Print Materials

Name that Water Quality Hazard (print materials)
This activity introduces students to a spectrum of common water quality hazards, as well as sources of hazards, routes of exposure, associated health symptoms, and methods for hazard control.

Polluted Urban Runoff: A Source of Concern (fact sheet/bulletin)
This resource identifies the pollution sources that drain into Wisconsin lakes and streams. It describes what effects specific pollutants have on water resources and offers ways for people to help prevent polluted runoff in urban and rural areas.

Sediment and Erosion Control for New Homeowners (fact sheet/bulletin)
Information for new homeowners about how they can help protect the environment by ensuring that soil and sediment are not washed off their property and that grass or other ground cover become well established.

Water Quality Education Materials: Nonpoint Source Pollution Tool (print materials)
Water Quality Education Materials help educate the general public about what nonpoint pollution is, why it is a problem, and what specific actions people can do about it.

Cleaning Up Stormwater Runoff (fact sheet/bulletin)
A fact sheet explaining misconceptions and describing the actual path of pollutants from the ground to a water body through stormwater. It highlights stormwater's ability to carry sediments, phosphorus, micro-organisms and toxic chemicals and the consequences.

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