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Across
- 3. found in plastics and are cancer-causing
- 5. heavy metal that can damage the nervous system if ingested
- 10. manmade pond that holds livestock's manure
- 11. found in Earth's crust, released in water b/c mining
- 14. organism that indicates if pathogen is in water
- 16. plastic is a type of *blank* pollution
- 19. largest oil spill
- 21. too much nutrients in water
- 22. pollution orginating from a specific point
- 23. pollution that can kill through thermal shock
- 24. way to contain oil spills, essentially a wall
Down
- 1. way to contain spills, sprinkle chemicals from air into water
- 2. viruses, bacteria, and protists are all types of…
- 4. measures amount of oxygen used. Good indicator of water health.
- 6. largest oil tanker spill
- 7. solid waste from sewage
- 8. pipes and lawn that filters and absorb septage.
- 9. sonar/radar pollution that can harm whales
- 10. heavy metal that enters water through burning of fossil fuels
- 12. happens when algal blooms start to die
- 13. organism that can eat away at oil
- 15. water policy for protecting bodies of water
- 17. indicators found in the intestines
- 18. container that receives sewage from house and filters it
- 20. lowers pH of water and contaimnates water, usually from rain