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Water Pollution Worksheet Name_______________________________ WATER POLLUTION Which of the following are sometimes considered pollutants if found in water? (Place an x in front of those that are). ____ ammonia ____ chlorides ____ iron ____ sulfides ____ nitrates ____ copper ____ carbon dioxide ____ phosphates ____ chromium ____ silica ____ lead ____ cyanide Name one possible source of excess nitrogen in a body of surface water.________________________________________________________________ What could be a possible source of sulfates found in a supply of drinking water?________________________________________________________________ What is one possible result of a low amount of dissolved oxygen in body of surface water?________________________________________________________________ In a body of surface water polluted with chromium, where would the chromium be located? Why would it be located there?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Classify each of the following as a point source or non-point source of pollution by placing a p or np in the blank provided. ____ outflow pipe from a factory emptying wastes into a stream ____ snow melt carrying dissolved solids into a river ____ excess pesticide carried by rainfall into an irrigation ditch ____ hot water from a nuclear cooling system being dumped into a river Classify each of the following pollutants as organic, inorganic, toxic, or thermal by placing an o, i, t, or th on the blank provided. ____ sodium chloride from urban streets where it was used to melt ice ____ hot water from a nuclear cooling system ____ suspended clay from agricultural run-off ____ nitrogen resulting from breakdown of manure dumped in a pond ____ lead from mining operations dumped in water ____ insecticide from agricultural run-off Define water pollution.___________________________________________________________________