Questions:
1. How can surface water that is used by humans become contaminated, and what factors determine how contaminants travel through the environment?
a. Ex: The Enbridge Oil Spill in Marshall/the Kalamazoo River. b. Ex: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska
c. Ex: Microplastics
d. Ex: *Others we have discussed*
2. How can groundwater that is used by humans become contaminated, and what factors determine how contaminants travel through the subsurface?
a. Ex: Wolverine World Wide PFAS contamination in Rockford, MI.
b. Ex: Fertilizers, herbicides, etc.
c. Ex: *Others we have discussed*
3. How can the spreading of pollutants be reduced or stopped?
a. Ex: Water Laws
b. Ex: Awareness
c. Ex: *Others we have discussed*
Vocabulary:
● Stream
● Stream Gradient
● Discharge and/or stream velocity
● Groundwater
● Aquifer
● Permeability
● Porosity
● Point Source Pollution
● Nonpoint Source Pollution
● Water Laws