Chapter 9 Environmental

2. Type of water that is exported in plants and meats
6. Pollution with no specific location where they discharge from
8. Geological layers that contain water
9. Pollution discharged from specific locations
10. Type of treatment that separates large solids from the waste stream with screens and settling tanks
11. Type of treatment that dissolves metals and nutrients, especially nitrates and phosphates
14. Refers to the combined processes of evaporation and transpiration
16. Rivers and lakes that are rich in organisms and organic matter
17. Bacteria used to describe water quality

1. The evaporation of water from plant surfaces
3. Rivers and lakes that have clear water
4. The gradual sinking of the ground surface
5. The length of time water typically stays in a compartment
7. Amount of water that passes a fixed point at a given time
10. Falling liquid or solid water
11. Type of pollution from cooling systems of power plants, alters water temperature
12. Zone where surface water filters into an aquifer
13. Living organisms clean contaminated water effectively and inexpensively
15. Type of treatment where pathogens and organics are removed