Water Pollution

2. a heavy metal, naturally occurring, and the highest concentrations are in Asia
4. a collection of solid waste in the middle of the ocean
11. used for rocket fuel and contaminates the world were military compounds are manufactured
13. this does not contribute to the poor water quality in developing countries like Africa, Asia, Latin America, etc
15. a group of industrial compounds that are cancer-causing and no longer used in the US
16. the way farms can raise thousands of animals in a single location and dispose of the manure produced by them
17. the component of a septic system following septage moving out of the septic tank
19. 30 percent comes from waterways, 70 percent comes from human activities
22. another way of cleaning the oil spills that breaks up the disperse oil before it hits the shoreline
23. a type of chemical that operates at very low conditions
24. the most common species of Fecal Coliform bacteria
25. when oil contaminates the oceans worldwide, and comes in a number of sizes

1. if people are not connected to a city sewer system, they probably have this to treat their wastewater
3. an act that protects all surface water, but not groundwater
5. the oil spill in 1989 that spilled onto the shore of Alaska
6. an act that established MCL for 77 different elements in surface and groundwater
7. rare in the ocean, but can be used to seep up and consume the oil
8. when human inputs of nutrients lead to an increase in fertility in a body of water
9. a heavy metal that fetus and infants are most sensitive to, and can damage the brain, nervous system and kidneys
10. the remains left behind when coal is burned, and is a major source of solid waste
12. a heavy metal that can lead to an increase in drinking water concentrations by mining and industrial use
14. this is trying to be reduced, by pumping heated water into outdoor ponds where it cools down and pumped back into natural bodies of water
18. a way that pollution can enter bodies of water, like sewage pipes
20. one way of cleaning the oil spill that occurs on the surface of the water
21. the problem associated with forests, soils, lakes and streams becoming more acidic