Title: Identify major water pollutants and their effects on the environment.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (03063-II) > Section: Protecting the Environment—Water

Identification might include

- leachates—contaminate ground water
- sediments—runoff from the land
- nutrients—promote algal growth and depletes oxygen
- toxins—runoff from land
- E. coli.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What management practices reduce sediment runoff?
- Why are sectors in the agricultural industry often blamed for all nutrient pollution?
- Who are the major contributors to nutrient and toxin pollutants?
- How does one define fracking?
- How does fracking affect drinking water and irrigation for crops?