Point and Nonpoint Pollution

Pollution that comes from MANY different places and is hard to identify its source.

• Point

• Non-Point

Pollution that comes from a single source

• Point

• Non-Point

Chemicals released from an Industrial Plant directly into a river

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A ship carrying gasoline runs into shore and spills large amount of gasoline.

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is an effective way to mitigate water pollution from agricultural runoff?

• Increasing the use of chemical pesticides

• Planting cover crops and creating buffer zones

• Expanding agricultural land

• Encouraging urban development near water bodies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Containers at a food processing plant leaking fat and animal juices

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Disposing of paint and other household hazardous materials down the drain

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Snow melts in parking lots and carries oils into nearby waterways

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Factories releasing gases into the atmosphere

• Point

• Non-Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Washing your car in your driveway

• Point

• Non-Point