water pollution control
Contamination prevention measures
Water pollution control encompasses the laws, regulations, and practices designed to prevent or reduce contamination of water bodies.
It includes monitoring water quality, treating wastewater, limiting industrial discharge, and managing agricultural runoff.
The Clean Water Act established the framework for water pollution control in the United States.
- Clean Water ActUS water pollution statute
- catch basinGrated pit collecting runoff
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- bioindicatorsLife forms showing environmental conditions
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
algae bloom · remote sensing · aeration · floodplain · reverse osmosis · pH testing · habitat restoration · dissolved oxygen · water quality · water sampling · point source · dredging · skimming · erosion prevention · EPA · sludge · contamination · watershed
water pollution controlwater pollution
Harmful substances in H2O
water contamination · dumping · sewage dumping · ocean dumping · polluting