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Lecture 5: Water Resources and Pollution Flashcards

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Importance of water

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  • found in every living systems
  • Dissolves and transports many molecules (nitrates, phosphate, minerals)
  • Quickly moves
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Distribution of water

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  • Freshwater (3%)
  • Ocean (97%)
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Distribution of water from freshwater (3%)

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  • (70%) comes from ice caps and glaciers
  • (29%) Groundwater (Aquifers)
  • (1%) easily accesible freshwater
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Distribution of freshwater (3%) from Easily accessible freshwater (1%)

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  • (52%) Lakes
  • (1%) Rivers
  • (8%) Water vapor
  • (38%) Soil Moisture
  • (1%) Living organism
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Hydrologic Cycle also known as

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Water cycle

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Give the Hydrologic Cycle (water cycle)
(TO BE CHECKED)

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  1. Evaporation
  2. Condensation
  3. Precipitation
  4. Runoff
  5. Infiltration
  6. Transpiration
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liquid water is being heated and converted to water vapor

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Evaporation

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if relative humidity is reached, water vapor cool and liquifies

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Condensation

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water droplets combine and fall from clouds

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Precipitation

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flows downhill to a stream, then a lake or ocean

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runoff

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Seeps through spaces in soil

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Infiltration

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evaporation from the leaves of the plants

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Transpiration

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are underground formation of rock and sand that hold water

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Aquifers

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it is the uppermost boundary of aquifers

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Water table

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2 types of aquifers

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  1. Unconfined Aquifers
  2. Confined Aquifers
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is recharged from the ground surface directly above it

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Unconfined Aquifers

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has an impermeable layer of clay or rock that limits recharging to a smaller area

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Confined aquifers

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is the entire area of land where water runoff or infiltration feeds a specific river

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Watershed

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Withdrawal and consumption of water for agriculture, drinking, etc.

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Water use

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amount of water diverted or removed from its source
- a portion may be returned afterwards
(eg Powerplant coolant water)

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Withdrawal

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water withdraw and PERMANENTLY removed from a source
(eg. Irrigation)

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Consumption

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The Three (3) largest demand for water withdrawal

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  • Power generation (cooland water and for generating steam)
  • Irrigation (Watering crops)
  • Domestic (House water use)
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the LARGEST CONSUMER OF WATER worldwide, as most of it is either taken in by plants or evaporated into the atmosphere

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Irrigation

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occurs when the DEMAND for water is GREATER than the supply
- leads to depletion of freshwater resources

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Water stress

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Regions with water stress tend to be... - ? - ? - ?
- naturally arid - heavily populated - Growing water intensive crops and animals.
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The environmental impacts of overconsumption of freshwater supplies
- decrease in river flow - lowering of lake and reservoir levels - subsidence, or greater sinking of lands - Saltwater intrusion
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freshwater depletion causes movement of saltwater into freshwater aquifers
Saltwater intrusion
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Alternative water sources and reducing water consumption
Water conservation
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is the REMOVAL OF SALT FROM OCEAN WATER, through Distillation and Reverse osmosis
Desalination
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two possible methods in Desalination
Distillation and Reverse Osmosis
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Desalination: _______ - boils the water and collects the steam
Distillation
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Desalination: _______ - passes pressurized water through a filter
Reverse Osmosis
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Disadvantage of Desalination
- Produces a lot of salt water waste (Brine) - Uses very high cost of energy
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Salt water waste of desalination
Brine
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What are the conservation efforts (of water) on agriculture
- Installing drip irrigation - Counter plowing and terracing - lining irrigation
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What are the conservation efforts (of water) Around High efficiency device
- Dual-flash toilet - Low-flow showerheads and faucets that use AERATORS - Effiencient dishwashers
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uses drought-tolerant plants in the homes and yards and arid and climate
Xeriscaping
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recirculate used water from the sink or shower into the toilet or for yard irrigation
Graywater systems
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alternative water sources and reducing consumption
Water Pollution
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the Act that limit what can be thrown in the bodies of water
Clean Water Act in 1970
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The agency that lists the impaired water
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
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Causes of Impaired waters
- Coliform bacteria - Heavy metals - Persistent organic pollutants(POPs) - Oxygen Depleting Pollution - Nutrient pollution
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diease-causing bacteria from untreated human sewage and manure
Coliform bacteria
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Neurotoxins. Released by mining and the use of synthetic fertilizers
Heavy Metals
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Synthetic chemicals that do not degrade and are prone to biomagnification and bioaccumulation "forever chemicals"
POPs (Persistent Organic Pollulants)
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is the gradual accumulation of substances, such as pesticides or other chemicals, in an organism.
Bioaccumulation
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is the increase in concentration of a substance, e.g a pesticide, in the tissues of organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain.
Biomagnification
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Biodegradable matter consumed by decomposers, who deplete oxygen levels in water
Oxygen Depleting Pollution
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Nitrogen and phosphorus-rich compounds that produce algae overgrowth
Nutrient Pollution
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Water pollution comes from SINGLE IDENTIFIABLE SOURCE - Factories - Water treatment
Point Source
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Water pollution comes from runoff or infiltration from a wide area - Agricultural fields - City stormwater drains - Home septic systems
Nonpoint source
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is an increase in algae growth as fertilizer enters surface waters
Cultural eutrophication
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Act that; - Set limits and testing requirements for contiminants in municipal tap water - Does not apply to non municipal well water or bottled water
Safe Drinking Water Act (EPA)
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Act that; - Generally fewer testing and contiminant requirements that tap water - Water must be classified
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDA)
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Artesian water source
Confined aquifer
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Mineral/Sprint water source
Unconfined aquifer
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Purified water source
Tapwater
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Act that REQUIRED to have DOUBLE-HUL design by 2015 and increase legal liability of oil companies for oil spills
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
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Impacts of Oils
- Mammals (penetrates fur, causing hypothermia in cold waters) - Birds (penerates feathers preventing flight, causing hypothermia - Fish and Plankton (oil is directly toxic to them) - Bethos (suffocation)
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Plastics are not biodegradable but will break down into smaller pieces as they are exposed to sunlight, forming tiny ____
Microplastics
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Example of subsidence
Joaquin Valley california (1965)
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How deep does subsidence that occured in Joaquin Valley california
7.3 feet
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2 rivers in mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
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Impermeable layer of confined aquifers
Clay (Aquiclude)
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The 3C's rule
Choose Clean Cook
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Where do 3C's exists?
Lake Michigan fish
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fish that are primary consumers and not bottom feeders.
Choose
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3C's: _____ fish for eating by removing as much fat as possible.
Clean
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3C's: _____ fish on a grill or grate.
Cook
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Kinds of culture eutrophication
Oligotrophic Mesotrophic Eutrophic Hypereutrophic
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• low nutrients • low turbidity • high sunlight
Oligotrophic
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• Increasing nutrients, turbidity, and algae • Decreasing sunlight
Mesotrophic
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• High nutrients • High turbidity • Hypoxia, reduced dissolved oxygen
Eutrophic
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• High nutrients • High turbidity • Anoxia, absence of dissolved oxygen
Hypereutrophic
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What year did the Exxon Valdez oil tanker ran aground in Alaska, causing the greatest oil spill up to that point.
1989
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Name of the oil tanker ran aground in Alaska
Exxon Valdez

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