Across
- 7. a test that detects dissolved calcium and magnesium
- 9. comprehensive environmental response compensation and liability act also called superfund
- 12. this type of pollution causes higher temperatures in water which can increase metabolism in aquatic organisms
- 13. clean water act, protects waters and wetlands form pollution
- 14. safe drinking water act, sets contaminant levels
- 15. dose of a chemical that kills 50% of a population
- 16. excessive nutrients in a lake or body of water due to runoff from a feedlot
Down
- 1. a plastic additive that is an endocrine disruptor
- 2. increase in concentration of chemicals in successively higher trophic levels
- 3. vegetation between farms / feedlots and nearby bodies of water
- 4. may come from detergent, fertilizer, or animal wastes
- 5. the amount of dissolved oxygen needed by aerobic microorganisms to break down organic matter
- 6. indicates if ecoli is present
- 8. an insecticide that is a persistent organic pollutant and an endocrine disruptor
- 10. resource conservation and recovery act (governs disposal of waste)
- 11. may come from old pipes