Unit 8: Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution Flashcards
Point source
Pollution from once source (Factory)
Nonpoint source
Pollution from multiple sources (surface runoff in cities)
Decomposition zone
Where Effluent enters (DO increases)
Effluent
Waste/sewage
Septic zone
Dilution of waste begins (DO at lowest)
Recovery zone
dilution improves (DO increases)
clean zone
water quality normalizes
Zebra Mussels
Clean water but invasive species
Eutrophication
Nutrient enrichment (too much)
PCB
chemical (Affects both humans and animals)
DDT
Pesticide
Thermal Pollution
Nuclear power plants (heat dissolves DO in water)
Dissolved oxygen (DO)
more DO, more higher quality
Colder water
Better at retaining DO
Turbidity
Amount of particles in H2O
Clean Water Act
Sets water quality standards/regulates dumping into water systems
Safe drinking Water Act
In charge of public water systems
Reclaimed Water
Waste in water (sewage) re-used for gardening or landscaping purposes
Primary Treatment
removes larger debris (sedimentation)
Floccing agent
Gets solids in solutions to combine/ sink to the bottom of the tank
Secondary Treatment
Removes smaller/living things
Aeration
Removes mineral debris
Chlorination
Removes Algae
Disinfection
Bacteria
Desalinization
Process that removes salt from water supply
Vacuum Distillation
Boiling salt water, and then re-condensing
Reverse Osmosis
Pressure pushing salt from high salt concentration to low salt concentration
Coral=Keystone species
Affects many other organisms of ecosystem
Coral Bleaching
Coral turns white, releases CO2
Ecotone
A transitional zone from one ecosystem to another
Mangrove
A tree found on coastal regions of Florida
Wetland/Estuary
Partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, with a free connection to the open sea
Barrier Islands
Thin strips of sediments running into shore that protects mainland from floods
