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6 marksWater and Land Pollution

CAPE Environmental Science Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)(ii)

Figure 7 illustrates the lower section of a river course with a sewage treatment plant, a sampling point, and a swamp containing oysters.

Fully discuss ONE possible environmental impact of the effluent from the sewage treatment plant on the river.

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  1. 5(a)(i)Define the term 'BOD'.[3 marks]
  2. 5(a)(ii)How many times during the monitoring period was the sewage treatment plant malfunctioning?[1 mark]
  3. 5(a)(iii)Explain how you arrived at the answer to (a)(ii).[2 marks]
  4. 5(a)(iv)What were the first and last days of the LONGEST plant malfunction?[2 marks]
  5. 5(a)(v)On average, what was the BOD concentration when the plant was operating normally?[1 mark]
  6. 5(b)(i)Describe the pathway of heavy metal pollution in this section of the river, and use this information to explain why the concentration of heavy metals is much…[5 marks]

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