2.3.1 Ways Of Managing Water Quality In The Uk Flashcards
Ways of managing water quality in the UK (6p)
-Legislations
-Education campaigns
-Waste water treatments
-Building better treatment plants and investing in infrastructure
-Pollution traps
-Green roofs and walls
Green roofs and walls
On roofs and walls to filter out pollutants naturally in rainwater
Advantages of green roofs and walls
- absorb CO2
- reduce risk of flooding
Legislation (2p)
- limiting the amount and type of discharge that is put in rivers
- There are clear regulations on drinking water and sewage systems for sewage companies
Legislation advantages
Set boundaries on the quantity and type of discharge from factories and rivers
Legislation disadvantages
Not beneficial of not inforced
Educational campaigns
-They inform the public about the damage caused putting inappropriate items I’m sewage systems
- They advise how to dispose of them correctly
Education campaigns advantages
Raise public awareness
Education campaigns disadvantages
Advice can be ignored
Waste water treatment
They remove suspended solids such as silt, soil, bacteria,algae,chemicals, and minerals to produce clean water
Waste water treatment advantage
They remove solid waste, bacteria, algae and chemicals making the water safe
Waste water treatment disadvantages(3p)
- Bad odur
- Leave environmental footprint
- Hybrid bacteria
Building better treatment plants and investing in new infrastructure
Better sewers and mains can prevent spills and accidents
Eg.Thames water in London is investing in its sewage woeks and new tunnels
Building better treatment plants and investing in new infrastructure advantages
Helps to reduce sewer overflows, spills and accidents
Building better treatment plants and investing in new infrastructure disadvantages (3p)
Expensive
Disruption local community
Installation cost
Pollution traps
Gross pollutants traps are structures that use physical processes to trap solid waste such as litter and coarse sediment
Pollutin traps advantages
They intercept and filter pollutants
Eg. Reed beds
Pollution traps disadvantages (3p)
- High cost to build
- Provide limited removal of fine sediments and dissolved pollutants
- Complex to install
