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- 2. a scientist at NASA may use these to make fuel for rockets
- 5. Trash and garbage run off into these which transport them to the ocean
- 9. A biotic process used in cleaning up oil spills in the ocean
- 10. If rain water flows into a stream but carries harmful debris into the water, this is called
- 12. biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing companies use these in order to make plastic products which can greatly harm the environment
- 13. Your house may have this if you don’t live in an urban area
- 14. Runoff that picks up deris and then flows into a river is an example of
- 17. (BOD) An algal bloom may drastically lower this in a body of water
- 21. highly toxic material found in water pipes and also pencils
- 22. an area in a septic tank where clear water can be found
- 24. Ecoli is a type of bacteria that if found in water can tell scientists if human waste has entered the water, this is known as
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- 1. BPA being introduced to fish because of pollution causing an increase in female populations because of the estrogen in chemical is an example
- 3. This process can result in an algal bloom which will later lead to a dead zone in a body of water
- 4. if people are connected to a city sewer system, they probably have this to treat their wastewater
- 6. build up in waste can lead to it turning into a solid known as
- 7. when cattle farmers need to pick up livestock waste, due to the large quantity of the waste instead of going into a septic tank, it goes here
- 8. If someone takes a shower or goes to the bathroom, the water used in this process is now recognised as this
- 11. A sewage plant is pumping waste into a local river and polluting the water, this sewage plant is now recognised as this place
- 15. Power plants that create electricity by heating water are often the cause of this type of pollution
- 16. a highly toxic material that Asia has a serious problem with because of their coal burning
- 18. Scientists used a special kind of bacteria to test water quality, this bacteria would be known as
- 19. After it rains, the ph in a water body may lower as a result of this process
- 20. as waste leaves your toilet, after it travels through your septic tank it goes here
- 23. A body of water can become this after an algal bloom
- 25. a highly toxic material known to cause cancer
