Pollution remediation

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Runoff from an abandoned mine enters the Bucktail River in Idaho. The color is turqouise-blue stain from spoilings or tailings piles of copper ore.

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Remediation of pollution, or clean-up, may require the capture or containment of contaminants.


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This Laysan Albatross chick has been fed plastic by its parents and was unable to eject it, resulting in death by either starvation or choking.

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[edit] Pollution Remediation Lessons

[edit] Contaminant Sources

[edit] Stationary Sources
  1. Septic Tanks
  2. Wastewater Treatment
  3. Solid Waste (landfills)
  1. Green Waste
  2. Livestock Excrement Piles
  3. Chemical Byproducts (fertilizers, pesticides)
  1. Combustion Byproducts
  2. Leachate from Contaminant Storage
  3. Offgassing / Volatilization
  4. Spills

[edit] Mobile Sources
  1. Transportation & Shipping
  2. Livestock
  3. Wildlife
  4. Invasive species

[edit] Contaminant Fate & Transport

[edit] Contaminant Remediation

  1. Absorption
  2. Absorption
  3. Filtration
  4. Distillation
  1. Botanical Uptake - Phytoremediation
  2. Fungal Uptake - Mycoremediation
  3. Predatory Consumption - Biological pest control

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[edit] Study guide:

  1. Wikipedia article:Pollution
  2. Wikipedia article:Remediation

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