Roche A. Samy
Water Pollution
Pre-Test Questions
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1).What is the difference between Air Pollution and Water Pollution?
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2). Can you think of any other forms of pollution?
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3). What types of pollutants cause water pollution?
Objective Ask the students to read the three page pamphlet published by the Department of Environmental Protection, 165 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT 06106, entitled “1984 Housatonic River Fish Monitoring Study.” It is a report on PCB levels in several species of fish from the Housatonic river.
After reading the report, the students will be able to:
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1). Locate where Housatonic River is on a map of Connecticut:.
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2). Explain what PCB is and the levels that are safe and unsafe:
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3). Why the DEP and GE conducted this study:
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4). What are the original sources of the PCBs that ended as pollutants in the Housatonic River:
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5). The polychlorinated biphenyls are a family of stable and persistent chemical compounds manufactured in the U.S. from 1929 to 1977. Are they manufactured after 1977?
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6) locate and identify the places and types of fishes studied:
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7). Explain what a Fish-Kill is.
Evaluation:
Vocabulary:
Use a good dictionary, encyclopedia or reference book from the library to define or use the following words in a sentence so as to bring out the full meaning of the word:
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1) coolant
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4) adhesives
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2) capacitor
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5) ppm
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3) heat exchanger
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6) acceptable level.
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