Module 2: Water, Soil, and Air Quality

Image: a) Adonisha Frazier, CC-BY; b) Marvin Nauman/National Archives, CC0; c) Wes Muller/La. Illuminator, CC-BY-NC-ND      

Water is a very important commodity for human life and survival.  We need to consume it to stay alive and use it to clean our food, utensils, clothes, bodies, and surrounding to prevent disease. Unfortunately, this same water is responsible for about 80% of all diseases in developing countries and over three million deaths a year globally. Soil is an essential and one of the crucial oikos (home) of living organism. Its composition determines the distribution of plant, animal species also determines the physical and chemical nature of rocks, landforms, and rivers. 

Module Goals and Objectives

1. Explain the hydrologic cycle and its importance for living organisms.
2. Classify the different types of water and their availability for human consumption.
   
3. Explain the world's environmental need for water management to prevent water scarcity.
4. Identify how water is being polluted.
5. Explain how burning fossil fuel contribute to pollutants in the environment.
6. Acknowledge how air quality management is important for a clean and healthy atmosphere.

These outcomes address course learning objectives # 1, 2, 6, 9, and 11.

1. Read the Module 2 Introduction.
   
2. Review the Slide Presentation for this module.
3. Read Chapter 2 in Pressbooks and complete all embedded activities. 
   
4. Complete assignments, discussions, and assessments in this module.