Unit 8 Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. a synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide
  2. 4. this Waterway has low depleted oxygen
  3. 7. a common virus found in the middle east, spreads through mosquitoes, named after a river.
  4. 9. INcrease of toxins through ingestions of other toxicated food sources
  5. 10. stands for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, a viral respiratory illness originating in saudi arabia
  6. 12. low-oxygen, or hypoxic, areas in the world's oceans and lakes.
  7. 14. Tissue from coral turning white due to warm water
  8. 16. represents the various levels for BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand), which is the total demand for oxygen by all the individuals in that particular area
  9. 19. These pollutants are persistent and organic
  10. 21. An increase in the concentration of a chemical in a biological organism over time, compared to the chemical's concentration in the environment.
  11. 23. Stands for Polychlorinated Biphenyls, a highly carcinogenic chemical compound
  12. 24. stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, a viral respiratory illness originating in china
  13. 25. This Pollution is caused through heat
Down
  1. 2. A graphical curve reflecting the dosage to death percent ratio.
  2. 3. nutrients accumulate in a body of water, resulting in an increased growth of microorganisms
  3. 5. these organisms can live in low oxygenated areas
  4. 6. a scope of behaviors that are considered acceptable
  5. 8. a serious infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs.
  6. 11. the median for lethality of a dose of something, 50% dying from it.
  7. 13. a mosquito transmitted disease infecting by parasite
  8. 15. The origin or "Point Source" of some Pollution
  9. 17. certain plastics disrupt this hormone
  10. 18. an extremely virulent disease transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated food or water
  11. 20. A mosquito transmitted virus from uganda
  12. 22. The influence around point source Pollution, not origin.