by Kenneth Lyngaas
on November 15, 2016
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 17, 2016
Nonpoint source pollution is a term used when it’s impossible to identify one single source origin of pollution such as a factory or the place dumping of chemicals occurred. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 17, 2016
Point source is a term used when it is possible to identify the source of the pollution, A stationary location or fixed facility from which pollutants are discharged; any single identifiable source of pollution; e.g., a pipe, ditch, ship, dump, factory smokestack. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 17, 2016
Surface runoffs is a term used to describe the snow melts, or irrigation water in excess of what can infiltrate the soil surface and be stored in small surface depressions; a major transporter of nonpoint source pollutants in rivers, streams, and lakes. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 17, 2016
Surface water Surface water is the generic name used to describe all water that are naturally open to the atmosphere (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, streams, impoundments, seas, estuaries, etc.) See water pollution in the Eco fashion dictionary
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on July 26, 2016
Thermal pollution is a term refer to water quality reduction caused by increasing its temperature. The main reason for thermal pollution is waste heat from industrial power generation processes and urban hermetical closed surfaces such as parking space. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 17, 2016
Urban runoff water Urban runoff is a term used to describe storm water from city streets and adjacent domestic or commercial properties that carries pollutants of various kinds into the sewer systems and receiving waters. See water pollution in the Eco Fashion dictionary
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 17, 2016
Wastewater is a term used to describe the spent or used water from a home, community, farm, or industry that contains dissolved or suspended matter. However, wastewater is not just sewage. Defined as domestic, industrial, agricultural, and storm water flows that drain into sewage collection systems, wastewater reflects the geographic character of communities and environments. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on August 21, 2016
Water pollution is a term used to describe the lowering of water quality due to input of sewage, pesticides, agricultural run-off, and industrial wastes that can result in harm to aquatic plants and animals. Read more..
by Kenneth Lyngaas
on June 18, 2017
Water scarcity is a term used to describe a country or region where the annual renewable water supplies are below 1000 m3 per person. Read more..
