Unit 3: Nutrient Pollution - Organic Nutrient Pollution
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- Organic Nutrient Pollution e.g. proteins, lipids carbohydrates
- Sources
- Sewage works
- Manure
- Silage fluids
- Leather tanneries
- Paper mills
- Food processing plants
- Effects
- Deoxygenation - micro-organisms in water feed on organic nutrients and aerobically respire
- Pathogens in sewage - spread diseases e.g. cholera, typhoid
- Release of inorganic nutrients - leads to eutrophication
- Sewage Components
- Dissolved organic material e.g. urine, soap
- Water
- Particulate organic waste e.g. food, goldfish
- Debris e.g. plastic
- Dissolved inorganic materials e.g. NO3-, PO4-
- Pathogens
- Sources
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