Effects on humans

Types of water footprint
policy/acts
100

Name two effects heavy metals can have on humans?  

damages to organs such as the liver, intestians, and kidneys. 

100

What water footprint is stored in only plants and soil? 

What is the green water footprint. 

100

When was the federal water pollution act introduced?  

what is 1948

200

What effect can traces of copper have on humans? 

stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting. A Long term effect includes intestinal bleeding.    

200

What water footprint is large masses of stored water on land or in-ground such as rivers, and oceans?

What is the blue water footprint. 

200

When the act got expanded and reorganized in 1972 what was its new name? 

what is the Clean Water Act (CWA)

300

What effects can sulfates and slats have on humans?

What is high blood pressure and kidney disease.  

300

What footprint measures water quality by how much volume of water is consumed?

What is gray water footprint. 

300

What year was the Safe Drinking Water Act put into place? 

What is 1974. 

400

When wastewater gets dumped into the environment name one effect it can have on a pregnant woman? 

What is adverse neonatal outcomes,neurodevelopment, learning and behavioral outcomes, lower functions to their lungs and respiratory systems

400

What footprint calculates the volume of water used in agricultural, horticultural, and forestry products. 

What is a green water footprint. 

400

What does the Safe Drinking Water Act implement?

What is safe drinking water and safe water to swim in/use.

500

Who is most vulnerable when wastewater gets dumped/ released into the environment when electrical devices are managed using environmentally-unssound practices? 

Who is children and pregnant women.

500

What do you need to have in order to dispose of pollutants into any body of water? 

What is a permit.