Water Pollution Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. a phenomenon in which a body of water becomes rich in nutrients, causes an algae bloom, microbes take up all the oxygen, create dead zones
  2. 3. no oxygen in the water
  3. 7. the amount of oxygen a quantity of water uses over a period of time at a specific temperature
  4. 9. legislation that supports protecting all waterways
  5. 11. a component of a septic system made up of underground pipes laid out below the surface of the ground
  6. 12. a layer of fairly clear water found in the middle of a septic tank
  7. 14. a group of generally harmless microogranisms in human intestines that can serve as an indicator species for potentially harmful bacteria/sewage present
  8. 15. site of oil spill from a tanker that crashed off the coast of Alaska
  9. 18. nonchemical water pollution that occurs when human activities cause a substantial temperature change in the water
  10. 19. a group of industrial compounds used to manufacture plastic and insulate electrical transformers
  11. 20. solid waste material from wastewater
  12. 23. nonchemical water pollution that severely impacts whales and their ability to communicate
  13. 24. a species that shows whether or not disease-causing pathogens are likely to be present
Down
  1. 2. a distsinct location from which pollution is directly produced
  2. 4. a large container that receives wastewater from a house as part of a sepctic system
  3. 5. a diffuse area that produces pollution
  4. 6. human-made ponds with rubber built to handle large amounts of feces produced by livestock
  5. 8. site of oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
  6. 10. water produced by livestock or human activities
  7. 13. a group of harmful chemicals used as rocket fuel
  8. 16. a dramatic change in the water temperature that can kill organisms
  9. 17. the standard established by the EPA of what is allowed in our drinking water
  10. 21. legislation that sets standards for safe drinking water
  11. 22. a small/simple sewage treatment system made up of a septic tank and leach field (rural homes)