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Water Facts: ______ of the Earth is covered by water but only ________ is _____________________water One litre of _______________ pollutes about ______.

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2 Water Facts: ______ of the Earth is covered by water but only ________ is _____________________water One litre of _______________ pollutes about ______ litres of freshwater It’s estimated that there is _____________________ of freshwater worldwide

3 How is polluted water cleaned? Not easy to reverse the effects of water pollution It can be very expensive too There are 2 common ways to fix pollution…what would they be?? ________________________________

4 What are sources of pollution?

5 Removing the source: Depends on the _____________________________ of pollution Could be from one of __________ source types: _______________________ The exact place where pollution occurs can be identified _______________________ The exact place where pollution occurs cannot be identified but the region can be identified _______________________ This type of pollution occurs across governmental boundaries Which types of pollution can you identify from the picture on the previous slide?

6 Why not remove the source all of the time? If removing the source of the pollution gets rid of it… why not do it all of the time?? ___________________ __________________ _____________ Others?

7 Removing the contaminants: This is the second way to clean up water pollution - _______________techniques are used Can be used individually or in combination Most involve ________________________, _________ the water, and then pumping it _________________________

8 Air Stripping: Uses ____to remove contaminants that _________________________ Polluted water is ______________into a tank and then __________ over packing material Water ___________through the packing material and a _________over the water to help it evaporate _________ collected at the top of the tank are treated to prevent further pollution

9 Activated Carbon Filtration: Polluted water is sent through _______________ _______________________ Chemicals stick to the surface & pores of the ___________________ and clean water flows through Filters are ___________ or _______________when they are full

10 Bioremediation: Uses naturally occurring _____________________ to digest contaminants Contaminants are converted to _____________________ such as carbon dioxide Often used in ________________ treatment plants in cities and can be used for ______________

11 Phytoremediation: ________________ are used to remove pollutants The ______of the plant take up the contaminants at the same time as ____________________ Contaminants are ________ in the roots and leaves

12 Chemical Oxidation: _____________ are used to convert chemicals into _________________________chemicals _____ are drilled into the ___________source & the oxidants are pumped in Contaminants are removed ____________and are treated and easily disposed of

13 Chemical Oxidation:


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