Water Pollution

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Across
  1. 2. if you were to measure the water pollution caused by a specific storm drain near your house, what type of source would it be?
  2. 6. much of the environmental reforms that have been and are being initiated have come from this federal
  3. 8. The name of the largest oil spill by a tanker in U.S. history, which spilled 42 million liters of crude oil, is
  4. 12. The contamination of a local body of water is an example of
  5. 15. Water flushed down the toilet, the sink, or water produced by livestock operations are examples of
  6. 18. Much of the clean water and environment we have today is the result of this particular act
  7. 19. The quality of our water is regulated by this standard established by the Safe Drinking Water Act
  8. 20. if people are connected to a city sewer system, they probably have this to treat their wastewater
  9. 21. this group of harmful chemicals are often used in rocket and missile fuel
  10. 22. when a body of water becomes enriched with nutrients, this is called what?
  11. 23. if you were to measure the water pollution caused by your entire neighborhood, what type of source would it be?
  12. 24. the largest oil spill and one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history was called
Down
  1. 1. If you have a septic system, these systems of pipes may be found below the surface of the ground
  2. 3. The water you drink and use on a daily basis has likely been clean thanks to this act which set national standards for drinking water
  3. 4. if people have a septic system, then water is moved to this when they flush the toilet
  4. 5. A factory using water for cooling and releasing warm water back into a body of water without treatment is an example of
  5. 7. The amount of oxygen demanded by microorganisms to break down organic matter in a certain quantity of water over a period of time is represented by this acronym
  6. 9. Fecal Coliform Bacteria, a group of microorganisms that can tell us if harmful microorganisms in sewage are present, is an example of
  7. 10. People who raise livestock may use this to handle large amounts of animal waste
  8. 11. when an area of water is enriched with nutrients and loses oxygen and can no longer support life, this is created
  9. 13. When fertilizer people use end up in a body of water, enriching it with nutrients, this is called what?
  10. 14. some of the trash you throw away has probably ended up in this collection of trash in the North Pacific Ocean
  11. 16. If a factory suddenly released warm water into a body of water and significantly affected the temperature of that water, animals in that area may experience this
  12. 17. Mostly consisting of solid waste, this is often removed in the primary treatment of wastewater
  13. 25. this group of industrial compounds are often found in the manufacturing of plastic products and are also used in electrical equipment