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Water Pollution Introduction What are the sources  of water pollution? What are the effects of water pollution? What can we do to decrease water pollution?

Introduction

Sources of Water Pollution Direct Contaminant Sources    Fluids emitted from factories,           refineries,waste treatment plants, etc. that go directly into urban water supplies. Indirect Contaminant Sources     Enter the water supply from soil/groundwater systems and from the atmosphere by way of rain water.

Effects of Water Pollution

Ways to Decrease Water Pollution

Enrichment Activities Students will use newspapers or magazines to locate pictures of pollution or potential pollution problems.  They will write sentences about the pollution represented in their picture.  Mount the pictures on construction paper and relate this to our neighborhood.

Enrichment Activities Part II Now, take action to help clean up your environment Join forces with local clean up operations Adopt areas in our school ( cafeteria, school yard ) Sponsor a pollution awareness in our school Organize a stream or neighborhood clean up

Internet and other Resources Http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/edresources/water_5.html Http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/water/whatyou.shtml Http://www.units.muohio.edu/dragonfly/water/index.shtml Http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/fish_Boat/jf2001/wpollbas.htm Http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/5161/water1.htm Dr. Suess  The Lorax Living in The Environment: An Introduction to Environmental Science by G. Tyler Miller