Quiz - AP Oil Spills & Sewage Treatment

The goal of the secondary stage of a septic treatment plant is to

• remove the large solid material

• make muddy water clear

• remove chemicals such as DDT, PCBs, N2, and phosphates

• lower the amount of organic material in the water

The goal of the tertiary stage of a septic treatment plant is to

• remove the large solid material

• make muddy water clear

• remove chemicals such as DDT, PCBs, N2, and phosphates

• lower the amount of organic material in the water

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The Clean Water Act established all of the following guidelines except

• set water quality standards for all contaminants in surface waters

• made it unlawful for any person to discharge any pollutant from a point source into navigable waters

• demanded that an environmental impact statement be prepared for any major development

• funded the construction of sewage treatment plants

The majority of the oil pollution of the ocean comes from

• blowouts (rupture of a borehole of an oil rig in the ocean)

• taker accidents

• runoff from land

• normal operation of offshore well

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In the figure below, identify the following components of the household septic system in the correct order as waste leaves the house to be treated:

I. Distribution box

II. Waste

III. Drain field

IV. Septic Tank

• I, II, III, IV

• II, IV, I, III

• I, III, II, IV

• II, I, IV, III

The ______ enables the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set the standards for tap water quality and oversees all of the states, localities, and water suppliers who implement these standards.

Which sewage treatment system removes chemicals such as pesticides?

• 1^st filtering system

• Primary Treatment

• Secondary Treatment

• Tertiary Treatment

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Which indicates that a body of water is contaminated by human waste water?

• low BOD and a fecal coliform bacteria count of zero

• high levels of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, an high BOD

• low BOD and low levels of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus

• low levels of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, and a fecal coliform bacteria count of zero

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Strategies used to clean up oil spills include all of the following EXCEPT:

• Floating booms and boats to skim floating oil toward collectors

• Addition of limestone to neutralize the acidic water

• Skimmers to absorb oil from the water

• Chemical dispersants that break up the oil and help it to sink.

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What do untreated (raw) sewage and fertilizers have in common?

• They encourage excessive growth of aquatic plants

• They are eaten by animals in the water

• They accumulate in the tissues of aquatic organisms

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