Pollution in Pond and Lake
By: jfloyd
Date: 12/8/04 7:12 AM
Mountain Lake vs. Pandapas Pond
Mountain Lake is more polluted than Pandapas Pond (even though it is 7x larger) because it has more human interference (motorized boats, activity, runoff, etc.) and less water flow (to carry pollutants out of the lake). Pollutants tend to concentrate at Mountain Lake for these reasons.
Does altitude play a role in this?
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Responses:
- Re: Pollution in Pond and Lake cjervis (12/8/04 11:04 AM)
Can anyone respond to the logic of this statement?[Reply]
- Re: Re: Pollution in Pond and Lake natalh (12/8/04 7:59 PM)
Jeff...
are you asking about altitude...saying that the watersheds have an effect on the runoff? I can't think of anywhere else a connection between altitude and pollution would apply.[Reply]
- Re: Re: Pollution in Pond and Lake alight (12/9/04 10:40 AM)
Wouldn't the hole in the bottom of the lake have something to do with this? From the information that i found there is no actual outflow source to mountain lake except for evaportaion and this hole in the bottom of the lake. So if theres no way for the pollution to get out then that would explain why there is so much more there than at pandapas where there are two streams leading out of the pond.[Reply]
- Re: Pollution in Pond and Lake naomih (12/8/04 10:17 PM)
I've read about natural pollutants--things such as mildews, fungi, even sediment from erosion. Assuming there is more wind at higher altitudes, there will also be more erosion at higher altitudes. This could result in more polluted water in Mountain Lake, as more sediment will be deposited in the lake at the top of a mountain than in Pandapas Pond, where there is less wind and erosion.
On the other hand, pollution may also be affected by run-off. This would cause more pollution in ponds or lakes of lower altitudes, as the run-off would drain into them. Mountain Lake would not be as strongly influenced by run-off as Pandapas Pond.
If these are sources of pollution in either Mountain Lake or Pandapas Pond, then yes, altitude does play a role in the levels of pollution.[Reply]