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Define pollution.
Any substance or energy introduced into the environment that has harmful effects.
What is point source pollution?
Pollutants from a single, identifiable location.
What is nonpoint source pollution?
Pollutants from many diffuse sources, hard to pinpoint.
Define Best Practicable Technology (BPT).
Technology used for cleaning up point sources of pollution.
Define Best Available Technology (BAT).
Technology used for cleaning up toxins from pollution sources.
Define physical environmental hazards.
Hazards arising from natural processes posing risks to human health.
Define chemical environmental hazards.
Synthetic chemicals that our society manufactures that are hazardous.
Define biological environmental hazards.
Ecological interactions where hosts get sick after a virus or bacteria invades.
Define cultural environmental hazards.
Hazards resulting from our place of residence, socioeconomic status, and behavior.
Define pollution.
Substance or energy introduced into the environment with harmful effects.
What is point source pollution?
Pollutants from a single, identifiable location.
What is nonpoint source pollution?
Pollutants from many diffuse sources, hard to pinpoint.
Define Best Practicable Technology (BPT).
Technology standard used for cleaning up point sources.
Define Best Available Technology (BAT).
Technology standard used for cleaning up toxins.
Define Physical Hazards.
Hazards arising from natural processes.
Define Chemical Hazards.
Synthetic chemicals manufactured by society.
Define Biological Hazards.
Ecological interactions causing illness.
Define Cultural Hazards.
Hazards from residence, socioeconomic status, and behavior.
What does the Clean Water Act regulate?
Discharge of point source pollution.
What are the key provisions of the Clean Water Act?
Permits, technology standards (BPT & BAT), and funding.
What is BPT used for under the Clean Water Act?
Cleaning up general pollution from point sources.
What is BAT used for under the Clean Water Act?
Cleaning up toxins from point sources.