Water Pollution Categories

Dirt, sand and silt are classified as what type of pollution?

• toxins
• sediment
• nutrient
• bacterial

How can nutrients be a pollutant?

• not enough nutrients
• too many nutrients
• lack of specific nutrients
• imbalance of nutrients

Which of the following is NOT a type of toxic pollution?

• herbicides
• pesticides
• soil
• solvents

Which type of pollution can lead to harmful "algal blooms"?

• toxins
• sediments
• nutrients
• bacteria

Which type of pollution can lead to public swimming areas being closed by the health department?

• toxins
• sediments
• nutrients
• bacteria

Which type of pollution is the only type of pollution that we can sometimes see? (Excluding Oil Spills)

• toxins
• sediment
• nutrients
• bacterial

What type of water pollution would an oil spill be classified as?

• toxins
• sediment
• nutrients
• bacterial

Which type of pollution can interfere with aquatic organisms to feed and breath?

• toxins
• sediments
• nutrients
• bacterial

Nitrogen and Phosphorus fit into which category of water pollution?

• toxins
• sediments
• nutrients
• bacteria

Which category of pollution is the biggest contemporary water pollution issue in the Chesapeake Bay region?

• toxins
• sediments
• nutrients
• bacterial