Topics for our discussion:
WQI: water quality index
eutrophication/dead zones
continuity theorem
point sources/ non-point sources
endocrine disrupters
dioxin bioaccumulation vs. mercury accumulation
watersheds/wetlands as buffer/filter
runoff-transit time-King County WA
regulations: EPA/CWA
sources and sinks-global water picture
thermal pollution
Runoff
From our video:
sewage treatment: primary, secondary, tertiary
POPs
Private profit, public risk: Externalized costs
Synergism
Deep pockets
ppm, ppb, ppt
NADW/Koyo water
Apex predator
PCB vs. Mercury
Oglalla aquifer
Superfund
clay vs. sand: Boeing
transit time
n.b. for class:
iPad apps: 5 steps to a ...
pH importance in pollution, soils, mineral absorption
lake baikal
if glaciers melt, can we use that fresh water?
how are glaciers water storage tanks?
monsoon
watersheds
why oglalla?
400 gal for 1 kg of grain, 10x for beef
bottled water = 2x to produce
2 gals water to refine 1 gal gasoline
energy and water=recall the four:
energy, water, food, culture
1 gallon = about 4 liters
dams: sedimentation, toxic metals
algal blooms and turbidity: how related?
wqi
20 days to 4 years degradation in groundwater-pesticides
LUST
sewage treatment: pro, sec, tertiary (honolulu and honouliuli)
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