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Water Pollution

Learn about the different types of water pollution, including pathogens, organic wastes, chemical pollutants, sediments, thermal pollution, and nutrient enrichment. Discover the effects of pollution on water ecosystems and how to control and treat wastewater. Find out about alternative treatment systems and practices to prevent water pollution.

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Water Pollution

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  1. Water Pollution Pollution: “the presence of a substance in the (aquatic) environment that because of its chemical composition or quantity prevents the functioning of natural processes and produces undesirable environmental and health effects.” • Pathogens • Organic Wastes • Chemical • Sediments • Thermal • Nutrients

  2. Point Source versusNon-point Sources of Pollution

  3. Pathogens • Disease-causing agents (Table 18.1) • Safety measures • purification of public water supply • sanitary collection/treatment of sewage • sanitary practices when processing food • Frequent testing of indicator microorganisms

  4. Organic Wastes • Dissolved oxygen (DO) in the water is depleted during decomposition of organic wastes (caused by microbial respiration) • Water quality test. • Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD): • More organic material; higher BOD. • A goal of sewage water treatment is to reduce BOD. • High BOD may cause fish kills. • High BOD waters produce noxious odors (stinky)

  5. Chemical Pollutants • Inorganic chemicals • Heavy metals • Acids • Road salts • Organic chemicals • Petroleum • Pesticides • Detergents

  6. Excess Sediments on Stream Ecosystems • Caused by soil and stream bank erosion. • Loss of hiding-resting places for small fish and macroinvertebrates. • Clog fish gills and may cause infections. • Attached plants, algae and macroinvertebrates get scoured from the rocks by sands. • Poor light penetration reduces primary production for the ecosystem. • Costly to remove in water treatment plants.

  7. Nutrient Enrichment • Oligotrophic: nutrient-poor water • Eutrophic: nutrient-rich water • Mesotrophic: nutrient-moderate water What kind of algae or plants would dominate in oligotrophic and eutrophic conditions?

  8. Eutrophication As nutrients are added from pollution, an oligotrophic condition rapidly becomes eutrophic. Oligotrophic Eutrophic

  9. Eutrophic or Oligotrophic? • High dissolved O2 • Deep light penetration • High phytoplankton • Turbid waters • High species diversity • Good recreational qualities • High detritus decomposition • Benthic plants Nutrient Inputs Nutrient Inputs

  10. Natural Vs. Cultural Eutrophication • Natural eutrophication • aquatic succession • occurs over several hundreds of years • Cultural eutrophication • driven by human activities • occurs rapidly

  11. Controlling Non-point Sources • Difficult to address runoff pollutants • Urban • Agricultural fields • Deforested woodlands • Overgrazed pastures • Best Management Practices (BMP) • Urban & Suburban Development • Agricultural

  12. BMP e.g.: Collecting Ponds

  13. Control Point SourcesWastewater Treatment • Raw Sewage (99.9% water to 0.1% waste) • Pollutants in sewage are: • Debris and grit • Particulate organic material • Colloidal and dissolved organic material • Dissolved inorganic material • Human Pathogens • Toxic Chemicals • Pharmaceuticals

  14. Wastewater Treatment • Preliminary (physical screening) • Primary (physically settle solids) • Secondary (biological solids production) • Tertiary (biological or chemical “polishing”) • Biological nutrient removal systems • Pathogen removal by chlorine or ozone • Chemical nutrient removal (costly) • Sludge Treatment (solids reduced)

  15. Wastewater Treatment

  16. Anaerobic Sludge Digester (Methane and Cogeneration)

  17. Alternative Treatment Systems • Individual septic systems • Wastewater effluent irrigation • Reconstructed wetland systems • Beaumont, TX • The waterless toilet

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