Water Pollution Crossword Puzzle

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Phosphates: Significantly impact water quality by causing excessive growth of algae.
Thermal: Increase temperature and reduces oxygen levels and may harm river species.
Algal Bloom: Nutrient overload which depletes dissolved oxygen and kills off fish
Groundwater: A pollution that is a serious but hidden global threat to human health, ie pesticides and fertilizers.
Wastewater: Any water that contains sewage, wastes, or polluting chemicals from homes and industries.
Mining: Third largest source of water pollution.
Point: Involve substances from factories, sewage systems, power plants, etc.
Nitrates: Oxidized form of dissolved nitrogen, naturally in soil but replenished through fertilizer.
Pathogens: Most serious and widespread water pollutants from infected animals and humans.
Dilution: Used with bacterial bio-degradation to naturally eliminate waste.
Water Pollution: Any change in water quality that can harm living organisms.
Eutrophication: Natural nutrient enrichment of a shallow lake, a coastal area at the mouth of a river or a slow-moving stream.
Fracking: Used to extract oil and natural gas from thousands of wells.
Agricultural: One of the leading activities to water pollution.
Non point: Examples include, run off eroded soil, fertilizers. parking lots, golf courses.
Dead Zones: Bottom waters where marine organisms live.

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phosphates: significantly impact water quality by causing excessive growth of algae.
thermal: increase temperature and reduces oxygen levels and may harm river species.
algal bloom: nutrient overload which depletes dissolved oxygen and kills off fish
groundwater: a pollution that is a serious but hidden global threat to human health, ie pesticides and fertilizers.
wastewater: any water that contains sewage, wastes, or polluting chemicals from homes and industries.
mining: third largest source of water pollution.
point: involve substances from factories, sewage systems, power plants, etc.
nitrates: oxidized form of dissolved nitrogen, naturally in soil but replenished through fertilizer.
pathogens: most serious and widespread water pollutants from infected animals and humans.
dilution: used with bacterial bio-degradation to naturally eliminate waste.
water pollution: any change in water quality that can harm living organisms.
eutrophication: natural nutrient enrichment of a shallow lake, a coastal area at the mouth of a river or a slow-moving stream.
fracking: used to extract oil and natural gas from thousands of wells.
agricultural: one of the leading activities to water pollution.
non point: examples include, run off eroded soil, fertilizers. parking lots, golf courses.
dead zones: bottom waters where marine organisms live.