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    This document is a student project on the topic of water pollution. It includes an introduction describing types and sources of water pollution as well as the Clean Water Act. The body discusses different types of water pollution including infectious agents, oxygen-demanding wastes, inorganic pollutants, and thermal pollution. It also covers the need for water pollution control and describes legislation enacted to improve water quality such as the Clean Water Act, Superfund Program, and Safe Drinking Water Act. Treatment methods for municipal sewage are also summarized.

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    This document is a student project on the topic of water pollution. It includes an introduction describing types and sources of water pollution as well as the Clean Water Act. The body discusses different types of water pollution including infectious agents, oxygen-demanding wastes, inorganic pollutants, and thermal pollution. It also covers the need for water pollution control and describes legislation enacted to improve water quality such as the Clean Water Act, Superfund Program, and Safe Drinking Water Act. Treatment methods for municipal sewage are also summarized.

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    This document is a student project on the topic of water pollution. It includes an introduction describing types and sources of water pollution as well as the Clean Water Act. The body discusses different types of water pollution including infectious agents, oxygen-demanding wastes, inorganic pollutants, and thermal pollution. It also covers the need for water pollution control and describes legislation enacted to improve water quality such as the Clean Water Act, Superfund Program, and Safe Drinking Water Act. Treatment methods for municipal sewage are also summarized.

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    EVS PROJECT
    Name : Askhsy Mody Std : 12th Div : A Roll No : 17 Topic : Water Pollution Year: 2013-14 Class Teacher: BodyGuard

    Page 1 Certificate

    Page 2 Acknowldgement

    Introduction Water Pollution


    Types of water pollution Sources of water pollution Clean Water Act Treatment of waste water

    Water Pollution: physical, chemical, biological changes in water quality that adversely affect living organisms. Degradation. Types: Infectious Agents Oxygen-Demanding Wastes Inorganic Pollutants Organic Chemicals Sediment (Particulates) Thermal Pollution

    Infectious Agents: pathogenic organisms. Water-borne diseases include typhoid, cholera, bacterial and amoebic dysentery, polio, infectious hepatitis, guinea worm and schistosomiasis. Due to lack of sanitation. Analyze coliform bacteria (E. coli).

    Presume if coliform bacteria are present, infectious pathogens are also present.

    Oxygen-Demanding Wastes: Oxygen dissolved in water is indicator of water quality. 6 ppm O2 or more supports desirable aquatic life. BOD: Biochemical oxygen demand: measures the amount of dissolved oxygen consumed by aquatic microorganisms. Sewage, paper pulp, or food wastes can cause an Oxygen sag, where few fish survive.

    Inorganic Pollutants: Heavy metals, like mercury, lead, tin, cadmium, selenium, and arsenic are caused by human activities. Metals: Mercury poisoning from coal, incineration Causes: - damage to the nervous system - metal retardation - cerebral palsy - development delays - kidney disorders Lead poisoning from incineration, pipes, solder (previously in shot, gasoline) Causes: - miscarriages - hearing loss - learning disabilities Nonmetallic Salts: Arsenic from mining or drainage of desert soils Causes: - anemia - cancer - death. Sodium Chloride: Salinization Acids: Sulfur and nitrogen compounds from coal. Causes: - pH changes which affect species - leaches aluminum

    Need & Importance of Study


    Water Pollution Control: Reduce the sources of water pollution
    Point Source: discharge of pollutants from single point. Factories, power plants, sewage treatment plants, oil wells.

    Non-point Source: sources of water pollution that are scattered or diffuse, not having a specific location. Farm fields, golf courses, lawns, cities, roads, clearcut forests, mines

    Water Pollution Control: Agriculture is the biggest source of water pollution

    Information & data


    Legislation enacted to improve our water: Clean Water Act: to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nations waters. (1972/77/81/87) greatly decreased the amount of point source pollution. PCBs, DDT, and Dioxin are no longer allowed as waste products into waters.

    Superfund Program: remediation of toxic waste sites


    created in 1980/1984.

    Safe Drinking Water Act: regulates water quality in


    commercial and municipal systems. (1974)

    Improved water quality has been one of the biggest success stories of the environmental movement.

    Municipal Sewage treatment Primary treatment: physical separation of solids Secondary treatment: Aeration tank: biodegradation Tertiary treatment: remove phosphates/nitrates lagoon/marsh or trickling filter. Bioremediation: use of organisms to remove water pollutants

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