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6:33 PM March 3, 2009Sanders 5.3: How Water Pollution Affects Ecosystems Unit 5: Water “All is born of water; all is sustained by water.” Take out Notebook Hand in Homework Unit 5: Water “All is born of water; all is sustained by water.” Take out Notebook Hand in Homework
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Homework Questions 1. What are the main pollutants of groundwater? 2. Why is ground water so difficult to clean up? 3. How does nutrient-rich fertilizer causes fish kills? 1. What are the main pollutants of groundwater? 2. Why is ground water so difficult to clean up? 3. How does nutrient-rich fertilizer causes fish kills?
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Bioaccumulation Pesticides settle in the water bottom. Bottom feeding organisms have the toxins accumulate. Small fish eat hundreds of small organisms. Larger fish eat hundreds of small fish. Birds of prey eat several large fish. Pesticides settle in the water bottom. Bottom feeding organisms have the toxins accumulate. Small fish eat hundreds of small organisms. Larger fish eat hundreds of small fish. Birds of prey eat several large fish.
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Water Pollution Affects Ecosystems All of the toxins get concentrated at each trophic level.
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Artificial Eutrophication Lakes and slow moving streams slowly eutrophy. Eutrophication means an over abundance of nutrients. Fertilizers and detergents contain materials that accelerate this process. In an accelerated processes, plants and animals die off. Lakes and slow moving streams slowly eutrophy. Eutrophication means an over abundance of nutrients. Fertilizers and detergents contain materials that accelerate this process. In an accelerated processes, plants and animals die off.
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Natural Eutrophication
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Thermal Pollution Hot water from power plants disrupts the ecosystem. Fish die off as a result of the excessive heat. Hot water from power plants disrupts the ecosystem. Fish die off as a result of the excessive heat.
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Power Plants Heating the Water
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Cleaning up Water Pollution 1972 Congress passed Clean Water Act. “Restore and maintain chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters” 1972 Congress passed Clean Water Act. “Restore and maintain chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters”
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Cleaning Up Water Many toxins removed. Metals removed before discharge in streams. Agricultural wastes channeled into pools. Pollutants decomposed. Waster treatment processes improved. Many toxins removed. Metals removed before discharge in streams. Agricultural wastes channeled into pools. Pollutants decomposed. Waster treatment processes improved.
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Special Problem of Ground Pollution Groundwater is pollution that seeped into ground. Pesticides Chemical fertilizers Agricultural chemicals What is the problem with cleaning this up? Groundwater is pollution that seeped into ground. Pesticides Chemical fertilizers Agricultural chemicals What is the problem with cleaning this up?
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6:33 PMMarch 9, 2016Unit 5: Water Bottled Water Bottled water. What are some problems associated with bottled water? Bottled water. What are some problems associated with bottled water?
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