Pittsburgh Water Pollution

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Pittsburgh Water Pollution

Possible Solutions

6 Different Solutions

Polluter Pays Principle

Individual Responsibility

Criteria

Active Clean Up

company pays to fix damage done

• not littering
• replace household/yard products
• not being wasteful

"Adopt a River"

individuals required

community clean up

Cost

how much will it cost the goverment or individuals?

Time Frame

how long to implement it?

How Many Effected

how many people are effected?

Effect Majority

does it effect most of the rivers?

Risks

what are the dangers of it?

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Enforcing Existing Laws

“Simple solutions seldom are. It takes a very unusual mind to undertake analysis of the obvious.”-Alfred North

Education

Making New Laws

educate the next generation

The Clean Water Act

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Works Cited

"News Releases." PennEnvironment. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.

Pa Public Water Supply Id No. 5020038. "The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority 2012 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report." The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority 2012 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report (n.d.): n. pag. PWSA. Pittsburgh Water and Sewage Authority, 2012. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.

"Pittsburgh Area." Creek Connections. Allegheny College, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.

"Pittsburgh's Dark History." Pittsburgh's Polluted History, Steel City, Smoky City. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.

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"The Effects: Human Health." EPA. United States Environmental Protection Agency, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.

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By: Jen

Works Cited

Sources of pollution

Acid Mine Drainage

Bromide

Bromides

Road Salts

The Problem

"Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water." -Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

Pittsburgh's Polluted History

“Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.”

-Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Works Cited

Pittsburgh Today

Ohio River

Monongahela River

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"News Releases." PennEnvironment. N.p., n.d. Web. 11

Nov. 2014.

O'Driscoll, Bill. "Activists Say State's Waterways Are a

'polluter's Dumping Ground'" Pittsburgh City Paper. Pittsburgh City Paper, 19 June 2014. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.

Pa Public Water Supply Id No. 5020038. "The Pittsburgh

Water & Sewer Authority 2012 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report." The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority 2012 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report (n.d.): n. pag. PWSA. Pittsburgh Water and Sewage Authority, 2012. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.

"Pittsburgh Area." Creek Connections. Allegheny

College, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.

"Pittsburgh's Dark History." Pittsburgh's Polluted History,

Steel City, Smoky City. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2014.

Picture Citations

Susquehanna River

Schuylkill River

By: Brooke

Source of this Pollution

Groundwater Pollution

Nutrient Pollution

Effects on Economy

Effects on Humans

Effects on Environment

“In 22 states parents can’t take kids fishing and eat the fish if they’re lucky enough to catch anything because of mercury. Think about that. In 44% of all river bodies and streams its not safe to fish or swim. And yet industrial polluters continue to block legislation that would prevent mercury from polluting our water supplies and leaving children with debilitating diseases.” -Senator John Kerry

Effects of Water Pollution

Suspended Matter

Different Types of Water Pollution

• Nutrient Pollution
• Surface Water Pollution
• Groundwater Pollution
• Suspended Matter

Surface Water Pollution

By: Caroline

Works Cited

“The rivers were so bad in Pittsburgh that fishing in the rivers produced a species account that lacked in biodiversity, with the catch of the day commonly reserved for the benthic feeders (carp and catfish), that were noted for tolerating pollution. The fisheries since then have improved markedly as evidenced with Pittsburgh holding bass fish events.” -

Marine Biologist Tom Hayes

“It is a chain reaction that starts off with the indicator species such as native mussels, aquatic insect larva, amphibians, nongame fish species such as darters, minnow type fish, crayfish etc. being locally extirpated and then it works its way up the chain to apex predators which includes us. Water is millions of year old and it is the same water that we drink, so when you see aquatic indicator species living in a complex life cycle in our local watersheds and thriving with recruitment, it is a positive sign for clean water.”

Marine Biologist Tom Hayes

"Beaver County Residents Concerned Over Well Water Contamination."

CBS Pittsburgh. CBS Pittsburgh, 15 Aug. 2013. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.

Driscoll, Bill. "Activists Say State's Waterways Are a 'polluter's Dumping

Ground'" Pittsburgh City Paper. Pittsburgh City Paper, 19 June 2014. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.

Hopey, Don. "Fracking Waste Tainted Groundwater, Soil at Three

Washington County Sites." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6 Aug. 2014. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.

Thomas, Mary Anne. "Study Finds Concerns in Water Quality." TribLIVE.

Trib Total Media, 25 May 2013. Web. 21 Nov. 2014.

"What Are the Various Types of Water Pollution?" ESchoolToday.

ESchoolToday, n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014.

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Ultimate Solution

(Water)

Shanghai, China

Changes of Lifestyle

Enforcement

Implementation

By: Haley

Environmentally friendly cleaning products, and use of less water.

Use Less Water

Enforcement of Laws

Environmentally Safe Cleaning Products

Active Clean Up

Method, Green Works, Grab Green, Eco Me

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Green Cleaning Products

(Environmental Organizations)

Natural Ingredients

"The best solution for Pittsburgh is to make the big polluters accountable. Violations and water pollution need to be recognized and laws need to be enforced. Big companies need a babysitter to make sure they are not polluting, and when they do, they need to be fined heavily."

Marine Biologist Tom Hayes

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Through individuals taking actions to reduce the water pollution in Pittsburgh, water quality can be greatly improved. Our ultimate solution includes the actions of enforcement of laws, lifestyle changes, and active clean up.

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"Don't put anything in the ground that you don't want in your water!"

Marine Biologist Tom Hayes

City-wide Day of Clean Up

Brooke Conroy, Caroline Houston, Jen Schoonover, Haley Zeliff