Title: Define point-source and nonpoint-source (NPS) pollution.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-36) > Section: Protecting the Environment – Water

Definition should include

- Point-source: Pollution that is coming from a single, localized, known source
- Nonpoint-source: Pollution that is coming from a collection of diffuse, unknown sources

Process/Skill Questions:

- How can NPS pollution be managed?
- What are some examples of point-source pollution?
- What legislation is in place to monitor point-source pollution in U.S. waterways?

Teacher Resource:

Polluted Runoff: Nonpoint Source (NPS) Pollution, United States Environmental Protection Agency