Water Quality

All regions in Europe do not consistently meet basic biological and chemical standards for drinking water

• True

• False

Clean water is essential for both human health and ecosystems

• True

• False

Changes in climate can affect the species composition in aquatic ecosystems

• True

• False

• Eutrophication and organic pollution can influence aquatic organisms like phytoplankton and fish

• True

• False

Bottom trawling does have a physical impact on aquatic habitats

• True

• False

Most human activities do significantly impact water quality

• True

• False

• Diffuse pollution mainly comes from agriculture

• True

• False

Urban populations contribute to both diffuse and point source pollution

• True

• False

• Pesticides, nutrients, sediment, and faecal microbes are typical pollutants from farming

• True

• False

Hazardous chemicals are primarily associated with point source discharges, not diffuse agricultural pollution

• True

• False