Freshwater Pollution Guided Notes

Holt Environmental Science Section 5.2, pg. 131

1. What is water pollution? Contaminated water.
2. What are the major causes of water pollution? waste
3. What is point pollution? Provide one example. Waste
directly going into the water
4. What is nonpoint pollution? Provide one example. Water
running downhill and picking up pollution
5. Why is nonpoint pollution a more serious problem? We
dont know where its coming from
6. What is sludge and how do we deal with it? Liquid that
has been treated and we put in land fills
7. What are pathogens? List some examples. Anything that
causes a disease such as a virus or bacteria
8. How can biological magnification affect polluted aquatic
ecosystems? The waste gets moved because of the food
chain

9. What is thermal pollution and why is it a problem?

Thermal pollution is excess heat and its a problem
because it affects the fish in the water because of the
temperature change

10.
What is the Clean Water Act? When was it passed? It
maintains the water making sure it and clean and
drinkable. 1972
11. Why will groundwater pollution be a long-lasting
problem? Because we have to put our waste somewhere
and it just seeps down into the water
12.
Where does most bottled water come from?
Drought ridden places like California