Across
- 4. digestion a process through which bacteria break down organic matter—such as animal manure, wastewater biosolids, and food wastes
- 8. the action of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met.
- 9. an area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet
- 10. conversion efficiency measuring of the efficiency with which the bodies of livestock
- 12. the deliberate integration of trees and grazing livestock operations on the same land.
- 13. quality how well soil does what we want it to do
- 14. a state in which oxygen is not available in sufficient amounts at the tissue level to maintain adequate homeostasis
- 15. a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere.
- 16. warming potential a measure of how much energy the emissions of 1 ton of a gas will absorb over a given period of time, relative to the emissions of 1 ton of carbon dioxide
Down
- 1. management how manure is captured, stored, treated, and used
- 2. gas gases in the earth's atmosphere that trap heat
- 3. fermentation fermentation that takes place in the digestive systems of animals
- 5. agriculture farming in such a way to protect the environment, aid and expand natural resources and to make the best use of nonrenewable resources.
- 6. tillage an agricultural management approach that aims to minimize the frequency or intensity of tillage operations in an effort to promote certain economic and environmental benefits
- 7. a place to dispose of refuse and other waste material by burying it and covering it over with soil, especially as a method of filling in or extending usable land.
- 11. occurs when the environment becomes enriched with nutrients, increasing the amount of plant and algae growth to estuaries and coastal waters.