pipe |______________ |

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|Leaking underground storage tank |______________ |

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|Soil and silt from farms |______________ |

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|Waste runoff from hog farms |______________ |

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|Chemicals from a paper mill |______________ |

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|Acid rain |______________ |

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|Dish water released from homes |______________ |

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|Fertilizer runoff from golf courses |______________ |

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|Heated water released from Duke Power Plant into Eno Creek |______________ |

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|Raw sewage released from waste treatment plants | |

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|Oil spilled from an ocean tanker | |

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6. Describe an issue with the cleaning up of groundwater pollution.

7. List at least two major effects of oil pollution

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