Across
- 5. A bear is more susceptible to toxins than a salmon (starts with bio)
- 7. a specific location of pollution like a sewage pipe
- 8. Scientists use these to break up oil before it hits the shoreline
- 10. a highly toxic material known to cause cancer
- 14. If you live in an urban area, your sewage is probably treated this way
- 16. Power plants that create electricity by heating water are often the cause of this type of pollution
- 17. the second phase of sewage treatment that handles removing unsafe bacteria
- 19. toxic icky rain and snow that attaches and spreads to plants and water
- 22. highly toxic material found in water pipes and also pencils
- 23. the first phase of sewage treatment that deals with sludge not bacteria
- 24. a highly toxic material that Asia has a serious problem with because of their coal burning
- 25. scientists use this to treat oil spills because they eat the oil
Down
- 1. what happens when an area receives lots of nutrients and is doing well, can cause algae blooms
- 2. pollution coming from multiple locations like a farm
- 3. an area where no life can be sustained, often happens after algae blooms
- 4. used by pig farmers, the area where their poop ends up
- 6. A human produced compound like pesticides or pharmaceuticals
- 9. an important species that shows if a disease causing pathogen are likely to be there
- 11. Trash and garbage run off into these which transport them to the ocean
- 12. this dirty water causes lots of problems such as oxygen demand, nutrient release, and disease-causing organisms
- 13. toxic bacteria that comes from your pet’s waste that can get into the water
- 15. A technique for removing oil we practiced in class that circles the oil using booms
- 18. The amount of oxygen an area of water uses
- 20. solid waste from waste water like poop
- 21. if people are connected to a city sewer system, they probably have this to treat their wastewater