Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Lecture 3 Quiz: Water and Land Pollution
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What is water pollution?

  • The presence of suspended matter in water
  • The presence of only toxic pollutants in water
  • The depletion of oxygen in water bodies
  • Any change in the physical, chemical, and biological properties of water (correct)

    • Which of the following is a type of surface water pollution?

  • Microbiological pollution
  • Thermal pollution
  • Groundwater pollution
  • Nutrients pollution (correct)

    • What are the sources of surface water pollution?

  • Direct discharges of waste from industrial sources or sewage systems (correct)
  • Excessive rainfall causing flooding
  • Polluted groundwater reaching the surface through a spring
  • Accumulation of oxygen in water bodies

    • How does polluted surface water affect animals and humans?

    <p>By affecting their health when they drink or bathe in polluted water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is storm water runoff?

    <p>Rainwater that becomes polluted when it comes into contact with polluted soil and carries polluted particles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an effect of thermal pollution?

    <p>Increase in water temperature leading to harm to aquatic life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the methods to prevent further discharges from polluted sources and enable natural processes to remove the existing pollution?

    <p>Purification approaches such as mixing and aeration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common agricultural source of groundwater contamination?

    <p>Animal wastes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which compounds stimulate plant growth and can become pollutants in high concentrations?

    <p>Nitrogen and phosphorus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of too much nitrogen and phosphorus in the water?

    <p>Causes algae to grow and harm water quality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of pollutants do not easily dissolve in water and can harm aquatic life that live at the floor of water bodies?

    <p>Particulate matter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the sources of nutrients pollution?

    <p>Agriculture: Animal wastes, excess fertilizer applied to crops and fields, and soil erosion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs when too much algae grows in the water?

    <p>It uses up all the oxygen in the water and other water organisms will die</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of water pollution involves the addition of harmful substances to natural water bodies like rivers and lakes?

    <p>Surface water pollution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of polluted surface water on aquatic organisms like fish?

    <p>They accumulate and concentrate pollutants in their bodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which source of surface water pollution involves waste discharge from industrial sources or sewage systems?

    <p>Direct discharges of waste from industrial sources or sewage systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of pollution that occurs when rainwater comes into contact with polluted soil and carries particles into the water?

    <p>Suspended matter pollution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary factor that makes ground water pollution different from surface water pollution?

    <p>Polluted groundwater reaching the surface through a spring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What occurs when too much algae grows in the water as a result of nutrient pollution?

    <p>Depletion of oxygen levels leading to fish kills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary method for removing surface water pollution?

    <p>Purification approaches such as mixing and aeration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a source of ground water pollution?

    <p>Transportation and storage of material used in manufacturing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does too much algae growth have on water quality?

    <p>Causes water to become undrinkable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the primary sources of nutrient pollution?

    <p>Runoff from stormwater and precipitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does excessive nitrogen and phosphorus in the water impact aquatic life?

    <p>Causes algae to grow excessively, depleting oxygen levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of suspended matter pollution?

    <p>It remains suspended and later settles under the water body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the impact of suspended particles settling at the bottom of a water body?

    <p>Can harm and even kill aquatic life at the bottom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some industrial sources of groundwater contamination?

    <p>Transportation and storage of materials used in manufacturing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are considered as nutrients that stimulate plant growth but can become pollutants in high concentrations?

    <p>Nitrogen and phosphorous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of pollutants are not affected by natural processes and may require purification approaches?

    <p>Pollutants that do not easily dissolve in water</p> Signup and view all the answers

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