Chapter 16 Objectives

• Describe the sources and hazards of the primary and secondary air pollutants, and suggest ways to mediate their danger to human and environmental health.
• Describe the sources and hazards of the various classes of water pollutants, and suggest ways to mediate their danger to human and environmental health.
• Discuss the toxic effects, mobility, and persistence of different types of pesticides and herbicides.
• Explain how specific habitats such as lakes and bays have been affected by the combined action of air, water, and soil pollution.