Drinking Water EnviroScape Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: grey water : water generated by household processes such as washing dishes, laundry or bathing, black water : water that has been contaminated with toilet waste or kitchen garbage, contaminant : any chemical or other substance that is harmful to human health, other living organisms or the environment, aeration : to supply with air or expose to the circulation of air, coagulation : the chemical process in which the non-settable particles clump together, flocculation : the process by which fine “particulate” are caused to clump together into floc which may then float to the top of the liquid, settle to the bottom of the liquid, or can be readily filtrated from the liquid, sediment : matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; deposited by water, wind or glaciers, filtration : process by which water is further cleaned as it passes through, disinfection : to cleanse so as to destroy or prevent the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms, reservoir : a natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water, groundwater : the supply of fresh water found beneath the earth’s surface (usually in aquifers); often used to supply drinking water to wells and springs, aquifer : an underground, water-bearing bed of permeable rock, sand or gravel, water table : the upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water, desalinization : to remove salts and other chemicals from sea water, chlorine : chemical element used for sterilization and cleaning that is added to drinking water to kill bacteria.