Topic 5 – Getting Away From it All!

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What will the population be by 2050?

What kinds of issues will we face in 40 years?

Can you get “Away From it All?”

Environmental MonitoringKeeping track of our environment – What organizations do you know about that help with this?- ---

Types of Wastes that enter our environment:

1) ____________________________ 2) ____________________________

*Most wastes end up here ____________________________

Sources of Pollutants can be:

1) _____________________________ 2) _____________________________

What We Test For

Substance Sources Importance Issues

Phosphates and Nitrates

Dissolved Oxygen

Dissolved Carbon Dioxide

Biological Indicators – MacroinvertebratesSee pg. 231

Assignment – Read topic 5 and do topic 5 review on pg. 235 Q1 – 4 HAND IN!!