Figure 17.6 Procedure for sampling water from a well. (Source: as Figure 17.

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Summary of Study Session 17

In Study Session 17 you !a"e learned t!at: 1. #ater pollution is any contamination of water wit! su$stances t!at are detrimental to !uman plant or animal !ealt!. %. #ater pollutants can $e of point or non&point source depending on w!et!er su$stances are disc!arged directly into a $ody of water or indirectly from diffuse sources. '. 4. (!ere are "arious types of water pollution including organic and inorganic sediments nutrients $iological and c!emical pollutants. )iological pollutants include $acteria "iruses proto*oa and !elmint!s. (!ey enter t!e water from !uman faeces from infected people and are t!e cause of many water&related diseases. (!e effects of water pollution on an a,uatic ecosystem depend on t!e type of pollutant and t!e type of water $ody. Ideally pollution control s!ould ta-e place at t!e point of origin i.e. pollution s!ould $e pre"ented at source. (!ere are specified procedures to follow w!en ta-ing a water sample for analysis to ensure t!e sample is representati"e.

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Self-Assessment Questions (SAQs) for Study Session 17

.ow t!at you !a"e completed t!is study session you can assess !ow well you !a"e ac!ie"ed its /earning 0utcomes $y answering t!e following ,uestions. #rite your answers in your Study 1iary and discuss t!em wit! your (utor at t!e ne2t Study Support 3eeting. 4ou can c!ec- your answers wit! t!e .otes on t!e Self&5ssessment 6uestions at t!e end of t!is 3odule.

SAQ 17.1 (tests Learning Outcome 17.1)

3atc! t!e definitions wit! t!e corresponding words $elow.

Matching qui
O!tions 5 foreign component in a su$stance

1iffuse source of pollution

7ig! le"els of plant nutrients in water

(!e source of pollutants is "isi$le at time of disc!arge

Matches 8ontaminant

9utrop!ication

.on&point source pollution

Point source pollution

Solution
"air 1 5 foreign component in a su$stance