AP Environmental Science Aquatic Pollution

Which of the following is NOT a non point-source pollutant?

• Sediment loading from erosion

• Runoff of pesticides from cropland

• Animal wastes from feedlots

• Fertilizer runoff from urban areas

• A sewage treatment plant effluent pipe

Eutrophication is caused by which pollutants? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• phosphates

• heavy metals

• solid waste

• pharmaceuticals

• nitrates

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How can we help prevent water pollution? (There is more than one answer.)

• Use less detergents

• Do not pour grease down the drain

• Allow farm waste to wash off into the lakes.

• Use less fertilizers on yards and crops

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Water pollution occurs when:

• Harmful substances enter a water supply

• Industries dispose of waste safely and correctly.

• Industries cut costs with waste disposal.

• None of the above.

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Type of aquatic ecosystem that was once viewed as wasteland and drained by the government

• estuaries

• coral reefs

• open ocean

• wetlands

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Requires maximum level of contaminants (MCLs) to meet safety regulations for community tap water supplies

• Clean Water Act

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

• Safe Drinking Water Act

Here are the steps during cultural eutrophication. Which answer choice has them in the correct order?

• A, B, C

• C, B, A

• B, A, C

• C, A, B

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The Exxon Valdez oil spill lasted 4 days and a total of 1.08x10^7 gallons of oil. How much oil spilled per day?

• 4.3x10^5 gallons

• 4.3x10^6 gallons

• 2.7x10^5 gallons

• 2.7x10^6 gallons

An example of a waterborne disease is:

• Cholera

• Giardia

• Typhoid

• All of the above.

Which water quality test will best determine the disruption of photosynthesis caused by cloudy water conditions from sedimentation?

• Temperature

• Salinity

• Dissolved oxygen

• pH

• Turbidity

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