Environmental science

2. something that makes genes mutate or change
5. ringing or buzzing in the ears caused by continued exposure to loud noises
7. contaminated liquid that forms from water percolation through a solid waste disposal site
11. capability of being degraded
12. the ability of a pollutant to move through the environment
14. rain with acidic componemnts
16. accumulation of chemicals in an organism

1. process of turning waste into new products
3. chemical concentration in an organism increases through the food chain
4. the time it takes for a certain amount of pesticide to reduce by half
6. fog and smoke
8. when a water body becomes enriched with nutrients, leading to growth of plant life
9. how toxic a pollutant is
10. the way a pollutant moves from the source, through the environment
13. the place when the pollutant ends up in the environment
15. a synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide