Water Environmental Science

Which is a point source of pollution?

• Farm runoff

• A sewage treatment plant

• Storm runoff

• A suburban community

• A harbor

Eutrophication

• is the result of excess carbon

• causes low BOD

• can cause dead zones

• is rarely caused by human activities

• only occurs in fresh water

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Fecal coliform bacteria

• is used as an indicator of water quality

• is the cause of many waterborne diseases

• is another name for Cryptosporidium

• usually causes diarrhea

• is rarely found in septage

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Leach fields are

• used to remove sludge

• part of tertiary water treatment

• used to filter septage

• a result of sewage dumping

• often used with manure lagoons

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A manure lagoon is being built for a dairy with 700 cows, each of which produces 40 L of manure each day. How large must the lagoon be to hold 30 days worth of manure?

• 21,000 L

• 28,000 L

• 120,000 L

• 560,000 L

• 840,000 L

Arsenic is

• found naturally in groundwater

• often discovered due to its rapid health effects

• inexpensive to remove from drinking water

• found in rainwater

• primarily found in water in North America

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Which is NOT true of acid deposition?

• It is primarily due to the burning of coal

• It is treated using limestone

• It can occur as a result of mining

• It is lethal to many aquatic organisms

• It causes increased solubility of many ions

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The Exxon Valdez oil spill

• was cleaned up within 2 years of the spill

• lead to new regulations for oil tankers

• was larger than the Deepwater Horizon spill

• primarily affected aquatic organisms

• has not significantly changed the ecosystem 20 years later

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Approximately what percent of the oil in marine waters worldwide is due to natural causes?

• 5 percent

• 20 percent

• 35 percent

• 45 percent

• 60 percent

Which is NOT used in the cleanup of oil spills?

• Genetically engineered bacteria

• Clumping agents applied to underwater plumes

• Chemical dispersants

• Large vacuums

• Absorbent materials along the coast

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