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study the attached photos of apparent pollution and answer the following questions for each photo:
- What media (ie. Surface water, groundwater, soil) is/are potentially being negatively impacted?
- Do you believe that the pollution is from a point source or non-point source of pollution and how would you determine which?
- What pollutants do you suspect are involved and what are the negative impacts to the environment?
- What pollution process might be occurring?
- How can this pollution be abated? Prevented?
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Running head: POLLUTION
Pollution
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First Photo
The Media that is potentially being Negatively Impacted
From the photo the media that is potentially being negatively impacted is surface water.
Surface water pollution refers to the contamination of aquatic systems located above the ground.
Some of these systems include rivers, lakes, and streams.
Whether the Pollution is from a Point Source or Non-Point Source of Pollution
The pollution is from a non-point source of pollution. The main reason why this pollution
is from a non-point source of pollution is that the source of contamination cannot be easily
identified. From the photo, pollutants are likely to be released from an array of sources.
According to citation, nonpoint source pollution occurs following rain or snowmelt that moves
over and through the surface. During the movement of the runoff, various items, including
human and natural pollutants are eventually deposited in t...
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