Exam 11: Water: Resources and Pollution

Best available technology (BAT) standards are standards set for

The city of Arcata, California, is notable because it designed a _________ to treat its sewage.

The National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) was established as a part of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

In general, water use in poor countries is dominated by

_________ is the water that infiltrates through the ground and is stored in spaces in soil and rock.

A country's renewable water supplies are generally made up of

The hydrologic compartment that contains the greatest amount of fresh water is

-On the graph of clean drinking water per person, each letter represents a country. Which of the following is most likely?

Which of the following factors is the most important factor in determining whether a country is "water rich" or "water poor"?

____________ is a point source of water pollution; _____________ is a nonpoint source of water pollution.

Plants that take up heavy metals found in water would be an example of

Many cities in the American Southwest rely on sources of drinking water that contaminated with __________________.

The activity that uses the greatest share of U.S. household water is

A TMDC measures the toxicity of a metal found in a water body.

Domestic water conservation in the United States would save about 20% of the water we now use. Therefore, we need to come up with better technology to avoid strict restrictions in the future.

Application of fertilizer to farm fields is an example of cultural eutrophication.