ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

Name of Learner: ______________________ Grade Level: 7

Section: ______________________________ Date: _____________________

LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET

Water Pollution and the Philippine Clean Water Act

Background Information for the Learners:

Water pollution is a rising global crisis. The world's freshwater sources receive
contaminants from a wide range of sectors, threatening human and wildlife health. Water
pollution has contributed to a freshwater crisis, threatening the sources we rely on for drinking
water and other critical needs.
Water pollution can come from a variety of sources. Pollution can enter water directly,
through both legal and illegal discharges from factories, for example, or imperfect water
treatment plants. Spills and leaks from oil pipelines or hydraulic fracturing (fracking)
operations can degrade water supplies.
In our country, regulations have restricted industry and agricultural operations from
pouring pollutants into lakes, streams, and rivers, while treatment plants make our drinking
water safe to consume. Researchers are working on a variety of other ways to prevent and clean
up pollution.

Learning Objectives:

➢ Define water pollution,

➢ Differentiate the categories of water pollution,
➢ Classify water pollution sources as point and nonpoint,
➢ Describe the water quality today, and
➢ Appreciate the Philippine Clean Water Act.

NOTE: Practice Personal Hygiene protocols at all times.

 Activity 1:
Categories of Water Pollution
Directions: Match the eight categories of water pollution on the first column to its descriptions
on the second column.

CATEGORIES OF WATER POLLUTION DESCRIPTIONS

1. Sediment Pollution A. Monitored by testing for presence of E. coli in
the water.
2. Inorganic Chemicals B. Human and animal wastes, plant residues,
atmospheric deposition, and fertilizer runoff are
the main sources.
3. Sewage C. Contain atoms of unstable isotopes that
spontaneously emit radiation.
4. Organic Compounds D. Originates from erosion of agricultural lands,
forest soils exposed by logging, degraded stream
banks, overgrazed rangelands, strip mines, and
construction.
5. Thermal Pollution E. Chemicals that contain carbon atoms
6. Disease-causing Agents F. Contaminants that contain elements other than
carbon
7. Radioactive Substances G. The release of wastewater from drains.
8. Inorganic Plant and Algal Nutrients H. Occurs when heated water produced during
industrial processes is released into waterways.

Activity 2:
Point or Nonpoint
Directions: Classify the following samples of water pollution by choosing the letter of your
answer in the word pool.

TYPES OF WATER POLLUTION

POINT SOURCE NONPOINT SOURCE

1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
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4.
4.
5.
5.
6.
6.

NOTE: Practice Personal Hygiene protocols at all times.

 A. oil & grease from cars G. release of oil from oil refineries
B. fertilizers H. animal waste
C. discharges from wastewater treatment plants I. litter
D. household cleaning products J. combined sewer outfalls
E. toxic waste from factories K. Sediments
F. operational wastes from industries L. chemical pollutants from paper and pulp mills

Activity 3:
Laws and Policies in the Philippines
Directions: Arrange the scrambled numbers using the clues on the right.
1. DP 1685 Environmental Impact Statement System of 1978
2. RA 9966 Toxic Substances and Hazardous Waste Control Act of 1990
3. RA 7849 Clean Air Act of 1999
4. AR 0903 Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
5. AR 7259 Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
6. AR 9215 Environmental Awareness Act of 2008

NOTE: Practice Personal Hygiene protocols at all times.

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NOTE: Practice Personal Hygiene protocols at all times.

 NOTE: Practice Personal Hygiene protocols at all times.
Tuguegarao City Science High School
EDGAR A. SADDUL
Prepared by:
Activity #1: Categories of Water Pollution
1. D
2. F
3. G
4. E
5. H
6. A
7. C
8. B
Activity #2: Point or Nonpoint
Point source: C, E, F, G, J, L
Nonpoint source: A, B, D, H, I, K
Activity #3: Laws and Policies in the Philippines
1. PD 1586
2. RA 6969
3. RA 8749
4. RA 9003
5. RA 9275
6. RA 9512
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