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JACQUELINE WILSON

United States


Relier Pairs Water Pollution Matching GameVersion en ligne Match the term to the definition. par JACQUELINE WILSON 1 Primary treatment 2 Harmful algal blooms 3 Point source 4 Great Pacific Garbage Patch 5 Phosphate 6 Nitrate 7 Fecal coliform test 8 Secondary treatment 9 Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) 10 Biosolids 11 Oxygen sag curve 12 Dead zone 13 Ocean acidification 14 Sludge 15 Hypoxia 16 Hardness 17 Septic System 18 Effluent 19 Thermal pollution 20 Dissolved Oxygen 21 Turbidity 22 Non-point source Area with very low dissolved oxygen levels; appears annually in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Plant nutrient (PO43-). Enters waterways primarily through the use of detergent and fertilizer runoff. Too much can cause algal blooms. Test to determine fecal contamination with disease-causing bacteria. One of the best ways to determine water quality. A stage of wastewater treatment in which contaminants are physically removed. Wastewater flows into tanks in which sewage solids, grit, and particulate matter settle to the bottom. Greases and oils float to the surface and can be skimmed off. A portion of the North Pacific gyre where currents concentrate plastics and other floating debris that pose danger to marine organisms. The curve obtained when the concentration of dissolved oxygen in a river into which sewage or some other pollutant has been discharged is plotted against the distance downstream (downward flow) from the sewage outlet. Samples of water are taken at areas upstream (against flow) and downstream from the sewage outlet. A condition in which the body of water is deprived of adequate oxygen supply. A stage of wastewater treatment in which biological means are used to remove contaminants remaining after primary treatment. Wastewater is stirred up in the presence of aerobic bacteria, which degrade organic pollutants in the water. The wastewater then passes to another settling tank, where remaining solids drift to the bottom. A specific spot, such as a factory, where large quantities of pollutants are discharged. How much demand there is for oxygen in the water. When this is high it can be a sign of fecal contamination of water. Introduction of biological waste will cause BOD to increase. Clean water has a low BOD. The solid material removed as water is purified throughout the treatment process. H. A diffuse source of pollutants, often consisting of many small sources. Plant Nutrient (NO3-). Enters waterways primarily through sewage contamination and fertilizer runoff. Too much can cause algal blooms. Excess amounts in water causes Blue Baby Syndrome. A rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that is injurious to water-dwelling life and is caused by the disposal of heated industrial waste water or water from the cooling towers of nuclear power plants. Warm water results in LOW DO. Presence of certain ions in water (Ca+ and Mg+). Hard water contains a larger amount of these ions than soft water. A population explosion of toxic algae caused by excessive nutrient concentrations.EX: Red tides. Treated water that is piped into rivers or the ocean following primary and secondary treatment. Highly efficient, self-contained, underground wastewater treatment system often found in rural regions not connected to city pipes. Wastewater flows from the home to the septic tank through the sewer pipe. The septic tank treats the wastewater naturally by holding it in the tank long enough for solids and liquids to separate. Water quality being cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter. Caused by soil erosion & algal blooms. Results in reduced sunlight and reduced photosynthesis. Organic matter recycled from sewage, especially for use in agriculture. K. Process by which today’s oceans are becoming lower in their pH as a result of increased carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. As the ocean water absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere it reacts and forms carbonic acid. This impairs the ability of corals and other organisms to build exoskeletons of calcium carbonate. The O2 gas in between H2O molecules. When this is low, it can be a sign of fecal contamination of water. Warm water = low DO. Cool water = high DO. Fast moving water = high DO. Slow/stagnant water = low DO.

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Water Pollution Matching GameVersion en ligne

Match the term to the definition.

par JACQUELINE WILSON

Primary treatment

Harmful algal blooms

Point source

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Phosphate

Nitrate

Fecal coliform test

Secondary treatment

Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)

Biosolids

Oxygen sag curve

Dead zone

Ocean acidification

Sludge

Hypoxia

Hardness

Septic System

Effluent

Thermal pollution

Dissolved Oxygen

Turbidity

Non-point source

Area with very low dissolved oxygen levels; appears annually in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Plant nutrient (PO43-). Enters waterways primarily through the use of detergent and fertilizer runoff. Too much can cause algal blooms.

Test to determine fecal contamination with disease-causing bacteria. One of the best ways to determine water quality.

A stage of wastewater treatment in which contaminants are physically removed. Wastewater flows into tanks in which sewage solids, grit, and particulate matter settle to the bottom. Greases and oils float to the surface and can be skimmed off.

A portion of the North Pacific gyre where currents concentrate plastics and other floating debris that pose danger to marine organisms.

The curve obtained when the concentration of dissolved oxygen in a river into which sewage or some other pollutant has been discharged is plotted against the distance downstream (downward flow) from the sewage outlet. Samples of water are taken at areas upstream (against flow) and downstream from the sewage outlet.

A condition in which the body of water is deprived of adequate oxygen supply.

A stage of wastewater treatment in which biological means are used to remove contaminants remaining after primary treatment. Wastewater is stirred up in the presence of aerobic bacteria, which degrade organic pollutants in the water. The wastewater then passes to another settling tank, where remaining solids drift to the bottom.

A specific spot, such as a factory, where large quantities of pollutants are discharged.

How much demand there is for oxygen in the water. When this is high it can be a sign of fecal contamination of water. Introduction of biological waste will cause BOD to increase. Clean water has a low BOD.

The solid material removed as water is purified throughout the treatment process.

H. A diffuse source of pollutants, often consisting of many small sources.

Plant Nutrient (NO3-). Enters waterways primarily through sewage contamination and fertilizer runoff. Too much can cause algal blooms. Excess amounts in water causes Blue Baby Syndrome.

A rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that is injurious to water-dwelling life and is caused by the disposal of heated industrial waste water or water from the cooling towers of nuclear power plants. Warm water results in LOW DO.

Presence of certain ions in water (Ca+ and Mg+). Hard water contains a larger amount of these ions than soft water.

A population explosion of toxic algae caused by excessive nutrient concentrations.EX: Red tides.

Treated water that is piped into rivers or the ocean following primary and secondary treatment.

Highly efficient, self-contained, underground wastewater treatment system often found in rural regions not connected to city pipes. Wastewater flows from the home to the septic tank through the sewer pipe. The septic tank treats the wastewater naturally by holding it in the tank long enough for solids and liquids to separate.

Water quality being cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter. Caused by soil erosion & algal blooms. Results in reduced sunlight and reduced photosynthesis.

Organic matter recycled from sewage, especially for use in agriculture.

K. Process by which today’s oceans are becoming lower in their pH as a result of increased carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. As the ocean water absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere it reacts and forms carbonic acid. This impairs the ability of corals and other organisms to build exoskeletons of calcium carbonate.

The O2 gas in between H2O molecules. When this is low, it can be a sign of fecal contamination of water. Warm water = low DO. Cool water = high DO. Fast moving water = high DO. Slow/stagnant water = low DO.

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