Water Pollution Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: fertilizer : natural or artificial material containing nutrients that improve growth of plants, aquifer : where water is stored underground in spaces in soil and rocks, often used for drinking or irrigation, turbidity : the clarity of a body of water, oxygen : dissolved _ in water is needed for aquatic animals and bacteria to survive, coliform : fecal _ bacteria indicates the presence of sewage in a water sample, desalination : the energy-intensive process of converting saltwater into freshwater, evaporation : when liquid water is heated and converted into water vapor in the air, wastewater : water that has been used and/or contaminated by human activity, chlorine : use to kill bacteria in wastewater in the last step of treatment, eutrophication : when a body of water gains excess nutrients leading to the overgrowth of algae and possible "dead zones", sediment : dirt and other solid particles suspended in water, dose : amount of a substance an organism is exposed to in a short-term period, bacteria : used to breakdown organic matter in wastewater treatment, landfill : modern disposal site for solid waste that must meet strict regulations, incineration : burning solid wastes to reduce volume. can create energy but also emissions, pathogens : microorganisms that causes disease. also called germs, vector : a living organism that carries and transmits a pathogen