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<Planning and Management of Lakes and Reservoirs:
An Integrated Approach to Eutrophication
Abridged Version- A Student's Guide>

Environmental Public Awareness

Environmental public awareness depends on the level of environmental awareness of particular members of the community and is affected by many factors, including cultural, ethnic and religious connections (see chapter 5), organization of family, professional and social life, type and level of education, and social status.

The aquatic environment affects the quality of human life, and is directly dependent on the behaviour of individual members of the community. Hence, an environmentally aware individual should have some appreciation or knowledge of the following:

  • Inter-relationships between air pollution, soil contamination, and the quality of surface and underground water.
  • Eutrophication, and its causes and environmental implications, including cause-and-effect relationships between human activity and the quality of surface waters.
  • Public health hazards caused by the algal blooms in lakes and reservoirs.
  • Approaches required for the reduction of water pollution.

 

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