Water Pollution - Rio De Janeiro

Question 1

Exmaple

Answer 1

Guanabara Bay is heavily polluted

Question 2

Causes (5)

Answer 2

Rivers flowing into bay are polluted
Rivers polluted by run off from open sewers
Industrial waste
Oil spills from petrobas oil refinery
Ships empty fuel tanks because there are no facilities to dispose of fuel properly

Question 3

Issues (3)

Answer 3

Major threat to wildlife
Fishing declined by 90% in last 20 years
Threatens Rio’s famous beaches = impacts tourist industry

Question 4

Solutions (5)

Answer 4

Overseas aid = reduces sewage released into the bay
12 new sewage works at a cost of $68million built since 2004
5km new sewage pipes installed around badly polluted areas
Ships fined for discharging fuel into the bay illegally
Tighter environmental laws