The text discusses various environmental issues related to water pollution and management. Factories and power stations contribute to water pollution by discharging waste into rivers, harming aquatic life.
when your close to water the large surface area of water keeps the region from experiencing very high tempertures and low tempertures in the winter. IT MODERATES CLIMATE
Human Causes of Water Table Changes
Water Diversion and Export
bottled water takes out alot of water and they take water without putting it back and they ship it out to diff. countries.
Farming and Industry Practices
they take out water from system then discharge wastewater when done. crop irrigationpower generation plants
Farmers use techniques to and participate in programs that and enhance watersheds like the Ontario Enviorementral Farm Plan
Fators that Effect Water Quality
physical- all matrerials that don't dissolve in water (like as animals waste and plant debris)
Chemical- disolved substances that come from natural processes (dissolving limestones) or human activity( dissolved road salt)
Biological - both visible(such as zebra mussels) and microscopic organisms( such as bacteria)
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Treating Testing Water Quality
samples are also taken from the treatment plant and given to scientists
after water is distributed they check the water just to be safe
Managing Our Water Systems
Different Ways of Treating Our Water Systems are The Septic System,Wetland Technology and The Waste Water Treatment Plant
Obtaining Water Quality
Water that is removed from our water systems must be treated and tested so its safe
we obtain the water we need from underground and above ground sources.
water quality can be effected by physically,biological or chemical contaminants
What Affects our Water Supply
EARTHQUAKES- causes water to drop makes ground water cloudy
DROUGHT- when there is little to no precipitation which results into a reducing water table
FLOODING
Rising and Receding Water Tables . if there is not alot rain the water table will decrease in levels leaving an unsustainable amount of water while if ther'e alot the water table will increase causing floods which contaminate water.
Transpiration is the process of water evaporation from plants to leaves and animals exhale water vapour during respiration
Who Manages Our Water
Clean Water Act- mkakes community become aware of the water problem and find solutions to help stop it
Ontario Water Rescources Act- limits watering lawn usage
transfer of water from great Lakes construction of wells the operation of wastewater treatment plants
federal,provincial,municiple and territorial
area where water fills in the tiny spaces of soil is a groundwater zone
The Water Treatment Plant
the clean water is pumped to storage sites and then given to communities and buisnesses .
4th Stage- then they add chlorine that kills any remaining microoragnisms
this removes Giarada- organism that causes illnesess
Water passes through membrane filter to knock out any remaining solids
2nd Step- Water is pumped into a holding tank where chemical is added to make the materials sink to bottom
1st Stage- water comes in system through screen that filters physical materials
Treating Waste Water
Factories
Air Pollution
Habitat Destruction
Waste Water- excess nutrients that promote growth of aquatic animals and plants. they use up oxygen leaving no room for native fish to populate.
Run-off- contaminates on streeets creats run-off(oil, other chemicals like salt)
Power Staions-pour waste water into rivers which kills animals
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Bioremedation using living organisms to clean up contamination in land and water