barrager/schmied/reid©2000	Puget Sound	Name:____________________
	and YOU	Period:_____________
		Student #:___________

Read each question carefully. The category in brackets ( ) will assist you in determining the answers.

All answers and proper figures should be done CQC (Complete, Quality, Correct) on your own paper.

Write complete sentences and incorporate the question in your answer..

 

1. (Solutions-->Household--> click on doors-->Your House-->Detail-->click on individual room) Match the following hazardous waste reduction techniques you can do in your own home: (30 pts)

flea control	#1 cause of water pollution
tub and sink cleaner	rinse dishes prior to loading, use 1/2 amount of detergent
all purpose cleaner	use borax instead
glass cleaner	sprinkle soda inside bowl and add two drops of soap
toilet bowl cleaner	establish one sleeping area, vacuum weekly all year
floors baking soda	can be used instead of scouring powder
drain cleaner	toxic to environment, never pour down drain
oven cleaner	mix 1 cup of baking soda with enough water to make paste
dishwashing detergent	hazardous ingredients in oil-based, use latex instead
bleach	1 quart warm water, 1 tsp. liquid soap, 1 tsp. borax, lemon
detergents	take old cans and extra cans to Hazardous Waste Disposal Site
paint	1/4 cup of vinegar in spray bottle and newspaper
thinner	use soap instead of detergents
disposal of paints	1/2 cup vinegar in bucket of warm water
motor oil	1/2 cup baking soda then 1/2 cup vinegar, then hot water

2. (Solutions-->Household-->click on doors-->Your House-->Hazardous Waste Disposal--> Open Text) Tell the five main categories of hazardous materials that can be accepted at a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Site and the Wastemobile. (5 pts)

 

3. (Solutions-->GardeningýSoil-->Composting) My neighbor works at a plant nursery and recently told me that I should start composting my yard wastes. When I tried to explain composting to my wife, I had forgotten what my neighbor told me. Refresh my memory, tell me: (5 pts)

a. What is composting?

b. Why make compost?

 

4. (Solutions-->Gardening-->Water-->Lawn Watering Guide) During the summer water is limited in Puget Sound, but water consumption by residents dramatically increases as people water their lawns and gardens. If you are going to water in the summer when would you water so that you could conserve water. (5 pts)

 

5. (Solutions-->Gardening-->Pests-->Good Bugs/Bad Bugs) List five good bugs for your garden and tell what these bugs do that are good for your garden. (5 pts).

 

6. (Solutions-->Sewage) Everyday, 1,692 million gallons of treated sewage, called effluent, goes into Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Determine how much of this treated sewage comes from the United States. How much comes from Canada? (5 pts)

 

7. (Solutions-->Sewage) My family tried to go clamming recently but found out that harvesting of shellfish was restricted at the beach we went to. My wife called the Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning hotline, but the beach was not closed because of red tide. Tell another major reason that the beach was probably closed. (10 pts)

 

8. (Solutions-->Oil Spill) Not counting major oil spills, over two million gallons of oil enters Puget Sound every year! Describe the three main sources this oil comes from. (5 pts)

 

9. (Solutions-->Oil Spill) The Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska released 11 million gallons of oil. Puget Sound receives 2 million gallons of oil per year. Use the oil spill quantities above to determine how many years would it take for Puget Sound to receive the same amount of oil as the Exxon Valdez disaster? (5 pts)

 

10. (Solutions-->Oil Spill-->Prevention) Explain the benefits of the two following actions that dramatically cut oil pollution. (5 pts).

a. Recycling used oil

b. Using less oil

 

11. (Solutions-->Oil Spill-->Effects) Oil spills cause major long-term damage to the ecosystem and the food web, from copepods to orcas. List four nasty affects that oil has on animals. (5 pts)

 

12. (Solutions) In the last five days you have explored and learned an enormous amount about Puget Sound. In a six sentence paragraph, answer the following questions: (15 pts)

a. Do you think that you care about Puget Sound more now than you did before? (5 pts)

b. Describe one environmental problem that you have encountered in your household. (5 pts)

c. Explain what you are going to do to help solve the problem. (5 pts)

 

Extra Credit

1. (Solutions-->Metro Legacy-->Sewerama) Describe one way each of the following categories pollutes wastewater and one solution to fix the problem. (7 pts)

a. boater	b. farm	c. industry	d. storm drain
e. household	f. automobiles	g. small business

2. (Solutions-->Metro Legacy-->Metro Trivia) Play Metro Trivia. Write down the question value, the question, and correct response to the question. $100 question = 1 point, $200 question = 2 points etc. (8 pts maximum)