Turbidity Quiz (Choice Board)

The measure of water salinity

The measure of water temperature

The measure of water clarity

The measure of water acidity

Oil spills

Chemical pollution

Sediment from erosion

Industrial waste

In parts per million (ppm)

In Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTUs)

In pH levels

In Celsius

Increase their resistance to disease

Improve their growth rates

Clog their gills

Enhance their ability to see food

Reducing dissolved oxygen

Increasing stormwater runoff

Applying industry-specific worst management practices

Restoring eroded stream banks

It reduces the stream bed build-up

It increases the likelihood of flooding

It has no impact on flooding

It decreases the likelihood of flooding

They increase erosion and turbidity

They have no impact on turbidity

They help hold soil in place and reduce erosion

They absorb excess heat from the water

To measure water temperature

To measure turbidity

To measure water clarity

To measure water salinity

Restoring eroded stream banks

Reducing dissolved oxygen

Applying industry-specific worst management practices

Increasing stormwater runoff

Chapel Hill Storm Water

Orange County Erosion Control

National Park Service

Environmental Protection Agency