'Source pollution' presentation slideshows

Water Treatment

Water Treatment. Most water must first be made potable. Potable means suitable for drinking. Water treatment removes elements such as mercury, arsenic, and lead, which are poisonous to humans even in low concentrations.

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CHAPTER 11

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Chapter 11 water

Chapter 11 water. 11.1 Water Resources 11.2 Water Use and Management 11.3 Water Pollution. Key Terms. Surface Water River System Watershed Groundwater Aquifer Porosity Permeability Recharge Zone Percolation. Infiltration Precipitation Transpiration Evaporation Condensation.

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The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948

1. 2. 3. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948. Provided state and local governments with technical assistance funds to address water pollution problems, including research Water pollution was viewed as primarily a state and local problem

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From the Land Ethic to the Earth Ethic: Environmental Ethics in a Time of Global Climate Change

From the Land Ethic to the Earth Ethic: Environmental Ethics in a Time of Global Climate Change. by J. Baird Callicott University Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy Department of Philosophy and Religion Studies ECOLO 14 June, 2012 Brussels, Belgium.

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Welcome Envirothon Students!

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Thursday Dec. 12, 2013 BrainTeaser

Thursday Dec. 12, 2013 BrainTeaser. What raises the salinity of ocean water? What lowers the salinity of ocean water? What is an upwelling and why is it important? Why are estuaries one of the most productive ecosystems on earth?. Why is the water encountered on earth rarely pure ?

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Kelly Hayden

Using GIS to Evaluate Erosion as a Potential Pathway for Nutrient Pollution in Little Kickapoo Creek, Illinois. Kelly Hayden. Background. Agriculture in Midwest is overloading streams with nutrients from fertilizers Causes: surface runoff, tile drainage, groundwater flow, erosion

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Water Conservation & Water Quality

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Water Pollution

Water Pollution. Water pollution can come from a number of different sources. If the pollution comes from a single source, such as an oil spill, it is called point-source pollution. If the pollution comes from many sources, it is called nonpoint-source pollution.

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Water Pollution

Water Pollution. Water Pollution Occurs In Developed Countries. In developing countries, water pollution is caused mainly from dumping raw sewage into the water supply. In developed countries, water pollution comes mainly from 3 sources Municipal pollution Industrial pollution

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Functional Linkage of Watersheds and Streams (FLoWS): Network-based ArcGIS tools to analyze freshwater ecosystems

CR - 829095. Input rasters to generate RCAs. 1.) Filled DEM + 2.) Flow Direction + 3.) Stream Reaches ? 4.) RCAs (Yellow). Landscape network features and associated relationships table. Functional Linkage of Watersheds and Streams (FLoWS):

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