Types of Water Pollution
What is eutrophication?
What is excessive nutrient runoff that causes algal blooms and oxygen depletion?
What is the term for waste that cannot break down naturally?
What is nonbiodegradable?
What is the first step of sewage treatment?
What is primary treatment (removal of solids)?
What pollutant causes brain damage and was once common in paint and pipes?
What is lead?
What does the Clean Water Act aim to do?
What is regulate and reduce water pollution?
What type of pollution results from agricultural runoff?
What is nonpoint source pollution?
What are microplastics?
What are tiny plastic particles that pollute water and enter food chains?
What does secondary treatment use to break down waste?
What are bacteria or microbes?
What is bioaccumulation?
What is the buildup of toxins in an organism over time?
What is a buffer zone and why is it useful?
What is vegetation near water that filters runoff?
What is thermal pollution and how does it affect aquatic life?
What is heated water discharge that reduces dissolved oxygen levels?
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch mostly composed of?
What is floating plastic debris?
What is the purpose of tertiary treatment?
What is to remove nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus?
What is an endocrine disruptor?
What is a chemical that interferes with hormone systems?
What is the main benefit of composting?
What is it recycles organic waste and enriches soil?
What is one sign of water contaminated by oxygen-demanding waste?
What is low dissolved oxygen or fish kills?
What is leachate in landfills?
What is contaminated liquid that seeps from solid waste?
What does a septic system do?
What is treat wastewater from individual homes?
What is mercury’s main source in aquatic ecosystems?
What is coal-burning power plants?
What is integrated pest management (IPM)?
What is using multiple strategies to control pests with minimal environmental impact?
What are heavy metals and why are they harmful in water?
What are toxic elements like lead and mercury that bioaccumulate?
What is the main advantage of waste-to-energy incineration?
What is it reduces waste volume and generates electricity?
Why is chlorine or UV light used in sewage treatment?
What is to disinfect water and kill pathogens?
What is one risk of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)?
What is they remain in the environment and move through food chains?
What are the 3 R’s of waste management?
What are reduce, reuse, and recycle?