Green Plumbing

Category - Water-Efficient Technology

Identify, in order, the microscopic contaminant that is most likely to occur at each of these ordered points in the rainwater harvesting system: Catchment-conveyance-storage.
  1. Algae-pollen-bacteria
  2. Bacteria-pollen-mold
  3. Pollen-mold-algae
  4. Mold-algae-bacteria
Explanation
Answer: C -Pollen is most likely to occur at the catchment area, mold at the conveyance point, and algae at the storage point. Bacteria are generally not an issue with rainwater. Each of the three other contaminants may be observed in the other points of the system; however, due to materials and the nature of the system layout, they are more commonly observed as stated here.
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