ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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biotic and abiotic
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point source and nonpoint source
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renewable and nonrenewable
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air and water
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Detailed explanation-1: -Point-source pollution is easy to identify. As the name suggests, it comes from a single place. Nonpoint-source pollution is harder to identify and harder to address. It is pollution that comes from many places, all at once.
Detailed explanation-2: -stationary sources – such as power plants, oil refineries, industrial facilities, and factories. area sources – such as agricultural areas, cities, and wood burning fireplaces.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nonpoint source pollution comes from oil, pet waste, pesticide, herbicide, fertilizer, road salt, bacteria, sediment, and any other contaminant that ends up on the ground naturally or from human activity.
Detailed explanation-4: -Easily identified source or place of pollution is called a point source, e.g.– municipal and industrial discharge pipes, where pollutants enter the water source. Non–point sources of pollution are those where a source of pollution can not be easily identified, e.g.– agricultural runoff, acid rain, etc.
Detailed explanation-5: -The three major types of pollution are air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution.