Question

1. students are studying source of pollution from several locations at a nearby small town. they noticed in the spring that fertilizer from lawns washed into the local stream. collected rainwater indicated that the citys factory was releasing pollutants in the air. lastly, several students remembered a newspaper article about the city landfill that had no liner at the bottom. which student table correctly displays the type of pollution?

Explanation:

1. Fertilizer from lawns washed into a stream is non-point source pollution (comes from a broad, diffuse area).
2. A factory releasing pollutants into the air is point source pollution (comes from a single, identifiable source).
3. A landfill without a liner leaking is non-point source pollution (leachate seeps from a large area, not a single discharge point).

Answer:

The correct table is the third option (bottom one):

• Fertilizer: Non-point source
• Factory: Point source
• Landfill: Non-point source