SCI2010 week 4 assignments Task and Lesson
What is the lawsuit about?
Task 4 Water Pollution
Read “Lawsuit Forces Potomac River Plant to Halt Water Pollution Violations and Pay for Millions in
Improvements”.
What is the lawsuit about? What does an industrial plant have to do with the Chesapeake Bay some
distance away? How can this affect you?
Investigate groundwater pollution and its effect on bodies of water. Investigate the FAQs and define the following terms:
Aquifer
Bedrock
Delmarva Peninsula
Groundwater
Lag-time
Nutrients
Pesticides
Pollution
Precipitation
Reservoir
Watch
Play Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNGKsubYJ9U&t=4s
Investigate the quality of a body of water near you. It might be the Chesapeake bay but could be a
river, lake, or ocean. Start with the USGS site to find data on the body of water you have chosen.
Look for data on how clean the water is, and what pollutants are present. Write a 1–2 page report on the
quality of water using cited data to support your information.
(For example, see how one group used USGS data to demonstrate the effects of water pollution on
the San Francisco Bay.)
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