Water Pollution Case Study

Aquatic Science 2013

Your job is to educate your class on your water pollution case study. You will be researching and creating a computer-based presentation for the class (slide show, web page, power point, video, etc.) You should have a minimum of 8 well-developed slides with pictures, charts, diagrams, etc.

Criteria:

Research a major water pollution disaster (or major problem area). Tell us the story…

  • Include the specific town, city, village, etc. that was effected by this.
  • Describe where it happened (or where it is happening)
  • Describe the events leading up to it (or what is leading up to a disaster later)
  • What happened and why(what is happening and why)
  • What caused or is causing it
  • Whatare or were the short term and long term effects on environment, humans, and wildlife? Stats on illnesses, deaths, types of illnesses or conditions, etc.
  • What is still happening or what are the ongoing lasting effects of today,etc.
  • In retrospect, what could have been done to prevent it, and/or what should be done now to keep it from happening again. What are environmentalists, government agencies, etc. doing to prevent it from happening again or to help?
  • Pictures are required: map showing where, pictures from disaster area (maybe before, during, and after). The more pictures, the better.
  • Small video clip links will be accepted and useful, but only as part of your visual and not your required info.

Bibliography

You will need a list of the sources you used for your information.A minimum of 2 sources are required. Wikipedia is not a reliable source, and will not be counted.

2. Parameters:

  • You will be working by yourself.
  • Your presentation should have pictures, charts, graphs, etc. to support. It should be clear, concise, and informative. Be sure to write in your own words, and don’t bog down slides with large paragraphs of information. Be prepared to answer questions. Plagiarism will result in a zero on the assignment.
  • Due Date:We are scheduled for the computer lab onTuesday/Wed/Thursday and Friday in class. The rest will be completed at home. Projects are due by ______.

Baia Mare cyanide spill in Romania

Amoco Cadiz (1978) Brittany, France

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (1989) Bigh Reef, Prince William Sound, Alaska

The LoveCanal chemical waste dump

Spanish waste water spill (1998)

North Pacific Gyre Garbage Patch

Beaufort’s Dyke dumping in Ireland

Berkeley Pit (Montana)

Cuyahoga River, Ohio

CheakamusRiver derailment (caustic soda) 2005

Chesapeake Bay issues

Sandoz chemical spill (polluting the Rhine in 1986)

Ixtoc Oil Spill 1979

Selenium poinsoning of wildlife due to farm runoff used to

create Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge (artificial

wetland)

Jiyeh Power Station oil spill in the Mediterranean

Artificial Osborne Reef off Fort Lauderdale

Shetland Oil Spill of 1993

Minamata Disaster (mercury dumping/poisoning in Japan)

1932-1968

Khain Sea Episode (waste dumping)

Gulf War Oil Spill Jan 1991

FerganaValley 1992