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White Oak River Basin

By : Rakira Crosland

Point & Non-point

The difference between point and non-point source pollution is a single identifiable source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution. A point source has negligible extent, distinguishing it from other pollution source geometries , and non-point refers to both water and air pollution from diffuse sources.

They affect my basin by pollution , eroding , sediment , etc .

Clean Water

  • The Environmental protection agency regulates water quality

  • The clean water act was passed in 1972, the act established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, eliminating additional water pollution by 1985, and ensuring that surface waters would meet standards necessary for human sports and recreation by 1983.

  • The Safe Drinking Act was passed in 1974 it protect public health by regulating the nation's public drinking water supply.

Facts

There are various types of landscapes that make up this basin. The river wetland is home to over 80,000 acres of the Croatan National Forest. Other types of wetlands include freshwater, coastal, and river wetlands. Pocosins, raised bogs with a thick layer of peat are also found here. More landscapes are tidal marshes, coastal forests, barrier islands, and longleaf pine savannas, The river basin runs through 4 counties, 14 cities, and/or towns. Some of the major cities include Jacksonville, Baeufourt, Newport, and Morehead City.

Water Qualiity

Water Treated

Common Estuaries associated with my river basin is fishing And sometimes hunting .

The process of upwelling and down welling is important because , upwelling is the process where cold water at the bottom of the river is pulled from the lower depths and is brought to the ocean surface , And Downwelling is when you push warm surface water toward the coast, piling it up and forcing the colder water back down into the depths.

  • Water is treated by flocculation by it precipitate forms as very small particles but as the water is gently stirred, these particles stick together to form bigger particles .
  • Water is treated by Active carbon absorption cause it removes organic compounds such as volatile organic compounds, pesticides and benzene.
  • Water is treated by Aeration its achieved through the infusion of air into the bottom of the lake, lagoon or pond or by surface agitation from a fountain or spray-like device to allow for oxygen exchange at the surface and the release of noxious gasses such as carbon dioxide, methane or hydrogen sulfide.

Vocabulary

  • brackish water - is water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater .
  • estuary - is a partly enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
  • desalination- refer to any of several processes that remove some amount of salt and other minerals from saline water.
  • temperature-is a numerical measure of hot and cold. Its measurement is by detection of heat radiation or particle velocity or kinetic energy, or by the bulk behavior of a thermometric material.
  • dissolved oxygen-is the amount of oxygen available in the water

Where Is It ?

The White Oak river basin is located along the central coast of North Carolina. It includes separate river drainage systems which are the New, North, White Oak, Newport Rivers and their tributaries. The Basin is made up of portions of four counties, Carteret, Craven, Jones, and Onslow.

Indicators

Resources & Uses

Vocabulary

  • Temperature - its determined cause it impacts both the chemical and biological characteristics of surface water.
  • Dissolved oxygen -its determined cause it analysis measures the amount of gaseous oxygen, dissolved in an aqueous solution.
  • pH- water quality is determined by how acidic or basic the water is on a scale of 0-14.
  • Nitrates and Phosphates- water quality is determined by essential plant nutrient, but in excess amounts they can cause significant water quality problems.
  • Turbidity- water quality is determined by the condition resulting from suspended solids in the water, including silts, clays, industrial wastes, sewage and plankton.
  • Bio-indicators - water quality is determined by cumulative effects of different pollutants in the ecosystem and about how long a problem may have been present, which physical and chemical testing cannot.

This basin is used for both agricultural and recreational purposes. The outstanding number of waterways draw coneist, recreational boaters, anglers, and shell fishermen. Many rely on the nutrient-rich soil to help produce crops to live on or to live on the profits made from selling these crops. But many problems have arisen due to the fact that the area is used for agricultural and recreational purposes. For example, agriculture is causing pollution caused by runoff contaminated with fertilizers and chemicals that pollute the waterways and harm livestock and already endangered species. Recreation has also caused a decrease in the wildlife population. To protect wildlife many laws have been placed .

  • Bio-indicator- an organism whose status in an ecosystem is analyzed as an indication of the ecosystem's heath.
  • Salinity - is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water or in soil.
  • Potability - Drinking water or potable water is water safe enough to be consumed by humans or used with low risk of immediate or long term harm.
  • Turbidity - is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by individual particles that are generally invisible to the naked eye, similar to smoke in air.
  • Environmental protection agency - is safer products to carry the Design for the Environment label.
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