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toc =Group Members= Jessica B. Miriam F. Bethany B. Chris M. Lindsey T. Mike M. = = =__Foul Water Lab__= 1.) What percentage of water did you recover (how much of your original sample)?
 * We retrieved 33 ml out of our original 83 ml.

2.) Which filtration step lost the most water? Why do you think so?
 * Removing the oil from the water because it was hard to get the oil off of the top and separated from the water below it.

3.) List substances from our homes and nature that must be cleaned from the water. List as many as your group can name.
 * Iron, Salt, Oil, Dirt, Human waste,

4.) Is it possible to retrieve 100% of water even if mostly clean water is filtered? Why or why not?
 * No, because even if you filtered the water more carefully, you would still lose some of it.

=__Activity A__=

1. Which countries are the largest consumers of water?

- Southern Asia ,North America, Eastern Asia

2. How is this map different from other world maps? How is displaying the data this way better than a regular chart? It’s lined up and it’s not a chart table. Because it’s easier to understand what’s going on.

3. Do the countries that use the most water also have the largest populations? Do those that use the least have the least populations? Give two examples for each.

- no, because it always changes. Southeastern Africa, and Central Africa they have high populations and low water uses. - South Eastern Asia it’s not always the least one, but Japan is.

=__Water Sources__=

What do you use water for? -Bathing, showering, washing clothes, dishes, wash pets, wash car, water your plants, water grass, swimming, drinking, cooking, ice skating, putting fires out, water fountains, cleaning, aquariums, wash hands

What are some examples of completing activities in different areas? Large city: two people trying to take a shower in the same apartment complex Small city: someone is washing dishes in the dishwasher and someone else is watering plants Suburbs: watering your lawn while someone else is trying to bathe their dog Rural areas: a farmer watering his cows while his neighbor is trying to take a shower

What are some of the problems of competing activities? -Some problems with competing activities are that if you only have a set amount of water to use, and you use it, you won’t be able to necessarily function correctly without it. And if you live in a city, where you’ll most likely be living in an apartment, sometimes those apartment complexes have the same water line. So if you’re trying to take a shower while someone else is, you or the other person may end up running out of hot water.

Example areas with problems from competing activities:
 * China has water shortages
 * Pakistan; metropolitan areas have water shortages
 * Tucson, Arizona; as the area grows and the land is very dry there is limited water
 * Coastal areas-have human contamination; fisheries-have water contamination

=__Activity B__=

1. How much water is found in each of these? Use the chart located on this site: http://www.swivel.com/graphs/show/20068274 and determine how much water there is in all the places listed above if the total water on the Earth is 1,386,000,000 cubic kilometers. 2. What percent of the total water on Earth is fresh water? • 3.454% 3. What percent of the FRESH WATER is found frozen in ice? • 1.74 4. What sources of fresh water are found on the surface of the Earth? • Rivers, lakes, streams, ponds 5. Which sources can humans most easily obtain their water? • Ground water, lakes and river 6. Why is this a problem for the human population (and all the other organisms in the world?) • Saltwater = 97.5% ,Freshwater is 2.5 %, Glaciers & snowcover = 68.9% , Accessible 0.3% to humanity , Groundwater = 30.8%



=__Activity C__= 1. List what you observe about the movement of water on the Earth and the amounts of water moving in any direction (The size of the arrow represents the amount of water that is moving. i.e. the larger the arrow, the more water moving that direction.) • I can see that the Area of Internal runoff well there is a lake and the water goes up to up to the sky which is called evaporation and goes down to precipitation and goes down to the Groundwater flow which ends up in the ocean, then from there it goes up evaporation and down as precipitation in the ocean again. To put it in an easy way, the water thing goes around like a circle.

2. What portions of the water cycle are available for humans to use? • Precipitation, Evaporation and at last , Groundwater

3. The amount of water on the Earth has stayed the same, but our populations have been increasing rapidly. Is it possible to "run out of water." If not, why is there a problem.

Yes, because the fresh water is changing into salt water , and we human people can’t drink salt water , or else we would die.

4. Look at the map here list the areas of the world that are the most populated. Are these areas of the world where there is a lot of water?

North America, South America , Europe , Asia

=Activity D= Picture of mountains

=Water Activity C=

=Water PSA= = = =Southwestern Region-Upper Susquehanna=

Upper Susquehanna-January 2008-January 2009; average temperatures for those 2 specific years

Upper Susquehanna-January 2005-January 2009; average temperatures

1. Do the two five-year graphs provide enough information for you to discover the "normal" temperature and precipitation levels for your region each December? Describe your reasoning.
 * Yes, because the graph shows the average of temperatures from May to January for each of the 5 years.

2. What other information could you use to characterize the climate?
 * The average, the moving average, and the actual temperature

3. Choose another 5 year period from any other set of years. How do the temperature and rainfall vary between this time period versus the first one that you looked at?
 * In years past, the temperature has been slightly cooler.

=El Nino/La Nina=

8N 170W Jessicamiriam

170W, Eq. 2N 180W

3. Will this year be an el nino year or a la nina year? Find the average temperature for the areas you looked at and then determine whether the temps at your buoys are above or below the normal. For how the SST influences weather patterns, use the following links:

If you said that it was el nino based upon the SST for the buoys, use the link: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensocycle/elninosfc.shtml

We predict that our map is supposed to be a El nina because the temperature is a little bit below normal.

4. What weather predictions can you then make for this year? Use the following link: We have a mixture of dry, wet , cold winter.

=Air Pollution=

Activity 4
Lead- results from lead dust from outside like: contaminated soil tracked inside. Nitrogen Dioxide - sources are: gas stoves, vented appliances with defective installations, welding, and tobacco smoke. Pesticides - occurs indoors and measurable levels of up to a dozen pesticides have been found in the air inside homes. Radon - It's a cancer-causing natural radioactive gas Carbon Monoxide-is an odorless, colorless and toxic gas.

1. What causes these pollutants? 2. What health effects are caused by these pollutants? 3. What can be done to reduce the amount of these pollutants indoors? · [|Respirable Particles] - Those particles are in the air ,which penetrate into and are deposited in the nonciliated portion of the lung.
 * gas stoves and outside things like soil
 * cancer
 * you could get newer appliances or clean your shoes off before you enter the house

· [|Secondhand Smoke/ Environmental Tobacco Smoke]

improve the quality of life for nearly a million Head Start children by conducting nationwide secondhand smoke and asthma outreach.

· [|Stoves, Heaters, Fireplaces, and Chimneys] products are unvented kerosene and gas space heaters, woodstoves, fireplaces, and gas stoves.

· [|Asbestos] - Asbestos can be used in fire resistand and insulating materials such as brake linings.

· [|Biological Pollutants] - There are many sources of these pollutants. Pollens originate from plants; viruses are transmitted by people and animals; bacteria are carried by people, animals, and soil and plant debris; and household pets are sources of saliva and animal dander.

· [|Respirable Particles] - Those particles are in the air ,which penetrate into and are deposited in the nonciliated portion of the lung.

· [|Secondhand Smoke/ Environmental Tobacco Smoke]

improve the quality of life for nearly a million Head Start children by conducting nationwide secondhand smoke and asthma outreach.

· [|Stoves, Heaters, Fireplaces, and Chimneys] products are unvented kerosene and gas space heaters, woodstoves, fireplaces, and gas stoves.

· [|Asbestos] - Asbestos can be used in fire resistand and insulating materials such as brake linings.

· [|Biological Pollutants] - There are many sources of these pollutants. Pollens originate from plants; viruses are transmitted by people and animals; bacteria are carried by people, animals, and soil and plant debris; and household pets are sources of saliva and animal dander.

· [|Respirable Particles] - Those particles are in the air ,which penetrate into and are deposited in the nonciliated portion of the lung.

· [|Secondhand Smoke/ Environmental Tobacco Smoke]

improve the quality of life for nearly a million Head Start children by conducting nationwide secondhand smoke and asthma outreach.

· [|Stoves, Heaters, Fireplaces, and Chimneys] products are unvented kerosene and gas space heaters, woodstoves, fireplaces, and gas stoves.

· [|Asbestos] - Asbestos can be used in fire resistand and insulating materials such as brake linings.

· [|Biological Pollutants] - There are many sources of these pollutants. Pollens originate from plants; viruses are transmitted by people and animals; bacteria are carried by people, animals, and soil and plant debris; and household pets are sources of saliva and animal dander.

Caf'e Pic Jessica, Beth , and Miriam put up the pic's in the Caf'e beside the vending machine , and we also put one up beside the pencil sharpener. Pic 1. Pic. 2.

Activity. 5. What are the sources of indoor air pollution? - Cleaning products and hairspray Perfume

Where does particulate pollution come from? - It comes from cars, trucks , and every other vehicle.

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