Explanation should include
- identification of point source pollution
- factories
- wastewater treatment facilities
- pipes
- ditches
- identification of nonpoint source pollution
- land runoff
- drainage
- atmospheric drainage
- possible solutions being explored (e.g., source ID systems).
Teacher Resource:
Basic Information about Nonpoint Source Pollution, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the vulnerabilities of point source and nonpoint source pollution?
- What are the major differences between the two?
- What is an example of atmospheric drainage?
- How are point source and nonpoint source pollution related to cybersecurity?
- How can point source and nonpoint source pollution endanger the nation’s food supply?