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1
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What are the two biological indicators and examples of each?

A

Microbiological indicators ex bacteria such as escherichia coli
aquatic indicators ex shrimp, worms, mollusks, clam

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  1. Lots of organims=?
  2. Less organisms=?
  3. low Ph=?
  4. Lots of worms=?
A

1.healthier water condition and lots of 02
2.may be condition problems
3.no fish(as pH decreases so do the amount of all
organisms)
4.lower 02 levels

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3
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why is dissolved 02 good?

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essential for the life of aquatic organisms because they all need oxygen

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four factors that affect the amount of 02?

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water temp~as temp gets warmer 02 levels go down
turbulence due to wind or speed of moving water~ faster flow to increase oxygen
amount of photosynthesis~more photosynthesis more oxygen
number of organims~more organisms more oxygen required

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5
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levels of oxygen

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less than 2ppm is no life
2 ppm~worms
4 ppm~more organisms
6 ppm~more organisms
8 ppm~ healthy lots, lots of fish
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6
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whats ppm

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a small unit of a chemical

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7
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problems with phosphorus and nitrogen?

and sources?

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helpful but not it too big of quantities

sources are sewage runoff or fertilizer runoff

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8
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normal pH of snow and rain

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5.6

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9
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what Ph to fish start to die?

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4.5

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10
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Why does the pH of lakes decrease?

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Acid runoffs, acidic precipitation, acid rain+acidic snow melting into lakes

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11
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what are some soil effects on the aquatic system?

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soil+water don’t have enough base to neutralize acidic snow or acidic rain

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12
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what is spring acid shock?

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acidic snow builds up in winter and melts in spring. lots of acidic water with low pH runs into lakes at one time shocking the system

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13
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Pesticides and water?

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harmful when not getting broken down in the environment

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14
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how to organisms respond to pesticides?

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develop resistance because they reproduce so fast

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15
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How do pesticides affect aquatic environments?

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very toxic in water even in small amounts

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16
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what are toxins?

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the poison that produces serious health problems or death

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17
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Whats LD50 used for? and what does Ld and 50 mean?

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to compare toxins? LD=lethal dose 50=50%

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What does Ld50 do?

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amount of substance given to organisms that kills 50% of the population at a specific dosage

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Will all organisms die at the same LD50%

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No, all organisms will have different tolerances

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As LD50 increases, what does toxicity levels do?

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They decrease

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21
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What are heavy metals? examples?

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five or more times heavier than an equal volume of water examples are copper, lead, mercury, cadmium, zinc, nickel

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22
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where are heavy metals found?

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natural~rocks, soil, water made~batteries, pipes, fertilizers

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23
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how do heavy metal get into the water

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leach in fertilizers or pipes

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24
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Sulfur dioxide name

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SO2

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25
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How does sulfur dioxide form?

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oxygen combines with sulfur

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26
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how does sulfur dioxide affect the environment and people?

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enviroment~smog, acid rain

people~respirtory system, irritate eyes

27
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what are the sources of sulfur dioxide

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burning fuels, oil+gas industry, industrial processes

28
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how to reduce sulfur dioxide

A

scrubbers

29
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nitrogen oxide name

A

NO

30
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how does nitrogen oxide form

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when burning fuels first combine with oxygen to form nitrogen monoxide

31
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How does nitrogen oxide affect the environment and people?

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enviroment~smog, acid rain

people~respitory system, eyes

32
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what are the sources of nitrogen oxide?

A

combustion in vehicles

industrial processes

33
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how to reduce nitrogen oxide?

A

monitoring

reducing vehicle emissions

34
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how is Ground-level ozone produced

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the reaction between oxygen, nitrogen oxide and VOCs in sunlight+heat

35
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what are VOCs

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volatile organic chemicals from man made products

36
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How does ground-level ozone affect the environment and people

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people~respitory system causes lung disease

plants~affects the crop, wheat, onion

37
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Why is ozone important?

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its a barrier for UV light

38
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sources of ground-level ozone?

A

fuel combustion in cars and industry

39
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Carbon dioxide sources

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natural~organisms exhaling, natural fires, volcanoes

man made~factories, devices that burn stuff

40
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why should carbon dioxide be monitored closely

A

because dangerous emissions and levels should be monitored closely

41
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what are the greenhouse gases?

A

H20 vapor, CO, CH4, NOx

42
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how does the greenhouse effect work?

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when sun rays are trapped by the atmosphere so the eath is warm

43
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why is the greenhouse effect called a greenhouse?

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a roof like glass so it’s transparent like the atmosphere. Sun rays enter and get trapped inside the greenhouse warming the structure inside.

44
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What is the enhanced greenhouse effect?

A

enchanted by humans. adds more greenhouse gases more sunlight is trapped generating even warmer temps

45
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what are the effects of the enhanced greenhouse effect

A

global warming, climate change, violent storms, floods, diseases

46
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What is global warming?

A

earth is getting hotter because of the enhanced greenhouse effect

47
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sources of global warming

A

natural~volcanic eruptions, forest fires

people~windmill farms, pollution, cars

48
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how to reduce global warming

A

planting trees increasing public transportation

49
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what is the ozone layer

A

layer high up in the atmosphere(stratosphere) that absorbs ultraviolet radiation so we don’t get radiation

50
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negative impacts of the ozone layer

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loss of ozone results in greater exposure to UV radiation of earth surface more plankton dies, animals that eat plankton die

51
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where are chlorofluorocarbons found

A

applications such as hairspray, refrigerator

52
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what do chlorofluorocarbons do

A

they destroy the ozone layer

53
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how to reduce chlorofluorocarbons

A

monitoring substances

54
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carbon monoxide name

A

CO

55
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how is carbon monoxide produced

A

chemicals containing carbon burn it makes CO when there is not enough oxygen it makes C02.

56
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sources of carbon monoxide

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produced during burning examples are furnaces forest fires, industrial process

57
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what is the silent killer

A

carbon monoxide

58
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risks of carbon monoxide

A

death, brain damage, loss of O2 to blood

59
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how to reduce carbon monoxide

A

use catalytic converters

reduce emissions of carbon monoxide from vehicle exhausts

60
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what does ppm stand for

A

parts per million

61
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what is ppm

A

the concentration of chemicals in the environment is measured in parts per million or milligrams

62
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formula for ppm

A

(volume of chemical/volume of solution)x1000000=ppm

63
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what does ppm mean

A

one unit of chemical found in a million units of solution

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