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html Water pollution occurs when harmful waste products chemicals and other substances are introduced into a bod! of water. "ost water pollution can be classified into four main t!pes: Thermal Pollution: is caused when factories and power plants release hot water used to cool machines in their factories intro surrounding water. This hot water causes a higher overall water temperature which can lead to environmental imbalances. Industrial or Chemical Pollution: is the discharge of to#ic substances and other industrial b!products into bodies of water Domestic Pollution: is the flow of sewage pesticides and other waste material from farms roads cities and towns into bodies of water Soil Pollution: occurs when erosion causes soil to flow into a bod! of water $ne of the most devastating effects of water pollution on ecos!stems is a reduction in the amount of dissolved oxy en !D"# in a $ody of water% %ish and other a&uatic creatures e#tract '$ from water as the! breathe. (s pollution cause the amount of '$ to decrease a&uatic animals must move to cleaner waters or die from suffocation. )owever while man! species die from lac* of o#!gen there are fish invertebrates and microorganisms that thrive in polluted conditions. In this virtual lab, you will measure DO levels and examine the species of aquatic life that inhabit different bodies of water. "$&ectives: +: 'efine four t!pes of water pollution ,: 'escribe how pollution results in decreased dissolved o#!gen -'$. levels and e#plain the effect low '$ levels can have on an ecos!stem 3: 'escribe how other factors li*e temperature can affect '$ levels /: 'escribe what a&uatic life are most and least suited to polluted environments Procedure: +: 0elect a river to test b! clicking 1, 2 or 3 ,: Clic' the fish net to catch a fish from the river 3: Clic' the (ail to ta*e a water sample from the river /: Clic' the thermometer to ta*e the temperature of the river 1: 2oo* at the lab results to identify the sam(les 3: Clic* the fish invertebrates and microorganisms tabs for information about how each a&uatic animal reacts to different levels of '$ in the water and enter the information in the Ta$le% 4: Clic* the 'issolved $#!gen tab for instructions how how to determine the 5ercent 0aturation 6alue and enter the result in the Ta$le% 7: 8sing the season selector change the season. )e(eat ste(s *+, for each season% 9: Clic* map to go to the map screen and select another site. )e(eat ste(s *+- for each site%

.ournal /uestions: +: What are four t!pes of water pollution: 'efine each. Thermal ;When factories release hot water it increases temperature of the water and leads to environmental imbalances Chemical < discharge to to#ic substances into water 'omestic < flow of sewage pesticides and other waste to bodies of water 0oil; erosion causes soil to flow into water. ,: Which fish species are the least tolerant of water pollution: Which species are the most tolerant: )ow do !ou arrive at !our conclusion: Trout is least tolerant because the! re&uire a specific temperature /0;/1 celcius and well o#genated waters. When compared to other fish. The most tolerant species is catfish because it can survive in an! condition the other fish species can=t. 3: Which invertebrates are the least tolerant of water pollution: Which species are the most tolerant: )ow do !ou arrive at !our conclusion: 0tonefl! n!mphs are least tolerant because the! re&uire clean water and well o#!genated water. "idge larvae is the most tolerant because the! are able to live in an! condition as long as there is food. /: What might a high level of bacteria indicate about '$ levels: What is the relationship between bacteria and water pollution: >acteria decomposes and ta*es up o#!gen when it does. ?f there is too much of the bacteria in the water it will ta*e all the o#!gen. )igh levels of bacteria indicated '$ levels to be low. 1: >ased on the lab results what conclusion can be drawn about each site: Which river was the most polluted: )ow did !ou arrive at !our conclusion: The conclusion drawn is that site @+ fish can onl! live in 0pring and Winter. 0ite @, fish can onl! live in 0pring 0ummer (utumn and Winter. 0ite @3 is 0pring (utum and Winter. The river is most polluted in site @+ because the fish can survive in this site are the ons with little o#!gen and shallow waters. Ao other fish can be found in site @+.