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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
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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?? ________________________________
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What are sources of pollution?
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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?
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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?
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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 _________________________
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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
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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
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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 ______________
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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
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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
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Chemical Oxidation:
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