Topic 5 – Pollution Management

Objectives (Students will be able to…)

• Distinguish between point source and non-point source pollution, stating their major sources and outlining the challenges they present for management.
• Describe and explain both direct and indirect methods of monitoring pollution in air, soil, and water.
• Outline approaches to pollution management and discuss the human factors that affect them by evaluating the costs and benefits of different approaches.
• Outline and evaluate the processes and impacts of eutrophication as it relates to pollution management strategies.
• Outline, describe and evaluate pollution management strategies for different types of solid domestic (municipal) waste.
• Describe the role of atmospheric ozone, including its interaction with ultraviolet radiation and halogenated organic gases.
• State the source and outline the effects of ground-level (tropospheric) ozone and smog, and evaluate the effectiveness of strategies to reduce urban air pollution.
• Outline the chemistry leading to the formation of acid rain, its effects on soil, water and living organisms, and strategies aimed at its reduction.

 Resources and Notes

• ESS Topic 5.1 – The Nature of Pollution notes
• ESS Topic 5.2 – Detection and Monitoring of pollution notes
• ESS Topic 5.3 – Approaches to Pollution Management notes
• ESS Topic 5.4 – Eutrophication notes
• ESS Topic 5.5 – Solid Domestic Waste notes
• ESS Topic 5.6 – Depletion of Stratospheric Ozone notes
• ESS Topic 5.7 – Urban Air Pollution notes
• ESS Topic 5.8 – Acid Deposition notes

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