A Super Fun Review of Water Pollution

There are two types of water pollution:

Point Source: Pollution can be traced to a SPECIFIC location

Non-Point Source: Pollution can NOT be traced to a specific location

There are seven categories of water pollution:

1.) Sewage: human and food wastes, soaps, detergents

2.) Pathogens: disease carried in waterways such as typhoid and cholera

3.) Plant Nutrients: phosphates and nitrates from sewage, animal feedlots. Can cause eutrophication and baby blue syndrome

4.) Organic Compounds: oil, gas, plastics from industry, household cleansers, and runoff. Can cause neverous system damage, reproduction disorders

5.) Toxic Inorganic Compounds: lead, arsenic, acids from surface runoff. Can cause skin cancer, nervous system damage

6.) Sediment: soil, silt from land erosion. Can cloud water and reduce photosynthesis

7.) Radioactive materials