Little water monitors learn to love and protect water

Water pollution can be divided into two types: natural and man-made. Natural pollution refers to the waste from houses, streets, and ditches washed away in rainstorms. Man-made pollution can be divided into domestic sewage and industrial wastewater. Once wastewater is discharged into a river without treatment, it will affect the ecology of the river, turning it from ordinary river water into stagnant water and then into eutrophic water, often adversely affecting the lives of local people.

Taichung Little Water Monitors Experience Camp (台中小小水質監測員體驗營) uses simple tools and engaging hands-on experimental activities to help participating students gain a deeper understanding of the importance of water quality and water pollution. It is hoped that the training camp will motivate young people to take water pollution more seriously in the future and help fight to protect the precious water resources around them.

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小小水質監測員 學習愛水、護水

水汙染可以分為天然和人為兩種，天然的汙染是指暴雨沖刷房屋、街道、溝渠等地方所帶出的汙泥。人為汙染則可以分為民生汙水和工業廢水。這些廢水一旦未經汙水處理廠處理就排進河川，會影響到河川的生態和當地居民的生活，從一般河水變成不會流動的死水，最後再變成優養化的水。

台中小小水質監測員體驗營活動就利用簡單的實驗教具，用動手做實驗的方式，讓參加活動的學子可以藉由有趣的實驗活動，深刻了解水質的重要及水的污染是一件極為重要的議題，並在未來可以重視水汙染的議題，保護周遭的水資源。