Point NonPoint Source Water Pollution Definition Types Pointsource
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Point & Non-Point Source Water Pollution
Definition & Types • Point-source Pollution – pollution that comes from a single source • Nonpoint-source Pollution – pollution that comes from different sources 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Non-Point Factories Farmers Runoff
Location • • • China USA Haiti India Afghanistan
Pollution Causes • • • Factories disposing chemicals into the water Runoff from roads Sewage Build Up Animal Waste People dumping trash
Environmental Consequences • • • harmful to humans and animals kills animals destroy habitat cause diseases decreases water quality
Pollution Conservation Efforts • • • Clean the water Clean up after animals Don’t dump Control how many chemicals are being used in factories Don’t litter
Costs • It normally costs about 1. 3 to 10. 5 billion dollars to clean up after water pollution
Applicable Legislation • • • Clean Water Act The safe Drinking Water Act Coastal Zone Management Act Endangered Species Act National Environmental Policy Act
Extra Facts 99. 7 % of the Earth’s water can not be used to drink An American will use 140 to 160 gallons of water each day 70 % of industrial waste is dumped into bodies of water 320 million people in China do not have access to clean drinking water • 20 % of China’s drinking water comes from the groundwater and is already contaminated • •
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