INK Environmental Sustainability Booklet [19 MB] - Durban

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eing environmentally friendly in ink Resource 1 Common Symptoms of Degraded River Systems, with Possible Causes and Suggested Actions to Improve Conditions SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE(S) POSSIBLE ACTION Turbidity of water is high; contains Erosion problems in catchment; Revegetation; visits/talks/friendly letters high percentage of soil particles overgrazing, bad agricultural to farmers/local authorities practices, lack of suitable plant cover Stream choked by algae/other High content of dissolved Obtain information from authorities; plant growth nutrients such as phosphates look out for household waste water and nitrates due to household that lands in river waste or agricultural runoff High content of organic particles; Dead plant or animal material Study of communities and report-back; water smelly; low dissolved oxygen being dumped; lack of proper letters/interviews with local authorities content sanitation in catchment pH (alkalinity/acidity) of the water Industrial waste being pumped Letters to suspect factories or industries abnormal (too low, too high) into the river Littering on banks and in the Uncaring public; poverty and Cleanup campaigns involving the stream other socio-economic problems community; poster campaigns; create recreation areas/trails on river banks Badly eroded river banks Lack of suitable plant cover Planting of indigenous shrubs or trees obtained from local nurseries/ authorities Flow obstructed Trees fallen; debris accumulated; Cleanups; revegetation; removal of weirs built obstructions 68
ink sustainability handbook Resource 2 Historical Research on a River Name of person interviewed: ........................................................................................................................ Address: ....................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................... Phone: ......................................................................................................................................................... Date of Interview: ......................................................................................................................................... Question: ..................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................... Answer: ....................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................... Question: ..................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................... Answer: ....................................................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................................... This interview was conducted by: .................................................................................................................. Glue in a photograph or a drawing of the person you interviewed 69
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