Causes to Urban Runoff
What urban development feature significantly increases surface runoff?
What is concrete.
Name a common pollutant found in urban runoff that can harm aquatic life.
What is Motor oil.
A method to reduce pollutants caused by an car
What is Public Transport.
A roof covered with vegetation that absorbs rainwater and reduces runoff.
What is a green roof?
How does urban runoff affect local water bodies?
What is introducing pollutants.
This common feature in residential areas often contributes to urban runoff by channeling water directly into storm drains?
What is driveways.
These chemicals used to promote plant growth can wash off lawns and gardens, contributing to urban runoff pollution?
What are fertilizers.
An Solution that allows for rain to be absorbed from plants?
What is Rain Gardens.
These systems collect and store rainwater from rooftops for later use, helping to reduce stormwater runoff?
What are rain barrels or cisterns.
This type of habitat is particularly vulnerable to the sedimentation caused by urban runoff, which can smother aquatic plants and animals?
What are wetlands.
These pollutants, often washed off streets and driveways, can come from leaking vehicles and contribute to urban runoff contamination?
What are motor oils.
These household products, often used for cleaning and maintenance, can end up in urban runoff and harm aquatic ecosystems?
What are detergents and cleaning agents.
An way to save space and build on top of buildings.
What is Building up.
what is Planting more trees.
This class of chemicals, often found in urban runoff from agricultural areas, can disrupt endocrine systems in both wildlife and humans?
What are pesticides.
The excessive use of these lawn care products can be washed away during storms, contributing to urban runoff pollution?
What are fertilizers and pesticides.
This material, often found at construction sites, can significantly increase sediment levels in urban runoff?
What is soil/silt.
What is Bioswales.
What is Infiltration Trenches.
Urban runoff often carries this heavy metal from road surfaces into water bodies, posing a significant health risk?
What is lead.
These infrastructure elements, designed to carry away surface water, can sometimes exacerbate urban runoff problems if not properly managed?
What are storm drains.
This pollutant from golf courses and parks can lead to nutrient pollution in nearby water bodies.
What are pesticides?
What type of pavement allows water to pass through, reducing runoff?
What is Permeable pavement.
An process of making an area for water to runoff that is disconnected to ecosystems?
What is constructed wetlands.
This process, accelerated by urban runoff, leads to excessive growth of algae in water bodies, depleting oxygen and harming aquatic life?
What is eutrophication.