Acids and Bases
pH lower than 7
What is an acid?
Human drinking water, recreation such as swimming, livestock drinking water, irrigation and protection of aquatic life is what source of monitoring?
What is monitoring water quality?
Spreading the pollutant throughout a wider area.
What is dispersion?
Compounds that contain a carbon.
What are organic substances?
H2O
What is water?
Reaction that creates a salt and water.
What is a neutralization reaction?
Animals without a backbone.
What are invertebrates?
Using air or water to make the concentration of a pollutant smaller.
What is dispersion?
An optimal amount element that if taken in excess can lead to deformed hooves in animals.
What is selenium?
This is found in the atmosphere, protecting us from UV rays.
What is ozone?
Most accurate way to measure pH.
What is a pH meter?
Unit of measurement for an extremely small amount of substance.
What is ppm?
Bacteria that is found deep in a landfill.
What is anaerobic biodegradation?
Benedict's solution will turn from blue to yellow-orange-red when this substance is present.
What is glucose?
Used for composition of bones and teeth.
What is calcium?
Used to help with an upset stomach.
What is an antacid?
The amount of oxygen dissolved when you only see midge larvae and some worms.
What is 2 ppm.
A large amount of mercury was found in soil, so the owner of the land decided to grow sunflowers.
What is phytoremediation
All cells contain these two important nucleic acids.
What are DNA and RNA?
Pb and Hg are examples (Lead and Mercury)
What are heavy metals?
Ca(OH)2+H2SO4 -->CaSO4+2H2O
What is neutralization of an acidic lake with lime?
A major pollutant that forms both smog and acid rain. It can affect your respiratory system.
Plastic that will eventually degrade under strong UV light.
What is photolysis?
Stimulation of early growth, starch and protein production, sugar movement, and disease resistance are to name a few. What macro nutrient am I?
What is potassium?
Sodium hydroxide is an example.
What is a base?