2.3 - Impairment of Water Quality
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Practice Questions
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What is resuspension?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when storms occur in lakes.
Define bioturbation.
💡 Hint: Consider how organisms move through the sediment.
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What is total suspended solids (TSS)?
💡 Hint: Think about what measurements reflect water clarity.
True or False: Bioturbation only occurs in freshwater systems.
💡 Hint: Consider where organisms might live.
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Challenge Problems
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Explore a case where sediment disturbances led to a pollutant spike in a river system after flooding. What were the causes and the long-term implications?
💡 Hint: Consider how physical changes from flooding influence sediment behavior.
Develop a model to predict how bioturbation impacts contaminant transport in a lake after a heavy rainfall. Include variables for sediment type and organism density.
💡 Hint: Think about how each variable interacts to impact the sediment's behavior.
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