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Protect Our Waves: Sewage Treatment Insights

Learn about raw sewage, tertiary treatment, combined sewer overflows, pathogens, critical alerts, waste impacts, and the importance of responsible waste disposal in protecting marine life.

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Protect Our Waves: Sewage Treatment Insights

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  1. Protect Our Waves

  2. Tertiary Treatment (1) Q: What is raw sewage? A: Sewage that has not been cooked B: Sewage containing large waste items C: Sewage that has not been treated D: Sewage that is dark in colour

  3. Tertiary Treatment (2) Q: What is tertiary treatment of sewage? A: Sewage that has been treated once B: Sewage that has been treated twice C: Sewage that has been treated three times D: Sewage that has been treated four times

  4. Tertiary Treatment (3) Q: How many pathogens per 1 litre of water are left after tertiary sewage treatment? A: 10 B: 300 C: 500 D: 1000

  5. Combined Sewer Overflows (1) Q: How many CSOs are there around the UK? A: 20 -22 B: 200 -222 C: 2000 - 2200 D: 20,000 – 22,000

  6. Combined Sewer Overflows (2) Q: How many CSOs discharge into rivers and coastal waters? A: 8 B: 80 C: 800 D: 8,000

  7. Combined Sewer Overflows (3) Q: In 2008, how many times did a CSO discharge onto Padstow coastline? A: 2 times B: 4 times C: 20 times D: 40 times

  8. Pathogens (1) Q: How long can E.coli bacteria last in seawater? A: 2 days B: 2 weeks C: One month D: One year

  9. Pathogens (2) Q: Which of these is NOT a virus? A: E.coli B: Hepatitus C: Meningitus D: Flu

  10. Pathogens (3) Q: One in how many people is likely to suffer sickness when they surf on a British beach that meets the minimum water quality standard? A: Four B: Five C: Seven D: Ten

  11. Think before you flush (1) Q: How much water does it take to flush the average toilet? A: 5 litres B: 10 litres C: 13 litres D: 15 litres

  12. Think before you flush (2) Q: What are the 4Ps?! A: Pee, poo, paper and puke B: Peas, potatoes, parsnips and pears C: Peacocks, parrots, pippets and penguins D: Poppies, peonies, primroses and pinks

  13. Think before you flush (3) Q: Turning the tap off when brushing your teeth (morning and evening) can save how much water per day? A: 1 gallon B: 3 gallons C: 5 gallons D: 8 gallons

  14. Real time Alert (1) Q: A maximum of how many ‘emergency discharges’ does the EU recommend per season? A: 0 B: 1 C: 3 D: 5

  15. Real time Alert (2) Q: How will SAS alert you of a sewage overflow? A: By phone call B: By text message C: By letter D: By telegram

  16. Real time Alert (3) Q: How long will it take for SAS to send you a text message in the new real time warning system? A: One minute B: 30 minutes C: One hour D: 6 hours

  17. No Butts (1) Q: How long does it take a cigarette butt to completely decompose? A: 1 hour B: 1 year C: 5 years D: 12 years

  18. No Butts (2) Q: Approximately how many cigarette butts enter the environment every year? A: 4 thousand B: 4 million C: 4 billion D: 4 trillion

  19. No Butts (3) Q: How many plastic fibres are there in a cigarette butt? A: 15,000 B: 1,500 C: 150 D: 15

  20. Plastics (1) Q: How many plastic bags are produced each year in the UK? A: 500,000 B: 5 million C: 5 billion D: 500 billion

  21. Plastics (2) Q: How many plastic bags do we each (on average) use every year? A: 3 B: 30 C: 300 D: 3000

  22. Plastics (3) Q: How long does it take for a plastic bag to photodegrade? A: 3 - 5 months B: 3 - 5 years C: 100 - 300 years D: 300 - 500 years

  23. Mermaids Tears (1) Q: What are mermaids tears? A: Dirty water droplets on the beach B: Dirty water in sewage pipe C: Washed up bits of glass D: Tiny plastic pellets

  24. Mermaids Tears (2) Q: How many marine animal species have been known to consume mermaids tears? A: 7 B: 17 C: 71 D: 177

  25. Mermaids Tears (3) Q: What is another negative behaviour of mermaid tears? A: They fizz as they decompose B: They change colour C: They adsorb toxic chemicals D: They stick together

  26. Marine Life (1) Q: What do turtles commonly mistake plastic bags for? A: Seaweed B: Jellyfish C: Crabs D: Starfish

  27. Marine Life (2) Q: Approximately how many seabirds die each year from plastic related death? A: 10 B: 100 C: 1000 D: 1,000,000

  28. Marine Life (3) Q: Approximately how many marine mammals die each year from plastic related deaths? A: 10 B: 100 C: 100,000 D: 1,000,000

  29. Sewage related debris (1) Q: Which of these is NOT related an item of Sewage related debris? A: Cotton bud B: Coke can C: Sanitary towel D: Razor

  30. Sewage related debris (2) Q: What industry is most likely to be negatively effected by SRD? A: Tourism B: Agriculture C: Mining D: Shipping

  31. Sewage related debris (3) Q: How long does it take a sanitary towel to breakdown completely? A: One month B: One year C: 100 years D: Indefinitely

  32. Rising temperatures (1) Q: By how much has sea surface temperature increased in the last 140 years? A: 0.3oC B: 0.6oC C: 3oC D: 6oC

  33. Rising temperatures (2) Q: What is Global warming? A: Increasing air temperatures due to more nuclear power stations being built B: A naturally occurring warming of the earths atmosphere C: Warming of the air caused by human activity D: Greenhouses absorbing heat from the sun

  34. Rising temperatures (3) Q: What is the Gulf Stream? A: A warm water current moving from east to west across the Atlantic B: A cold water current moving from west to east across the Atlantic C: A shoal of fish moving from west to east across the Atlantic D: An oil slick moving from west to east across the Atlantic

  35. Sea level rise (1) Q: Which of these does NOT cause major sea level rise? A: Melting ice caps B: Expansion of the ocean as it warms C: More ships on the sea D: Winds and storms

  36. Sea level rise (2) Q: What percentage of low tide reef breaks are at risk of disappearing due to rising sea levels? A: 15% B: 19% C: 25% D: 29%

  37. Sea level rise (3) True of False? There are more low tide reef breaks than high tide reef breaks

  38. Acid ocean (1) Q: Why are the oceans becoming more acidic? A: The oceans are absorbing more C02 from the air B: Marine species are producing more acid C: Seabed rocks are dissolving D: Sewage is very acidic

  39. Acid ocean (2) Q: Which species are most at risk from acid oceans? A: Molluscs B: Corals C: Plankton D: All of the above

  40. Acid ocean (3) Q: Why is plankton so important to marine ecosystems? A: They are the base of the food chain B: They keep the oceans warm C: They produce carbon dioxide D: They make the water green

  41. Renewable Energy (1) Q: What best describes renewable energy? A: Energy that doesn’t disappear B: Energy that can be reused C: Energy that comes from waves D: Energy that grows on trees

  42. Renewable Energy (2) Q: What percentage of energy is the UK committed to producing from renewable sources by 2020? A: 5% B: 10% C: 15% D: 20%

  43. Renewable Energy (3) Q: Which of these is not a type of marine renewable energy? A: Wind B: Wave C: Tidal D: Oil

  44. Effects on water users (1) Q: What percentage of the UK population are surfers and waveriders? A: 1% B: 5% C: 10% D: 20%

  45. Effects on water users (2) Q: What is another major worry for coastal users, because of climate change? A: Coastal erosion B: Less warm water species of marine life C: Warmer sand D: More beach cafes

  46. Effects on water users (3) Q: Stormier weather could lead to what on the coast? A: Increased coastal erosion B: Bigger waves C: Stronger currents D: All of the above

  47. Interconnected waste (1) Q: Where do most harmful chemicals in UK waters come from? A: Household cleaning products B: Boats C: Water users D: The air

  48. Interconnected waste (2) Q: What do you think the proposed REACH legislation might call for? A: The chemical industry using less harmful chemicals B: People using own brand products only C: More use of aerosols by the public D: Only using chemicals in the garden

  49. Interconnected waste (3) Q: What does the term POP stand for, in chemical terms? A: Push or pull B: Press on people C: Persistent organic pollutants D: Permit of possession

  50. Chemicals (1) Q: Which of these contains phosphates? A: Washing powder B: Fertiliser C: Cleaning products D: All of the above

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