Water Pollution and Prevention Nellie Dawn Karafa Miller-Motte College Online GS275 SUMid10 Environmental Survey October 31‚ 2010 Instructor‚ Tanya Lee Abstract Water Pollution and Prevention are terms that are used quite often. Polluted waterways have extreme effects on all living organisms. Pollution has been a problem in our world for centuries‚ and will continue to be a concern. Laws and regulations are an important part of protecting our waterways and living organisms. Organizations
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Pigeon River Pollution The Pigeon River flows through North Carolina and right here into East Tennessee. The Pigeon River got its name from an extinct bird‚ which migrated through the valley of North Carolina. Although‚ the Pigeon River looks nice‚ there is something extremely harmful going on inside the river. The long-polluted Pigeon River in Cocke County has not been “fishable” or “swimmable” for over 100 years due to pollution. The river’s water has turned dark brown‚ and has a terrible
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Formula is one of the most frequently used urban hydrology methods in Malaysia. It gives satisfactory results for small catchments only • The formula is: C . y It . A Qy = 360 where‚ Qy = y year ARI peak flow (m3/s) C= dimensionless runoff coefficient yI t = y year ARI average rainfall intensity over time of concentration‚ tc ‚ (mm/hr) A= drainage area (ha) Or Q=CiA i = average rainfall intensity (in/hr)equals to tc A = catchment area ( acre) Q = Peak flow ( cusecs)
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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY STUDY ON INFILTRATION AND SOIL TEXTURE UNDER BANANA AND MAIZE LAND USE SYSTEMS IN GATUNDU CATCHMENT‚ KIAMBU COUNTY‚KENYA KAKAIRE JOEL I56EA/20023/2012 ICEDUNA MARION I56EA/20021/2012 MWM714: FIELD MAPPING AND LABORATORY TECHQNIUES FIELD REPORT COURSE INSTRUCTOR: DR. MAKOKHA GEORGE TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGES 1.0 Introduction ...............................................................
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Water pollution is any chemical‚ biological or physical change in the quality of water which has a harmful effect on any living thing that drinks‚ uses‚ or lives in it. If and when individuals drink polluted water it can cause serious effects. Water pollution can also make water unsuited for the desired use. The main cause of water pollution is made by humans. Point and non point sources are the two sorts of sources. Point sources discharge pollutants at specific locations such as pipelines or sewers
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Croton’s Water Filtration Company has had many negative and positive impacts on the community and surrounding areas of the Bronx and Manhattan. This plant is one of the biggest constructions in New York’s City history. In 1993 there was a threat of contamination causing the plant to be shut down. The preparation for the plant started in 2004. This company had to abide by the state and federal regulations of drinking water. They had to think of the public health. They have been applying water to
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How does Different Levels of Pollution in Streams or Ponds Affect Macro invertebrate Species? Organisms without back bones are Macro Invertebrate species (Seminole.Wateratlas.Usf.Edu ‚2012) . These organisms are small but can be seen without a magnifying glass (Waitakere.Govt.Nz ‚ 2002) . Size ranges from 3-20mm long (Waitakere.Govt.Nz ‚ 2002) .Insects‚ crustaceans‚ mollusks‚ worms‚ leeches‚ and anemones are classified a Macro invertebrate species (Waitakere.Govt.Nz ‚ 2002). Streams that are
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basis. Watersheds have an infinite variety of shapes‚ and the shape supposedly reflects the way that runoff will “bunch up” at the outlet. A circular watershed would result in runoff from various parts of the watershed reaching the outlet at the same time. An elliptical watershed having the outlet at one end of the major axis and having the same area as the circular watershed would cause the runoff to be spread out over time‚ thus producing a smaller flood peak than that of the circular watershed
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rainfall on a bare soil can compact the upper layer of soil‚ creating a hard crust that inhibits plant establishment. Sheet erosion occurs as runoff travels over the ground‚ picking up and transporting the particles dislodged by raindrop impacts. The process of sheet erosion is uniform‚ gradual and difficult to detect until it develops into rill erosion. If runoff is maintained as sheet flow‚ the velocity remains low and there The method used to prevent erosion from raindrop splash and sheet erosion
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Nonpoint source pollution is land runoff from drainage‚ rain‚ and seepage and hydraulic modification. It is caused by rain or snow melt that moves through and over the ground. When the runoff moves‚ it collects and picks up manmade and natural pollutants and ends up spilling into lakes‚ rivers‚ streams‚ and coastal waters. Nonpoint source pollution can include things like motor oil‚ toxic chemicals‚ animal droppings‚ trash and even insecticides. Our drinking water needs to be protected. It takes
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