How does physics relate to water pollution?

[flutterfly]

How does physics relate to water pollution?

Would this include the movement of ocean currents or sedimentation in water?

 

[DaveC426913]

Sure.

Any other ideas?

 

[flutterfly]

Um ok, can you explain further then?

 

[DaveC426913]

It's your homework, you need to do the explaining.

What kind of sciences might be involved? Organic chemistry? Inorganic chemistry? Fluid dynamics?

 

[flutterfly]

well I'm supposed to be looking strictly at the physics aspect...that's where I'm confused.

 

[flutterfly]

would tides somehow affect water pollution?

 

[Drakkith]

would tides somehow affect water pollution?

I'm sure that somehow, somewhere, the tides are affecting water pollution.

 

[Studiot]

Do a search on the following

Marine mass transport
Ocean flushing times
Coastal erosion
D'Arcy's Law
Fick's Law

 

[Dadface]

Many years ago,as a student I spent six months working in the water pollution research laboratory here in the UK.The place was dominated by biologists and chemists but there was a small physics department where I worked.At that time the main work of the department was to develop,install and on site test new instrumentation primarily to measure and record dissolved oxygen and temperature levels.On average I was on site for half the week either by the sea or a river or a sewerage works.A wonderful job.