Do Now: Why would a lake turn green? What killed these fish?

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Do Now: Why would a lake turn green? What killed these fish?

Aim: What Are the Major Water Pollution Problems in Streams and Lakes? Concept 20-2A Streams and rivers around the world are extensively polluted, but they can cleanse themselves of many pollutants if we do not overload them or reduce their flows. Concept 20-2B The addition of excessive nutrients to lakes from human activities can disrupt their ecosystems, and prevention of such pollution is more effective and less costly than cleaning it up.

Streams Can Cleanse Themselves If We Do Not Overload Them Dilution Biodegradation of wastes by bacteria takes time…depletes dissolved oxygen Oxygen sag curve

Water Quality as Measured by Dissolved Oxygen Content in Parts per Million

Oxygen Sag Curve What would be the effect of putting another discharge pipe to the right of the one in the picture?

Do you understand how DO content impacts the life of a lake?

Stream Pollution in More Developed Countries 1970s: Water pollution control laws Successful water clean-up stories – Ohio Cuyahoga River, U.S. – Thames River, Great Britain Accidents: Contamination of toxic inorganic and organic chemicals by industries and mines

Individuals Matter: The Man Who Planted Trees to Restore a Stream John Beal: restoration of Hamm Creek, Seattle, WA, U.S. Planted trees Persuaded companies to stop dumping Removed garbage

Global Outlook: Stream Pollution in Developing Countries Half of the world’s 500 major rivers are polluted Untreated sewage Industrial waste India’s rivers China’s rivers

Natural Capital Degradation: Highly Polluted River in China

Trash Truck Disposing of Garbage into a River in Peru

Too Little Mixing and Low Water Flow Makes Lakes Vulnerable to Water Pollution Less effective at diluting pollutants than streams – Stratified layers Little vertical mixing – Little or no water flow – Can take up to 100 years to change the water in a lake – Biological magnification of pollutants

Lake Fish Killed by Water Pollution

Cultural Eutrophication Is Too Much of a Good Thing Eutrophication – Natural enrichment of a shallow lake, estuary, or slow-moving stream – Caused by runoff into lake that contains nitrates and phosphates Oligotrophic lake – Low nutrients, clear water

Cultural Eutrophication Is Too Much of a Good Thing Cultural eutrophication – Nitrates and phosphates from human sources – Farms, feedlots, streets, parking lots – Fertilized lawns, mining sites, sewage plants During hot weather or droughts – Algal blooms – Increased bacteria – Anaerobic bacteria: deplete DO

Cultural Eutrophication Is Too Much of a Good Thing Prevent or reduce cultural eutrophication – Remove nitrates and phosphates – Diversion of lake water Clean up lakes – Remove excess weeds – Use herbicides and algaecides; down-side? – Pump in air

Cultural Eutrophication of Chinese Lake

Do you understand why lakes and streams are more vulnerable to pollution?

Revisiting Lake Washington and Puget Sound Severe water pollution can be reversed Citizen action combined with scientific research Good solutions may not work forever – Wastewater treatment plant effluents sent into Puget Sound Now what’s happening?

Case Study: Pollution in the Great Lakes 1960s: Many areas with cultural eutrophication 1972: Canada and the United States: Great Lakes pollution control program – Decreased algal blooms – Increased dissolved oxygen – Increased fishing catches – Swimming beaches reopened – Better sewage treatment plants – Fewer industrial wastes – Bans on phosphate-containing household products

Case Study: Pollution in the Great Lakes Problems still exist – Raw sewage – Nonpoint runoff of pesticides and fertilizers – Biological pollution – Atmospheric deposition of pesticides and Hg

Case Study: Pollution in the Great Lakes 2007 State of the Great Lakes report – New pollutants found – Wetland loss and degradation – Declining of some native species – Native carnivorous fish species declining – What should be done?

The Great Lakes of North America

Summary What are the steps you would take to sharply reduce pollution in the Great Lakes?