DETERMINING CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTION ON LAKE HURON Name: Course: Professor Name: (May 15, 2012) Determining the Causes and Effects of Water Pollution on Lake Huron Introduction Like other Great Lakes, Lake Huron contain various wildlife species and is in great danger of being polluted. The pollution is harmful to wildlife, fish and to people living within the region. On the other hand, the quality of water has become an important issue along the southern shores of Lake Huron. Thus, there exist various causes for this pollution. Nonpoint-source pollution normally represents polluted runoff. Water that washes over the land regardless of the source picks up a myriad of contaminants including sand, salt and oil from agricultural chemicals, roadways, nutrient and poisonous materials from rural and urban areas. Beginning from a point source pollution like industrial waste from drainage pipes and non-point source pollution such as fertilizer and pesticide runoff emanating from farms, such pollutants including others contain lethal effects upon the lakes (Bredin, 2002). Despite the fact that there exist various causes for water pollution in Lake Huron, the majority of these causes fall in three classes. These are Nonpoint source pollution, point pollution and air pollution. Point source pollution signifies mercury, sewage and fecal matter emanating from treatment plants and industrial facilities being released into the lake. On the other hand, non-point pollution implies polluted water runoff coming from lawns or crops that contain contaminants. Such contaminants may be sand, salt or oil from road...