Title: Compare methods used to reduce surface and groundwater contamination.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-36) > Section: Protecting the Environment – Water

Comparison may include management techniques for

- ground water contamination

  - natural, municipal, agricultural, industrial, and residential sources
    - oil spills
    - chemicals/toxins
- surface water contamination
  - agriculture, mining, factory effluent, landfills, human/animal waste, and localized pollution sources
    - oil spills
    - chemicals/toxins
    - sedimentation
    - fertilizers
    - pesticides
    - antibiotics.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are techniques for managing groundwater and surface water different?
- What are some new and/or innovative techniques for cleaning up surface water contamination?
- How is bioremediation used to clean contaminated groundwater?
- How is chemical remediation used to clean contaminated groundwater?

Teacher Resources:

- Ground Water Contamination, United States Environment Protection Agency
- Sources and Consequences of Groundwater Contamination, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health