Oil Spills & APES Random
This tool is used to contain oil in a specific area.
Boom
synthetic, carbon-based, fat-soluble pollutants that aren’t easily metabolised by organisms bodies
what are persistent organic pollutant
This term describes the process by which pollutants accumulate in organisms at higher trophic levels.
Biomagnification
Runoff of agricultural waste products are this type of pollutant source.
Non-point source
Most electricity in the US is derived from this energy resource, generally considered cleaner than coal that produces most electricity in China.
Natural Gas / CH4 / Methane
the buildup/concentration of POPs/fat-soluble pollutants in the bodies of organisms over time
what is bioaccumulation
Eutrophication can occur in wetlands when excess nutrients, often from this source, enter the ecosystem.
What are agricultural runoff or sewage? will consider other answers if they are correct,
When the temperature of water goes UP ______ ______ goes down.
dissolved oxygen
This indoor air pollutant seeps up through cracks in the foundation of homes and is associated with lung cancer.
Radon
This POP, commonly used as a pesticide, was banned in many countries due to its harmful effects on wildlife and human health.
What is DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)?
list a human activity that disrupts wetland ecosystems
agricultural runoff, building parking lots and homes, filling in wetlands, and pollutants from cars. Will consider other answers.
What usually causes thermal pollution?
Power plants releasing warm water into local bodies of water.
This types of species tends to have a short life span and less parental support.
r-selected
POPs can do this to an organism
central nervous system damage, reproductive system damage/disruption - will consider other answers if correct
*Double Jeopardy*
What is a benefit of wetlands?
flood control/recreation/water supply/habitat - Will consider other answers if correct.
Leakage from a CAFO's manure lagoon is considered this type of source of pollutant.
Point source
These are two of the 4 methods to remove oil from water that we discussed.
1. Skimmer boats
2. Chemical treatment / absorbents
3. Burn the oil
4. GM oil-eating bacteria
Mercury can enter aquatic ecosystems by
combustion of coal releases particulates with mercury attached that can be deposited in downwind aquatic ecosystems by particulates or precipitation, coal ash ponds can overflow which releases mercury into nearby surface water
The loss of wetlands and mangroves can lead to a decrease in this type of biodiversity, which refers to the variety of different species in an ecosystem.
What is species biodiversity?
In an oxygen sag curve, a hypoxic zone forms when there is ________ biological oxygen demand (BOD) and ________ concentrations of dissolved O2 (DO).
High BOD; Low DO