Water
The overgrowth of nutrients, increasing the amount of plants and algae leaving no oxygen in the water.
Eutrophication
A measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of a substance.
tempature
A measure of how clear water is.
Turbidity
Chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants, but kill pests and have negative repercussions on other species who ingest the chemicals.
Pesticides
(BONUS) What is the symbol in the periodic table for oxygen?
O
Suitable for drinking
Potability
Convert waste into reusable material.
Recycling
(BONUS) What is another name for water?
Hydro
Careful use and protection of water sources.
Water conservation
(BONUS) When plants take in carbon dioxide, they carry out _________ for us to use that we breathe in.
Oxygen
The water and human wastes that are washed down sinks, toilets, and showers.
Sewage
Looking after something so it can be passed onto the next generation.
Stewardship
Used to describe the health of a water system.
Water quality
Pollutants discharged from a single identifiable location (e.g., pipes, ditches, channels, sewers, tunnels, containers of various types).
Point source pollution
Nitrogen-based nutrients commonly found in fertilizers and pesticides.
Nitrates
The process of purifying or clarifying water to make it more potable.
Water treatment
Phosphorous-based nutrients commonly found in fertilizers and pesticides
Phosphates
(BONUS) What is the symbol on the periodic table for water?
H2O
Used to kill and control weed.
Herbicides
oxygen dissolved in water, dissolved oxygen is important for fish and other aquatic animals
Dissolved Oxygen
The addition of any substance that has a negative effect on water or the living things that depend on the water.
Water Pollution
The regular observation and testing of a water supply.
Water monitoring
A measure of how acidic or basic a liquid is.
pH
Pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single, specific site
Nonpoint pollution
An explosion of algae in water that causes the loss of oxygen in the water.
Algal Blooms