Observe the diagram depicting non-point source pollution and formulate a definition based upon the information. Explain the cause of most non-point source pollution Why is non-point source pollution so difficult to control?

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Earth Systems Course Work

Water Pollution

Answer the following questions directly on this page. Be sure to visit all aspects of the site to obtain all necessary information.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_pollution/02history.html

  1. Explain the impact of humans on the prevalence of
  2. People began to move to the cities because of improved sanitary conditions and less What was the major side effect?

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_pollution/03pointsource.html

  1. Define point source
  2. Explain the term “effluent” and its role in point source
  3. List some of the consequences of unregulated point-source
  4. Explain how large livestock farms contribute to point source

 

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_pollution/04nonpointsource.html

  1. Observe the diagram depicting non-point source pollution and formulate a definition based upon the information
  2. Explain the cause of most non-point source pollution Why is non-point source pollution so difficult to control?

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_pollution/04nonpointsource.html

  1. Besides runoff, list the other causes of non-point source pollution
  2. What are the two primary pollutants involved in non-point source pollution? Where do these nutrients originate?

 

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_pollution/010nutrients.html

  1. Explain the term eutrophication and the chain of events that may
  2. Explain another harmful effect on both fish and humans.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_pollution/011sediments.html

  1. Explain the importance of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in terms of ecosystems and suspended

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_pollution/012chemicals.html

  1. What are the two methods in which pesticides typically enter a waterbody?’

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_pollution/013bacteria.html

  1. Explain the effects of discarded trash on
  2. Explain how water activities can also affect bacteria and nutrient levels in the

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_pollution/015controlling.html

  1. List at least 2 strategies that can be enacted in each of the following areas to eliminate non-point source

Urban and Suburban Areas

Agricultural Operations

Forestry Operations

Marinas

 

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_pollution/016youcando.html

  1. What are the six measures that you as a private citizen can take to control and prevent non-point source water pollution?

Write a literature review discussing the effects of wildfires on the biodiversity of bees.

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Effects of wildfires on the biodiversity of bees

Write a literature review discussing the effects of wildfires on the biodiversity of bees.

Pick ONE weather event of your choice. Explain the conditions that cause this weather event and describe the safety precautions that should be taken.

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Extreme Weather Summative

Pick ONE weather event of your choice. Explain the conditions that cause this weather event and describe the safety precautions that should be taken. You may include photos, video clips, and anything else you think will help communicate your message.

This should be a submitted to the dropbox and may be a paper or google slides. Be sure the link is sharable BEFORE you submit it.

Explore the pollutants found in the air of the world’s major cities and some the affects those pollutants have on the environment.

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Polluted Cites Assignment

In this assignment, we are going to explore the pollutants found in the air of the world’s major cities and some the affects those pollutants have on the environment.  You will pick a major city (population of at least 1 million) and research its air quality.  Examples of some major world cities:

 

Atlanta                          Rio de Janeiro               Delhi

New York                      Tokyo                           Dhaka

Dallas                           Beijing                          Madrid

Los Angles                    Paris                             Rome

Seattle                          London                         Cairo

Mexico City                   Moscow                        Seoul

Karachi                         Riyadh                          Berlin

Manila                           Sydney                         Cape Town

 

You will include the following information in your final report on your city:

  1. Name of the city
  2. Population of the city
  3. Any topographical/climatic features around the city that contribute to poor air quality. Are there mountains or higher terrain that hold the air pollutants near the ground within the city?
  4. Air quality index (if available for your city)
  5. Levels of:
    1. CO (Carbon monoxide)
    2. NO2 (Nitrogen dioxide)
    3. O3 (Ground level ozone)
    4. SO2 (Sulfur dioxide)
    5. Particulate matter
  6. Pictures showing your cities air quality on “good” air quality days and “bad.”
  7. Effects of the air quality on the local environment
    1. What environmental problems have occurred in the local area?
      1. Include respiratory disease incidence rates
      2. Discuss any issues with acid precipitation
    2. What regulations are in place to help the cities air quality?
    3. A picture or pictures that illustrate the air quality of the city you choose.

 

Explore the pollutants found in the air of the world’s major cities and some the affects those pollutants have on the environment.

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Polluted Cites Assignment

In this assignment, we are going to explore the pollutants found in the air of the world’s major cities and some the affects those pollutants have on the environment.  You will pick a major city (population of at least 1 million) and research its air quality.  Examples of some major world cities:

 

Atlanta                          Rio de Janeiro               Delhi

New York                      Tokyo                           Dhaka

Dallas                           Beijing                          Madrid

Los Angles                    Paris                             Rome

Seattle                          London                         Cairo

Mexico City                   Moscow                        Seoul

Karachi                         Riyadh                          Berlin

Manila                           Sydney                         Cape Town

 

You will include the following information in your final report on your city:

  1. Name of the city
  2. Population of the city
  3. Any topographical/climatic features around the city that contribute to poor air quality. Are there mountains or higher terrain that hold the air pollutants near the ground within the city?
  4. Air quality index (if available for your city)
  5. Levels of:
    1. CO (Carbon monoxide)
    2. NO2 (Nitrogen dioxide)
    3. O3 (Ground level ozone)
    4. SO2 (Sulfur dioxide)
    5. Particulate matter
  6. Pictures showing your cities air quality on “good” air quality days and “bad.”
  7. Effects of the air quality on the local environment
    1. What environmental problems have occurred in the local area?
      1. Include respiratory disease incidence rates
      2. Discuss any issues with acid precipitation
    2. What regulations are in place to help the cities air quality?
    3. A picture or pictures that illustrate the air quality of the city you choose.

 

What is the Carbon Footprint Score? ● EPA Air Pollution Score? ● Which car performed the best as far as CO2 emissions are concerned? Which has the worst? Was there a trend among cars that had high CO2 output?

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Car emissions internet activity

PURPOSE: Increased carbon dioxide in our near atmosphere has been increasing since the industrial revolution. While some sources of CO2 in the air are perfectly natural, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has determined that a significant amount of this CO2 is a direct result of human activity. Burning fossil fuels adds CO2 to the atmosphere very quickly and in large amounts. Burning gasoline from a car engine is the most immediate way you and I add to the increasing CO2 levels. In
this computer lab activity, you will compare various makes and models of cars and rate their impact on the atmosphere.

DIRECTIONS:
● Open a new Word document.
● Open the website http://fueleconomy.gov/
● Click on “Find & Compare Cars”, next select model year, then make and finally the model.
● Select all of the vehicles to research that you and your family own. (2021 Range Rover Sport, 2018 Cadillac XT5) Write your results in the Word document for those vehicles. It will be easier to lookup 3 cars at a time for the comparison.
● Data needed for each vehicle:
● Picture of vehicle
● EPA Fuel economy MPG
● Fuel Economics
● Annual Fuel Cost
● Cost to Drive 25 Miles
● Cost to fill the tank
● Tank Size
● Energy Impact Score (# of barrels of petroleum used)
● Greenhouse gas emissions (set to U.S. tons per year and tailpipe CO2)
● EPA smog rating and select Georgia as the state

● Go back and find 2 more Vehicles. This time, select your dream cars. Find the above data on those vehicles and include your results in the same Word document as your family vehicles.
● Go back one more time and try to find cars that you would expect to have great gas mileage and low emissions. Those would include all electric vehicles, hybrids, new low emission diesel vehicles etc. Write those results in your Word document.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
Answer the following questions in the same Word document that has your car data.
● What is the Carbon Footprint Score?
● EPA Air Pollution Score?
● Which car performed the best as far as CO2 emissions are concerned? Which has the worst?
● Was there a trend among cars that had high CO2 output?
● What surprised you about the cars you chose?
● In your opinion, what is the most important output from cars? Why?
● If you had the money, what would be your next car purchase? Why?
● Will you change any habits as a result of this investigation? Why or why not?

Describe why each is a problem and finally, describe ways that each of these sources of water pollution can/could be reduced.

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Water Pollutant

Listed are common Sources of Point Source and Nonpoint Source Water Pollution in the United States. Read through each of the items and in a word or google document state whether each is a point source or nonpoint source water pollutant. Then describe why each is a problem and finally, describe ways that each of these sources of water pollution can/could be reduced.

1. 23 million septic-tank systems

2. Pesticides from cropland.

3. Storm-water runoff including oil, gasoline, dog feces, and litter from city and suburban streets.

4. Highway construction and maintenance, including eroding soil and toxic chemicals

5. 190,000 storage lagoons for polluted waste

6. 9,000 municipal landfills

7. About 2 million underground storage tanks containing pollutants such as gasoline.

8. 50 million tons of fertilizer applied to crops, lawns and golf courses every year.

9. 10 million tons of dry salt applied to highways for snow and ice control every year.

10. Thousands of public and industrial wastewater treatment plants.

How does the technology work? Is it a centralized or decentralized solution? Would the system still be connected to existing the wastewater treatment system?

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Safe disposal of human excrement

INTRO
In this module, students will research three options for sanitation that allows for safe disposal of human excrement, but do not rely on water-based flushing. These may be systems that are decentralized or connected to centralized treatment.

ACTIVITY
Put together a document that summarizes the finding of your research by addressing the following questions for each of the three alternatives you identify:
• How does the technology work? Is it a centralized or decentralized solution? Would the system still be connected to existing the wastewater treatment system?
• If available, what would the approximate cost be of installing this type of system?
• Has the technology been successfully deployed? Can you find case studies or examples of the system operating under realistic conditions?
• Is the technology suited to large-scale implementation? (for example on a dense college campus or large buildings)
• What are the major benefits of this technology from a resource management perspective? Are there any useful byproducts from this particular strategy?
• Does it have drawbacks that might be concerning?
• What challenges might you anticipate with deploying an alternative like this?What might the various stakeholders in the use of water-based flush toilets and wastewater treatment think about this option?

Define the term thoroughly, in your own words. Explain the importance of the term using evidence. Discuss how the term affects living things and the physical world.

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Week 1 Assignment

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 1 and 2 in the course textbook. The purpose of this assignment is twofold: first, to enable you to explore a term (concept, technique, place, etc.) related to this week’s theme of sustaining Earth’s biodiversity and ecosystems; second, to provide your first contribution to a collective project, the Class Sustainable Living Guide. Your work this week, and in the weeks that follow, will be gathered (along with that of your peers) into a master document that you will receive a few days after the end of the course. The document will provide everyone with a variety of ideas for how we can all live more sustainably in our homes and communities.

To complete this assignment,

Select a term from the list of choices in the Week 1 – Term Selection Table located in the course. Type your name in the table, next to the word that you would like to choose.
Do not select a term that a classmate has already chosen; only one student per term. If you choose a term that is hyperlinked to a source, that term is one that is not mentioned in our textbook. Instead of being required to use the text as your third source for completing the assignment, you will be expected to use the hyperlinked source provided for you.
Download the Week 1 Assignment Template Download Week 1 Assignment Template available in the course and replace the guiding text with your own words based upon your online research.
Do not include a cover page. All references, however, should be cited in your work and listed at the end, following APA Style expectations.
In the template, you will

Define the term thoroughly, in your own words.
Explain the importance of the term using evidence.
Discuss how the term affects living things and the physical world.
Suggest two specific actions that can be taken to promote environmental sustainability in relation to the term.
Explain exactly how those actions will aid in safeguarding our environment in relation to your chosen term.
Provide detailed examples to support your ideas.

Which solution was above the other? Why did the solutions seperate and not mix? How does this lab help to represent what happens in estuaries? How does this type of environment impact the organisms that live there (esturaries)?

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lab analysis procedure

Place a few drops of red food coloring to a clear glass that contains cold water from your refrigerator (less than half full).
In a separate glass of the same type, make a saltwater solution using the same amount of water as you did in step 1. Heat that water in the microwave for1 1/2 minutes or until warm. Be careful not to burn yourself. Dissolve table salt into that warm water (mix a little at a time until it does not dissolve any further.) Then place a few drops of yellow food coloring to that solution. Mix well.
Now, slowly pour the red water solution (freshwater) into the saltwater solution (yellow solution). The slower you pour the red into the yellow the better your results will be. Hint: If you pour it so that the red solution moves down the side of the yellow container, slowly, you will recieve nice reults.
Do not stir or mix this combined solution. You should see a seperation of the two solutions, even though they are in the same container.
In a word or google document, describe what you observed as you mixed these solutions and then continue to monitor the solution recording what you see happening each minute for 10 minutes. Make a data table of these observations.
Take pictures of the mixture immediately after mixing and then after 10 minutes. Place a copy of these pictures in your lab writeup and label the pictures.
Answer the following analysis questions.
Which solution was above the other?
Why did the solutions seperate and not mix?
How does this lab help to represent what happens in estuaries?
How does this type of environment impact the organisms that live there (esturaries)?
What types of stress does this place on the organisms?
Write up this lab as a FULL lab report