Water Flashcards
Effects of toxic waste from power stations
Poison wildlife
Effects of chemical fertilisers
Eutrophication, reducing biodiversity and aquatic life
Effects of sewage
Spread of disease and infection
Water management
-legislation
-education campaigns
-waste water treatments
-pollution traps by roads
-green roofs and walls (naturally filter out pollutants)
Keilder water scheme advantages
-kielder reservoir can generate 6MW of hydroelectric power
-£6 million raised through tourism at kielder
-stores 200,000 million litres of water
Keilder water scheme disadvantages
-60 families displaced by the dam
-2700 acres of farmland and habitat lost
-water released from dam contributes to downstream erosion