water pollution
Across
- 7. Nonchemical water pollution that occurs when human activities cause a substantial change in the temperature of water
- 8. Distinct location from which pollution is directly produced
- 10. Human sewage from toilets and grey water from bathing and washing clothes/dishes)
- 11. Legislation: "protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife and recreation in and on the water"
Down
- 1. a natural form of water pollution caused by microorganisms.
- 2. In a body of water, the area with extremely low oxygen concentration and very little life
- 3. when man-made products such as gasoline, oil, road salts and chemicals get into the groundwater and cause it to become unsafe and unfit for human use.
- 4. where too many nutrients, mainly nitrogen and phosphorus, are added to bodies of water and can act like fertilizer, causing excessive growth of algae. s
- 5. any body of water above ground, including streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, reservoirs, and creeks.
- 6. Small and simple sewage treatment system, made up of a septic tank and a leach field, often used for homes in rural areas
- 9. reduced in concentration to a point where it becomes detrimental to aquatic organisms living in the system.
- 11. contamination of our environment with chemicals that are not found there naturally.