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Freshwater Resources:
Natural Systems,
Human Impact, and
Conservation
Part 2: Environmental Issues
and the Search for Solutions
PowerPoint Slides prepared by
Jay Withgott and Heidi Marcum
Agricultural pollution
- Nitrates from fertilizers
- Pesticides were detected in more than half of the
shallow aquifers tested
Manufacturing industries and military sites have been
heavy polluters
a) Estuary
b) Wetland
c) Oxbow lake
d) River delta
a) Developing industries
b) Agriculture
c) Households
d) Export to rich countries
a) Habitat alteration
b) Power generation
c) Crop irrigation
d) Shipping
a) A factory
b) Sewer pipes
c) Agricultural fields
d) All are nonpoint sources
a) Yes; its not the American way to limit what cities can do
b) Yes, but the people will have to pay the true cost of water
c) Yes, but only if the people are required to use drastic
conservation measures
d) No; enough is enough, and cities in arid environments
simply cannot continue growing