Water At Risk (please help me PLEASE)

Question

1.What is non-point source pollution, and why is this kind of pollution hard to monitor and control?

2.The Clean Water Act is a law that was designed to help protect water resources. More specifically, what is the purpose of this law?

3. choose each of the following that would be an example of a pollution situation that would contribute to non-point source pollution.

a.improper use of fertilizers on lawns

b.factory waste water discharge into a river

c.disposal of chemicals on roadways

d.smoke stack emissions from a power plant

c.leaky oil pans on automobiles

4.All of the rivers in the United States are closely monitored for pollution levels.

a.true

b.false

5.The leading source of pollutants found in rivers surveyed for the 1998 report that you read, was__________?

please help me i would be soo happy if someone did

thank you

Answer 1

1. Nonpoint source pollution is a source of pollution that you can't pinpoint exactly where it is. It is hard to monitor and control because you can't pinpoint the exact source of pollution. Whereas, in point source pollution, such as pipes, you know exactly where the pollution is coming from and can "point" out the location. You are able to monitor and control point source pollution because you know the exact source of pollution and are able to fix the problem more readily.

2. To stop pollution from being discharged into waterways.

3. Factory waste water discharge into a river.

4. True.

5. ...idk, sorry. /=