Ch. 17 Water Pollution
AP Curriculum Framework Units in this Chapter
Unit 8.1 Sources of Pollution (pdf)
Unit 8.2 Human Impacts on Ecosystems (pdf)
Unit 8.5 Eutrophication (pdf)
Unit 8.6 Thermal Pollution (pdf)
Unit 8.11 Sewage Treatment (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations, Graphics & Charts
Ch. 17 Textbook PowerPoint (pptx)
Coastal Pollution (ppt)
Dissolved Oxygen (pdf)
POGIL - Eutrophication (pdf)
Sewage Treatment Facility - Virtual Tour
Video and Tutorials
AP Environmental Science by BozemanScience
Activities & FieldWork (Water Quality Testing)
Who Am I? Identifying Water Pollutants (pdf)
Water Quality Paramter Table (Google doc. coming soon)
Water Quality & Pollution Monitoring Chart (Google doc. coming soon)
Macroinvertebrate Activity
Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality Activity (pdf)
Map showing locations for 'Macroinvertebrates & Water quality Activity' (Goggle Map)
Macroinvertebrates as Indicators of Stream Health (pdf)
Macroinvertebrate KEY
KEY - online Macroinvertebrate
Macroinvertebrate Guide (pptx)
Macroinvertebrate Field Guide (pdf)
Data Analysis
Graph Analysis: 'Dissolved Oxygen and Water Temperature, Passaic River' (pdf)
Data Analysis: Urbanization & Estuary Eutrophication (pdf)
Data Analysis: Marvelous Mud (pdf)
Interesting Websites
Lead Poisoning
Comprehensive Macroinvertebrate & WaterQuality Resources
River catches fire - the Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, Ohio
Narragansett Bay Commission CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow Project)
Save the Bay - Protecting Narragansett Bay
How Clean is the Water in Rhode Island?
Scorecard.org - Check Water Pollution in Your home Town
Water Quality Portal - data provided from the partnership between the USGS (United States Geological Survey), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), and NWQMC (National Water Quality Monitoring Council)
RI Department of Environmental Management Reports & Publications
East Greenwich Cove & Maskerchugg River Information
Ecological History of Greenwich Bay, 2012, EPA (pdf)
Maskerchugg River Information (National Water Quality Monitoring Council)
Maskerchugg River Topographic Map
Maskerchugg River (Wikipedia information maintained by EGHS students)
Surf Your Watershed (US EPA)
Chapter AP Review Questions
Chapter Review Questions p. 558-560 (Google Form with immediate feedback)
Water Quality Monitoring Programs
Government Water Quality Monitoring Programs
Federal (USGS, EPA & USDA )
National Water Quality Monitoring Council
Advisory Committee on Water Information
Water Quality Portal
Water Resources of the United States (USGS)
State of Rhode Island
RI DEM - Maps, Graphs and Data
RI DEM - Water Quality
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Programs
USGS Water Quality Watch
URI Watershed Watch
URI Watershed Watch Analysis
URI Watershed Watch Monitoring Data
WWMC - World Water Monitoring Challenge
The GLOBE Program
Project Watershed
Topographic Maps by TopoZone
Water Quality Community Brochures
'Simple Ways You Can Help Keep RI's Water Clean' (pdf)
Boat Discharge Information - NO Discharge Allowed in RI Waters (pdf)
Rhode Island Aquatic Invasive Species (pdf)
Bay Friendly Backyards from Save the Bay (pdf)
Government Water Quality Monitoring Programs
Federal (USGS, EPA & USDA )
National Water Quality Monitoring Council
Advisory Committee on Water Information
Water Quality Portal
Water Resources of the United States (USGS)
State of Rhode Island
RI DEM - Maps, Graphs and Data
RI DEM - Water Quality
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Programs
USGS Water Quality Watch
URI Watershed Watch
URI Watershed Watch Analysis
URI Watershed Watch Monitoring Data
WWMC - World Water Monitoring Challenge
The GLOBE Program
Project Watershed
Topographic Maps by TopoZone
Water Quality Community Brochures
'Simple Ways You Can Help Keep RI's Water Clean' (pdf)
Boat Discharge Information - NO Discharge Allowed in RI Waters (pdf)
Rhode Island Aquatic Invasive Species (pdf)
Bay Friendly Backyards from Save the Bay (pdf)