Water Flashcards by SOPHIA MIRANDA

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Eutrophication

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Excessive supply of nutrients, leads to algae bloom

Usually from fertilizers

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Bioaccumulation

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Accumulation of toxins in someone’s body

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Biomagnification

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Accumulation of toxins from one tropic level to the next

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Dissolved Oxygen

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Amount of oxygen dissolved in water

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Phytoplankton

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Microscopic plant species at water surface

Contributor to dissolved oxygen

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Zooplankton

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Microscopic herb/omnivores

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Aquifer

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Water storage

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Nektons

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Strong swimmers

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Benthos

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Bottom dwellers

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Nitrates & Phosphates

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Fertilizers

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Mercury

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Coal

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Crude Oil

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Oil

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Groundwater Recharge

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Refilling aquifers with precipitation

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Turbidity

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Cloudiness of a liquid

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Fecal Coliform

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Bacteria from intestines

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Clean Water Act (1972)

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A

Regulating water pollution discharge

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Safe Drinking Water Act (1974)

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EPA regulated water pollution