Water Pollution

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Across
  1. 2. a scientist at NASA may use these to make fuel for rockets
  2. 5. Trash and garbage run off into these which transport them to the ocean
  3. 9. A biotic process used in cleaning up oil spills in the ocean
  4. 10. If rain water flows into a stream but carries harmful debris into the water, this is called
  5. 12. biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing companies use these in order to make plastic products which can greatly harm the environment
  6. 13. Your house may have this if you don’t live in an urban area
  7. 14. Runoff that picks up deris and then flows into a river is an example of
  8. 17. (BOD) An algal bloom may drastically lower this in a body of water
  9. 21. highly toxic material found in water pipes and also pencils
  10. 22. an area in a septic tank where clear water can be found
  11. 24. Ecoli is a type of bacteria that if found in water can tell scientists if human waste has entered the water, this is known as
Down
  1. 1. BPA being introduced to fish because of pollution causing an increase in female populations because of the estrogen in chemical is an example
  2. 3. This process can result in an algal bloom which will later lead to a dead zone in a body of water
  3. 4. if people are connected to a city sewer system, they probably have this to treat their wastewater
  4. 6. build up in waste can lead to it turning into a solid known as
  5. 7. when cattle farmers need to pick up livestock waste, due to the large quantity of the waste instead of going into a septic tank, it goes here
  6. 8. If someone takes a shower or goes to the bathroom, the water used in this process is now recognised as this
  7. 11. A sewage plant is pumping waste into a local river and polluting the water, this sewage plant is now recognised as this place
  8. 15. Power plants that create electricity by heating water are often the cause of this type of pollution
  9. 16. a highly toxic material that Asia has a serious problem with because of their coal burning
  10. 18. Scientists used a special kind of bacteria to test water quality, this bacteria would be known as
  11. 19. After it rains, the ph in a water body may lower as a result of this process
  12. 20. as waste leaves your toilet, after it travels through your septic tank it goes here
  13. 23. A body of water can become this after an algal bloom
  14. 25. a highly toxic material known to cause cancer