Water pollution and water treatment
Across
- 2. Type of pollution caused by solid waste produced from human activities
- 3. It would be the first method for water treatment, it is also called physical
- 4. Very high cost tertiary method that removes suspended solids
- 6. Classification of water that contains Ca+2, Mg+2, and Fe+2 ions
- 8. Unpleasant odors and ions present in water come from the ________ of organic matter
- 10. Principal source of wastewater produced in Mexico
- 13. Low cost tertiary method that removes phosphates
- 14. Industries supply to the water a huge variety of pollutants that are mostly highly _______
- 15. Phenomenon caused in a tertiary method using activated carbon for removing organic molecules
- 17. Type of water pollution caused by microorganisms
- 18. The bacterial decomposition of organic matter depletes the water's dissolved _______
Down
- 1. Tertiary method where this substance is poured into water removing a large number of pathogens
- 4. Phenomenon caused by the presence of nitrate and phosphate ions which serve as nutrients for algae to grow causing lakes and streams to die
- 5. The _______ method also called biological present some aeration that prevents anaerobic decomposition
- 7. Type of rain that is natural source of pollutants, it is created when gases react with water vapor during thunderstorms
- 9. Type of water pollution caused by heavy metals, detergents, fertilizers, and pesticides
- 11. Classification of water that contains Na+ and K+ ions and is suitable for cooking, washing and bathing
- 12. Activated ______ method is a combination of the first two treatment methods
- 16. _______ methods are processes for reducing pollutants in wastewater
- 17. Acronym that stands for an index which in high levels do not permit the existence of life in water bodies