Water Pollution Flashcards
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Water pollution
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Water pollution occurs as a result of contamination from sources ranging from urban and industrial to agricultural
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Non-point sources
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Where pollutants, agrichemicals, enter water bodies over large areas via groundwater and runoff
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Single or point sources
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Where pollutants have been discharged into the environment through pipes, sewer or ditches
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Eutrophication
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Eutrophication is a term used describing the enrichment water with nutrients.
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BOD
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Biochemical oxygen demand is a measure of the polluting capacity of effluent where decomposition results n oxygen depletion
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Other types of pollution
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Sediment pollution Thermal pollution Organic chemical pollution Inorganic chemical pollution Radioactive contamination
