Water Pollution

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  1. 4. this is a huge container of wastewater for homes; typically underground
  2. 5. a phenomenon when bodies of water enriched in nutrients
  3. 6. man-made ponds lined with rubber made to contain big quantities of livestock manure
  4. 8. a naturally made metal that's increased its concentrations due to human activity
  5. 9. in this body of water you will find little to no life due to its low-oxygen concentration levels
  6. 10. dead plants and animal matter are an example of...
  7. 12. a group of compounds used to manufacture plastics, responsible for many enviornmental problems
  8. 15. a compound that is typically used for mining and inductrial use, and contributes to water contanimnation
  9. 17. when heated water contains less...
  10. 18. the standard level for drinking water safely accoriding to the EPA
  11. 23. you can find pollution being produced here
  12. 24. these are acids deposited on earth as rain/snow/gasses/particles that attach to plants, soil, and water
  13. 25. Found in plastics and cans. Causes cancer, miscarriages, mimics estrogen
  14. 26. an example of pathogenic waste is...
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  1. 1. this metal is typically harmless but when converted into this form and becomes toxic and can become extremely dangerous to humans
  2. 2. an increase in fertility in a body of water
  3. 3. how much oxygen a specific amount of water uses over time at specific temperatures
  4. 7. this is a species that identifies whether or not disease-leading pathogens are likely present
  5. 11. group of microorganisms that live in human and animal intestines
  6. 13. byproduct waste from wastewater
  7. 14. a dramatic change in water temperature that can kill organisms living in it
  8. 16. is a layer of clean water in the middle of a septic tank
  9. 19. this is a place where pollution is produced from
  10. 20. this is the leading source of oil pollution in the oceans
  11. 21. this act sets the maximum level amounts of pollutants that can be discharged into waterways
  12. 22. another word for persistent organic pollutants