Chapter 14 Water Pollution – Reading Guide Vocabulary Learn the definition of each term. The italicized words are not necessarily in the textbook (Check the lecture). The bold words require you to know more than just the definition. For example: Ecosystem service - you should what they are, be able to name several types and describe how we benefit from those services. Point sources Manure lagoon Indicator species Nonpoint sources Acid mine drainage NPDES Wastewater Clean zone Oxygen sag curve Dead zones Recovery zone Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Eutrophication Decomposition zone Maximum Contaminant Level Septic tank Oxygen-depleted zone (Septic (MCL) Leach field Zone) Water Act (CWA) Primary treatment Dissolved oxygen (DO) Total Maximum Daily Load Secondary treatment Biochemical oxygen demand (TMDL) Tertiary treatment (BOD) Thermal pollution Disinfection (Chlorine/UV/ozone) Escherichia coli (E. Coli) Turbidity Sewage sludge Fecal coliform bacteria Pollutants Nitrate Pathogens Mercury Phosphate Oil PCBs Thermal Pollution Sediment Acid Mine Drainage MTBE Endocrine disruptors Acid Rain Cholera Oxygen demanding waste Noise pollution Cryptosporidium Lead Giardia Arsenic Reading Outline The Chesapeake Bay What are the challenges faced by Chesapeake Bay? Where are the nutrients entering the Bay coming from? What are they causing? Where is the sediment coming from? How does it harm the Bay? What chemicals are entering the Bay? How do they harm the Bay? The Chesapeake Bay Action Plan was developed to the Bay. Describe THREE things that might be part of that action plan (not in the reading you will have to think) – 14.1 Pollution can come from specific sites or broad areas What is the difference between a point source and a non-point source? Provide a few examples of each. Which is easier to control? 14.2 Human wastewater is a common pollutant Where does wastewater come from? Why is it difficult to prevent it from contaminating drinking water?
Chapter 14 – Water Pollution Reading Guide Vocabulary Learn the definition of each term. The italicized words are not necessarily in the textbook (Check the lecture). The bold words require you to know more than just the definition. For example: Ecosystem service - you should what they are, be able to name several types and describe how we benefit from those services. Point sources Nonpoint sources Wastewater Dead zones Eutrophication Septic tank Leach field Primary treatment Secondary treatment Tertiary treatment Disinfection (Chlorine/UV/ozone) Sewage sludge Manure lagoon Acid mine drainage Clean zone Recovery zone Decomposition zone Oxygen-depleted zone (Septic Zone) Dissolved oxygen (DO) Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) Escherichia coli (E. Coli) Fecal coliform bacteria Indicator species NPDES Oxygen sag curve Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) Water Act (CWA) Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Thermal pollution Turbidity Pollutants Nitrate Phosphate Thermal Pollution MTBE Cholera Cryptosporidium Giardia Pathogens Oil Sediment Endocrine disruptors Oxygen demanding waste Lead Arsenic Mercury PCBs Acid Mine Drainage Acid Rain Noise pollution Reading Outline The Chesapeake Bay What are the challenges faced by Chesapeake Bay? Where are the nutrients entering the Bay coming from? What are they causing? Where is the sediment coming from? How does it harm the Bay? What chemicals are entering the Bay? How do they harm the Bay? The Chesapeake Bay Action Plan was developed to the Bay. Describe THREE things that might be part of that action plan (not in the reading – you will have to think) 14.1 Pollution can come from specific sites or broad areas What is the difference between a point source and a non-point source? Provide a few examples of each. Which is easier to control? 14.2 Human wastewater is a common pollutant Where does wastewater come from? Why is it difficult to prevent it from contaminating drinking water?
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