Unit 7/8 Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 1. Leads to acid rain and impacts ecosystem
- 3. removing of salt from seawater
- 7. tumor in the lungs
- 8. microorganism causing disease in host organism
- 10. respiratory condition, causes inflammation
- 11. substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue
- 13. infectious disease from mosquitos
- 15. biodegradable waste from living organisms
- 16. type of air pollution caused by industrial emmissions
- 17. burns waste
- 19. three oxygen atoms
- 20. _____emitted directly into the atmosphere from a source
- 22. _____pollutant, ozone is this
- 25. disease transmitted through rats
- 27. chemical substance that interferes with the nervous system
- 28. substance that causes genetic mutations
Down
- 2. disruptive noise that interferes with normal activites
- 4. the withdrawl of groundwater exceeds the rate of recharge
- 5. saltwater______, movement of saltwater into freshwater
- 6. bacterial infection transmitted through food
- 9. a system in the body that protects against bacteria/virus
- 11. law in 1970 created to control air pollution
- 12. play a role in protecting lungs from pollution
- 14. storage area of water
- 15. release of petroleum into environment
- 18. group of pollutants commonly emitted by vehicles
- 21. fungus that grows in damp environments
- 23. structure to built to transport water
- 24. area of water with low oxygen levels
- 26. monoxide colorless, odorless gas, deadly in high concentrations