ppt on water pollution(for lpu students especially)
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2.
3. Fig. 15-2 p. 307
Freshwater Readily accessible freshwater
Biota
0.0001%
Rivers
0.0001%
Atmospheric
water vapor
0.0001%
Lakes
0.0007%
Soil
moisture
0.0005%
Groundwater
0.592%
Ice caps
and glaciers
0.592%
0.014%
4. Humans use about 54% of reliable runoff
Agriculture
Industry
Domestic
Power plants
Fig. 15-4 p. 309
United States
Industry 11%
Public 10%
Power
cooling
38%
Agriculture
38%
5. Two types of water subject to pollution
•Surface water – rivers, lakes, oceans
• Uses: drinking, recreational [fishing, boating, swimming],
irrigation.
•Groundwater- occurs beneath a water table in soils or
rocks; subject to pollution from toxic chemicals.
• Uses: drinking, irrigation, etc
6. • Water pollution
• Point sources
• Located at specific places
• Easy to identify, monitor, and regulate
• Examples
7. Nonpoint sources
◦ Broad, diffuse areas
◦ Difficult to identify and control
◦ Expensive to clean up
◦ Examples
8. Other sources of water pollution
◦ Parking lots
◦ Human-made materials
E.g., plastics
◦ Climate change due to global warming
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10.
11. Fig. 20-A, p. 535
Good 8–9
Water
Quality DO (ppm) at 20°C
Slightly
polluted 6.7–8
Moderately
polluted 4.5–6.7
Heavily
polluted
Gravely
polluted Below 4
4–4.5
12. Fig. 20-5, p. 536
Point source
Pollution-
tolerant fishes
(carp, gar)Types of
organisms
Normal clean water organisms
(Trout, perch, bass,
mayfly, stonefly)
Fish absent,
fungi, sludge
worms,
bacteria
(anaerobic)
Pollution-
tolerant fishes
(carp, gar)
8 ppm
Normal clean water organisms
(Trout, perch, bass,
mayfly, stonefly)
Dissolved
oxygen
(ppm)
8 ppm
Biochemical
oxygen
demand
Clean Zone
Recovery
ZoneSeptic Zone
Decomposition
Zone
Clean Zone
16. Sources of contamination
◦ For Surface water
Rivers and lakes
Point source: -sewage [municipal or private]
- industrial wastes
Non-point source:
Agricultural activity [e.g. pesticides, fertilizers].
urban and highway water runoff.
Ocean [oil spills, dumping, land-based sources]
Oil spills – during transportation, either accidentally or
intentionally
Dumping –sewage, chemical disposal, radioactive
materials
Land-based sources –migration of chemical substances.
17. I) Fund pollutants
◦ -Environment has some assimilative capacity. If
capacity for absorption higher than rate of injection, they
may not accumulate.
a) Degradable
◦ degrades/break into component parts within water. Are
normally organic residuals attacked and broken down by
bacteria and become less harmful.
b) Thermal pollution
◦ caused by injection of heat into watercourses by
an industrial plant or electric utility using surface
water as a coolant, and returning the heated
water to the watercourse.
18. Fig. 20-12, p. 543
Leaking
tank
Aquifer
Bedrock
Water
table
Groundwater
flow
Gasoline
leakage plume
(liquid phase)
Free gasoline
dissolves in
groundwater
(dissolved phase)
Migrating
vapor phase
Contaminant plume moves
with the groundwater
Water well
19. c) Plant nutrients [nitrogen and phosphorus]
[eutrophic/ eutrophication =excess supply of nutrients in
a lake]
◦ stimulate growth of aquatic plant life, e.g. algae and water
weeds.
◦ can produce odor if in excess.
d) Infectious organisms [e.g. bacteria and viruses]
◦ carried into both ground and surface water by domestic and
animal wastes; industrial wastes e.g. tanning and meat
packaging
◦ Are live organisms that may thrive and multiply in water or
decline.
20. Fig. 20-15, p. 548
Industry Nitrogen
oxides from autos and
smokestacks, toxic
chemicals, and heavy
metals in effluents
flow into bays and
estuaries.
Cities Toxic
metals and oil
from streets and
parking lots
pollute waters;
sewage adds
nitrogen and
phosphorus.
Urban sprawl
Bacteria and viruses from
sewers and septic tanks
contaminate shellfish
beds and close beaches;
runoff of fertilizer from
lawns adds nitrogen and
phosphorus.
Construction sites
Sediments are washed into
waterways, choking fish and
plants, clouding waters, and
blocking sunlight.
Farms
Runoff of pesticides,
manure, and fertilizers
adds toxins and excess
nitrogen and phosphorus.
Red tides
Excess nitrogen causes
explosive growth of toxic
microscopic algae,
poisoning fish and marine
mammals.
Toxic sediments
Chemicals and toxic
metals contaminate
shellfish beds, kill
spawning fish, and
accumulate in the tissues
of bottom feeders.
Oxygen-depleted zone
Sedimentation and algae
overgrowth reduce
sunlight, kill beneficial sea
grasses, use up oxygen,
and degrade habitat.
Healthy zone
Clear, oxygen-rich waters
promote growth of
plankton and sea grasses,
and support fish.
Closed shellfish
bedsClosed
beach Oxygen-depleted
zone
21. I) Oil spills – covered under the Clean Water Act:
◦ prohibits discharges of harmful quantities of oil into
navigable waters
◦ industry assume responsibility for any damage [clean up;
compensation for environmental restoration.
II) Dumping
◦ Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act, 1972.
address discharges of waste
within U.S. territorial limits
by U.S. vessels or persons in any ocean waters.
22. Unlike point source, is largely state responsibility
◦ Federal grants for state-initiated plans for waste treatment
management.
◦ Federal programs for aiding control of non-point sources
e.g. Conservation Reserve Program
aimed at removing 40-45 million acres of erodible land
from cultivation.
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25. Fig. 20-13, p. 545
SOLUTIONS
Groundwater Pollution
Prevention Cleanup
Find substitutes for
toxic chemicals
Pump to surface, clean,
and return to aquifer
(very expensive)
Keep toxic chemicals
out of the environment
Install monitoring wells
near landfills and
underground tanks
Inject microorganisms
to clean up
contamination (less
expensive but still
costly)
Require leak detectors on
underground tanks
Ban hazardous waste
disposal in landfills and
injection wells
Store harmful liquids in
aboveground tanks with
leak detection and
collection systems
Pump nanoparticles of
inorganic compounds
to remove pollutants
(still being developed)
26. Fig. 20-17, p. 551
SOLUTIONS
Coastal Water Pollution
Prevention Cleanup
Reduce input of toxic
pollutants
Improve oil-spill
cleanup capabilities
Separate sewage and
storm lines
Use nanoparticles on
sewage and oil spills to
dissolve the oil or
sewage (still under
development)
Ban dumping of
wastes and sewage
by ships in coastal
waters
Ban ocean dumping of
sludge and hazardous
dredged material Require secondary
treatment of coastal
sewageRegulate coastal
development, oil
drilling, and oil
shipping
Use wetlands, solar-
aquatic, or other
methods to treat
sewage
Require double hulls
for oil tankers
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30. Reservoirs and purification plants
Process sewer water to drinking water
Expose clear plastic containers to sunlight (UV)
Nanofilters
The LifeStraw
31.
32. Non-point source control is the least
developed of water pollution control
programs/policies.
Editor's Notes
Figure 20.A
Water quality as measured by dissolved oxygen (DO) content in parts per million (ppm) at 20 °C (68 °F). Only a few fish species can survive in water with less than 4 ppm of dissolved oxygen at this temperature. Some warmer water species have evolved ways to tolerate low DO levels better than cold water species can. Question: Would you expect the dissolved oxygen content of polluted water to increase or decrease if the water is heated? Explain.
Figure 20.5
Natural capital: dilution and decay of degradable, oxygen-demanding wastes (or heated water) in a stream, showing the oxygen sag curve (blue) and the curve of oxygen demand (red). Depending on flow rates and the amount of biodegradable pollutants, streams recover from oxygen-demanding wastes and from injection of heated water if they are given enough time and are not overloaded (Concept 20-2A). See an animation based on this figure at CengageNOW™. Question: What would be the effect of putting another biodegradable waste discharge pipe to the right of the one in this picture?
Figure 20.12
Natural capital degradation: groundwater contamination from a leaking gasoline tank. As the contaminated water spreads from its source in a widening plume, it can be extracted by wells used to provide water for drinking and irrigation.
Figure 20.15
Natural capital degradation: residential areas, factories, and farms all contribute to the pollution of coastal waters and bays. According to the U.N. Environment Programme, coastal water pollution costs the world $16 billion annually—more than $30,000 a minute—due to ill health and premature death. Question: What are three changes you could make in your lifestyle that might help to prevent this pollution?
Figure 20.13
Methods for preventing and cleaning up contamination of groundwater (Concept 20-3B). Question: Which two of the preventive solutions (left) do you think are the most important? Why?
Figure 20.17
Methods for preventing and cleaning up excessive pollution of coastal waters (Concept 20-4B). Question: Which two of these solutions do you think are the most important? Why?