Coastal Zone Foundation CCP Quiz WQ-3

Water Quality short course

Quiz 3 of 3

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* 1. Please input your contact information:

Name

Company

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Which is NOT a contributing factor to the decline of coastal estuaries?

Stormwater Runoff

Pet Ownership

Coastal Development

Excess Fertilizer

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* 3. In 1965, which university developed Gatorade to improve the performance of their football team?

University of Maryland Terrapins

University of Florida Gators

Northeastern Atlantic Huskies

Florida Atlantic University Owls

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* 4. What are the major contributors of non-point source TN and TP loading to the Indian River?

Muck Flux

Atmospheric Deposition

Septic Systems

Stormwater Runoff

All of the above

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* 5. In order to achieve TMDLs in the Indian River Lagoon, the Florida DEP developed Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs). What was outlined in the BMAPs?

Established allocations to responsible stakeholders

Identified projects to improve water quality

Created a monitoring plan to track progress

All of the above

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* 6. What is the reasoning behind establishing TMDLs?

To determine the maximum amount of pollutant that the waterbody can receive and still achieve standards

To establish values for regulators to find in the regulations

To determine pollution problems

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* 7. Why is seagrass a good indicator of water quality?

Declines rapidly with increasing pollutants and nutrients

Increases rapidly with increasing pollutants and nutrients

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* 8. Why is seagrass important?

Provides fisheries habitat

Food source for manatees

Stabilizes sediment and help protect coasts from storms and waves

Contributes to limiting rapid climate change by taking up carbon dioxide

All of the above

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* 9. Which two would be considered natural solutions for nutrient removal?

Oyster restoration and dock removal

Oyster restoration and living shorelines

Living shorelines and dredging

Dredging and dock removal

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* 10. What are the benefits of muck removal in the Indian River Lagoon?

Reduce TN and TP flux loads

Improve water quality and seagrass cover

Reduce the risk of massive algal blooms and fish kills

All of the above

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* 11. Do you anticipate applying any of this information learned today into your daily work? (This question is not scored!)

Yes

Maybe

Not likely