Water Pollution

6. an area with little oxygen and thus, little life
10. process by which a body of water becomes too rich in dissolved nutrients, leading to plant growth that depletes oxygen
14. synthetic chemicals containing chlorine that are used in the manufacture of plastics and other industrial products, become stored in the tissue of animals, and also persist in the environment
16. sewage that is processed to obtain drinking water
18. Personal boats and watercraft do not contribute to ocean pollution. TRUE OR FALSE
20. what bacteria is found at significant levels if water is polluted?
21. Legislation that was created in 1948 and then hugely expanded in 1972. It sets maximum permissible amounts of water pollutants that can be discharged into waterways. Aim: to make surface waters swimmable and fishable
23. pollution that comes from a distinct location
24. nonchemical water pollution that occurs when human activities cause a substansial change in the temperature of water
25. Is a large, man-made device used to collect and store drinking water.

1. tiny plastics that are often accidentally consumed by many aquatic birds and fish.
2. change in water quality that can harm organisms or make water unfit for human use, contamination of chemicals, excessive heat
3. What is the most common type of ocean pollution?
4. a naturally occurring heavy metal that is also the result of burning coal and other fossil fuels. Limestone used to make cement can contain it too. It acts as an endocrine disruptor
5. when a body of water experiences an increase in fertility due to anthropogenic inputs of nutrients
7. effect does ocean pollution have on animals
8. The number one leading cause of water pollution is
9. the water produced by human activites including human sewage from toilets, and grey water
11. what kind of pollution comes from a specific place?
12. Is a man-made facility designed to process water. It used to deliver drinking water.
13. When a source of thermal pollution first starts of stops, fish and other organisms adapted to particular temperature range can be killed by the abrupt change in water temperature
15. Number 1 use for cleaning oil spills
17. When waterways are polluted by pesticides, petroleum products, and other synthetic chemicals.Can lead to a variety of health issues in all organisms
19. solid waste in raw sewage, discharging that waste into the ocean.
22. a widely spread source of pollution that is difficult to link to a specific point of origin