Across
- 4. a physical/mechanical process
- 5. any change in quality of water that damages the environment
- 7. second largest source of water pollution
- 9. a biological process
- 12. accidental spillage from nuclear power stations
- 14. the leading cause of water pollution
- 15. discharge pollutants into bodies of surface water at specific locations through drain pipes, ditches or sewer line
Down
- 1. released heated water into river systems
- 2. before discharge
- 3. soil erosion causes soil particles to be carried into waterways
- 6. reaches ocean from natural seeps on the ocean bottom and human activities
- 8. fertilizer runoff from farmlands adds nitrogen and phosphorus to waterways
- 10. specialized chemical and physical processes
- 11. cumulative arising from multiple inputs over large areas, such as farms, city streets and residential neighborhoods
- 13. third largest source of water pollution
