Compare methods used to reduce surface and groundwater contamination.
Comparison may include management techniques for
- ground water contamination
- natural, municipal, agricultural, industrial, and residential sources
- oil spills
- chemicals/toxins
- surface water contamination
- agriculture, mining, factory effluent, landfills, human/animal waste, and localized pollution sources
- oil spills
- chemicals/toxins
- sedimentation
- fertilizers
- pesticides
- antibiotics.
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why are techniques for managing groundwater and surface water different?
- What are some new and/or innovative techniques for cleaning up surface water contamination?
- How is bioremediation used to clean contaminated groundwater?
- How is chemical remediation used to clean contaminated groundwater?
Teacher Resources:
- Ground Water Contamination Links to an external site., United States Environment Protection Agency
- Sources and Consequences of Groundwater Contamination Links to an external site., National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health