Water Pollution
What is a dead zone?
An area where most aquatic life cannot survive due to low dissolved oxygen
This type of secondhand smoke pollutant comes from cigarettes, cigars, and pipes.
What is environmental tobacco smoke?
This is the definition of a contaminant in water.
What is something that is in the water that is not supposed to be there?
Incineration is the process of destroying waste by doing this.
What is burning?
What typically is on the slide when you come in?
Materials, expectations, agenda
Metallic contaminants can also enter groundwater through this natural process as water travels through rock and minerals.
What is erosion?
This radioactive element leaks into basements from surrounding soil and rock.
What is radon?
What is not a water contaminant?
Carbon Dioxide
The Northwest Incinerator was pumping between 5 and 17 pounds of this metal per hour from its stacks.
What is lead?
What are the 3 units we have done since I started?
Energy, Agriculture & Pollution
These two metals are the most common metal contaminants found in water supplies.
What are copper and iron?
This highly dangerous gas forms in poorly maintained gas boilers, stoves, or fuel-burning appliances.
What is carbon monoxide?
What percentage of Earth's water is actually drinkable?
0.25%
What disadvantage is associated with waste incineration?
It releases air pollutants while reducing waste volume
Name all culture team members.
Gilbert, Acosta, Ms. T, Ms. G, Trice, Ms. A, Chavez, Ms. Biggs, Ms. W
Why can mangrove forests only grow at tropical and subtropical latitudes?
They cannot withstand freezing temperatures
According to the World Health Organization, this is the total number of people who die each year from both outdoor AND indoor air pollution combined.
What is over 7 million? (4.2 million outdoor + 3.8 million indoor)
Algal blooms caused by nutrient runoff decrease the amount of this gas needed for aquatic life survival.
What is dissolved oxygen?
These two main disposal methods are used to manage solid waste.
What are landfills and incinerators?
How much do all senior events cost?
$220
How can toxic leachate from landfills negatively impact human health?
By leaking into underground drinking water sources
Name three health effects of air pollution and explain how they occur.
Asthma (inflammation of airways), Lung cancer (from particulates), Heart disease (from pollution reaching bloodstream), High blood pressure (from stress), Sleep disturbances (from noise pollution), Emphysema (lung damage)
This process occurs when algal blooms die and decompose, using up oxygen in the water.
What is decomposition? (or eutrophication)
This gas is released as trash decomposes in landfills and can cause chronic and terminal diseases.
What is methane?
What is the connection between environmental racism and air pollution exposure?
Environmental racism means that where you live (often determined by race and economic status) directly impacts your exposure to air pollution and health risks—not because of individual choices, but because of systemic inequality.