Water Pollution

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Across
  1. 2. Caused when a drastic change in temperature occurs in an environment from human activity
  2. 3. Where sewage water travels to be sorted and treated
  3. 4. Loud sounds disrupt animals in the ocean causing then to beach themselves
  4. 10. Heavy metal found in water; 2/3s comes from the burning of fossil fuels
  5. 11. Where water from a septic tank leads to
  6. 12. An area in a body of water with little to no oxygen and very little life
  7. 14. Water produced by livestock and human activities
  8. 16. A massive change in water temperature that can kill organisms
  9. 17. The amount of oxygen used in water over a period of time
  10. 18. encircling an area of oil on the ocean surface for extraction
  11. 19. In the center of every ocean gyre
  12. 20. An oil spill off the coast of Alaska
  13. 22. The contamination of water sources caused by human activities
  14. 23. The type of waste system that someone has if they live far from a city
  15. 24. Bacteria in water that comes from animal feces causing diseases
Down
  1. 1. An oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico; largest oil spill to date
  2. 5. The area of a massive dead zone next to Texas and Louisiana
  3. 6. A man made pond full of manure produced by livestock
  4. 7. A layer of fairly clear water in a septic tank
  5. 8. Found in natural sources of drinking water; can cause brain diseases
  6. 9. Medicine for women with high levels of estrogen; turns male fish into females
  7. 13. When a body of water becomes rich with nutrients
  8. 15. Solid waste found in wastewater
  9. 21. The place where acid flows from after the harvesting of materials from the Earth when it rains
  10. 25. Common compound found in water, safe in low amounts but could lead to cancer