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WorksheetsENSC301
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
What percentage of New Zealand's population live in urban areas?
40%
86%
55%
92%
What is something we can do in our daily lives to mitigate the impacts of urbanization on freshwater? (more than one answer)
Shower less
Drink less water
Use non-toxic products
Use your car less frequently
How many truckloads of contaminated sludge were removed from Waiwhetu stream?
4000
200
30
6000
Before restoration of the Waiwhetu stream, some metals such as copper and zinc exceeded environmental guidelines by how much?
5 times
30 times
90 times
300 times
How many pondweed plants were removed manually from Waiwhetu Stream?
350,000
200,000
4000
10,000
Where in the Greater Wellington Region is Waiwhetu Stream located?
Porirua
Makara
Lower Hutt
Upper Hutt
Which organization is carrying out a five-year project on riparian zone effectiveness?
GNS
Wellington City Council
Land Information New Zealand
NIWA
What is the name of the first regulation created to control end-of-pipe pollution in NZ?
Water Pollution Act
Clean Water Regulation
Water Resource Act
Pollution Control Act
How many municipal wastewater treatment plants discharge their effluents to freshwater in NZ?
88
50
200
152
What was added to house paint in New Zealand up until 1979?
Lead
Arsenic
Mercury
Cobalt
Which of these can be considered contaminants? (more than one answer)
Temperature
Nutrients
Bacteria
Herbicides
Which contaminants can enter waterways as a result of transport?
Oil
Heavy Metals
Petrol
