ENV250Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Bisphenol A, Risk Management, Smog
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Chapter 6 - water, air, and chemical pollution. Most polluted environment is southern ontario (118) the politics of water. Great lakes, are largest supplier is nor renewable (only 1% is renewed/year) We either withdraw water for a source or use it at its source. When industry uses water there is always left over - a polluted water returned to the watershed. Groundwater - water in the pores and fractures of rock formation under our feet. Aquifers - large deposits of groundwater that are recharged from water at the surface (120) water management - shared. Ottawa is responsible for navigation and shipping on all canadian waters. Difficult to control bc it doesn"t respect political boundaries. The legislations created were non-binding on the provinces (only guidelines!) Nwpa - navigation protection act - logging, dams, pipelines, bridges. Ottawa - responsible for first nations and trans-boundary water (ca and. Manage on behalf of the public and primary managers of water in.
