Pollutions

The process of obtaining fresh water from salt water
Drought
Desalination
Conservation
Water pollution
Are areas that are covered by some or all of the year
Wetlands
Nontidal wetland
Tidal wetland
Using a resource wisely so that it will not be used up
Desalination
Water pollution
Drought
Conservation
Places that normally get enough precipitation may experience a few years of scarce rainfall
Drought
Water pollution
Desalination
Conservation
The addition of any substance that has a negative effect on water or the living things that depend on the water
Drought
Water pollution
Desalination
Conservation
Make up three fourths of the wetlands in VA these are usually forested wetlands and swamps
Nontidal wetland
Tidal wetland
Wetland
Are those along the coast. They are at the edge of estuaries
Wetlands
Tidal wetlands
Nontidal wetlands
They come from human and animal waste. Can infect humans and animals if they eat or drink them
Bacteria
Toxic
Thermal
Nutrient
Sediment
In the water especially nitrogen and phosphous can cause growth of algae
Bacteria
Toxic
Thermal
Sediment
Nutrient
Is like poison to the animals that live in our waterways
Bacteria
Toxic
Thermal
Sediment
Nutrient
When water runs over these area it picks up some of this dirt
Bacteria
Toxic
Thermal
Sediment
Nutrient
Rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that are harmful to the life
Bacteria
Toxic
Thermal
Sediment
Nutrient
Wetlands are important ( check all that apply)
Water quality
Pesticide
Regulate runoff by storing flood waters
Acidic rain
Reduce erosion
Bog
Filter out sediments trap nutrients and break down pollutants
Ecosytems
Recharge the groundwater
Marsh
Swamp
Pollution can be traced to a single source
Point source
Nonpoint source
Pesticides
Pollution does not come from one source
Point source
Nonpoint source
Pesticides
Are chemicals intended to kill insects and other organisms that damage crops
Point source
Nonpoint source
Pesticides
The result is rain or other forms of precipitation that are more acidic than normal
Acid rain
Marsh
Swamp
Bog
Is two wet for trees and shrubs. Grassy plants like cattails and reeds grow
Acid rain
Marsh
Swamp
Bog
Usually covered with moss. When the plants die, layers are built on top of each other forming peat
Acid rain
Marsh
Swamp
Bog
it has trees and shrubs growing in it. It is flooded at least part of the year
Acid rain
Marsh
Swamp
Bog
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