Waterver!
What is the issue with building dams along rivers. (Think environmental issues)
Disruption of local ecosystems
The largest source of natural pollution
Volcanic activity
Deforestation leads to an increase in
Carbon dioxide
What are ways chemicals like cosmetics and medications can enter a water system?
Runoff
Define point source pollution
Can easily be identified from a single source
Number one use for burring fossil fuels
Electricity generation
Removes salt from water
To expensive
What is a human activity that endangers and risks marine ecosystem. (Think pollutions)
Sinking chemical waste in oceans
Why would relocating an invasive species to a new region not work in reducing there numbers
No natural predators
The most likely source of thermal pollution in a river ecosystem would be what?
Hydroelectric power plants
A harmful effect that thermal pollution causes is
Lower oxygen levels in water
What irrigation technique can we use to decrease the demand of water in agriculture?
Drip irrigation
Define potability
Fit to drink
What is the MOST likely source of water pollution in rural areas like the southern parts of Minnesota?
Agriculture
List the 4 main reasons to desertification
overgrazing
soil erosion
Wind erosion
Deforestation