Chapter 3: Water Pollution
Freshwater resources are a tiny portion of the water on Earth. Water pollution further reduces availability of water for drinking water, industry, irrigation, and other uses. UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 – clean water and sanitation addresses our many needs for clean water, including for public health.
Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should
- Understand the rarity of freshwater and how it is partitioned between surface water and ground water
- Know the major categories of water pollutants
- Understand how climate change affects water pollution
- Know the primary approaches to water treatment
- Understand how water pollution is controlled and what the resulting trends in water pollution are
Chapter Outline
- 3.1 The water resource – amounts and kinds of water
- 3.2 Categories of water pollution
- 3.3 Impacts of climate change on water quality
- 3.4 Water treatment
- 3.5 Water pollution trends and control
Media Attributions
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