Turbidity
Two factors that increase turbidity
What is Erosion, Flooding, Algae Blooms, Sediment
Aquatic organisms that indicate water health by their presence or absence.
What is indicator species
What animal is more tolerable of a low dissolved oxygen
What are Jellies
The range for pH is
What is 0-14
Unit of measurement for salinity
What is Parts Per Thousand (ppt)
Turbidity levels for drinking water should not exceed what number?
What is 0
Pollution from a discreet and known source
What is Point Source Pollution
Where much of the oxygen in the water comes from
What is Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
How can an increase or decrease in temperature effect aquatic life
What is Hibernation, Migration, Spawning, Can shock their systems
Instruments used to measure salinity
What is Refractometer, Hydrometer, Salinity Probe
True or False: Trash is a factor of turbidity
What is False
A blue green sulfur bacteria that causes the water to look bright green and smell of sulfur. Typically happening in the Fall season
What is Pistachio Tide
Two pollutants that cause algae blooms and decrease the dissolved oxygen
What is nitrogen and phosphorous
pH stands for
What is Power of Hydrogen
Two sources that can increase salinity
What is Evaporation, Road Salt, Sea Level Rise
The main human health risk due to high turbidity is
What is: There is likely an increase in bacteria and viruses
Pollution from runoff is also called
What is Non-point source pollution
Colder water can hold (blank) dissolved oxygen than warm water?
What is More
How do people contribute to the increase of water temperature
What is Burning Fossil Fuels, Removing Trees, Factories physically heating the water
The best salinity range for oysters
What is 10-14ppt
What is one of the biggest impacts a high turbidity has on aquatic organisms
What is, a high turbidity can smother and suffocate animals and eggs
The process of algae blooms breaking down and depleting oxygen
What is eutrophication
What source of pollution, BESIDES HEAT, can increase dissolved oxygen levels?
What is Sewage, Turbidity, Low Water Levels
What is one of the biggest impacts a low pH has on aquatic organisms
What is, a low pH breaks down the shells of organisms and their offspring can also be born with thinner shells
Average salinity of the ocean
What is 35ppt