Water Pollution, Wastewater and Water Treatment

Pollutants discharged from a single identifiable location (e.g., pipes, ditches, channels, sewers, tunnels,)

• dechlorination

• point source pollution

• oils

• asbestos

Able to be broken down naturally

• pollutant

• dechlorination

• chlorination

• biodegradable

A measure of how clear water is

• oils

• turbidity

• nonpoint source pollution

• point source pollution

pollution that is produced in one area but falls in a different state or nation

• transboundary pollution

• sewage

• alkalinity

• acid rain

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

Release of harmful materials into the environment

• atmosphere

• transpiration

• rainwater

• pollution

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

The water and human wastes that are washed down sinks, toilets, and showers

• sewage

• compost

• mulch

• fertilizer

disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound

• sulfur

• biodegradable

• dechlorination

• chlorination

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single, specific site

• nonpoint source pollution

• point source pollution

• sewage

• aeration chamber

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

a measure of the hydroxide ion concentration of a solution

• alkalinity

• acid rain

• fossil fuel

• respiration

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

removal of residual chlorine from disinfected wastewater prior to discharge into the environment

• turbidity

• dechlorination

• chlorination

• alkalinity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-2