Water Quality And Contaminants Flashcards

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Contaminants

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Unwanted substances that dissolve in water are called contaminants. Taking in water that contain contaminants can be hazardous to plants of animals.

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Water quality

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Water quality describes the condition of the water, including chemical comic physical, and biological characteristics, usually with respect to its suitability for a particular purpose such as drinking or swimming.

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Importance of water quality

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The presence of certain contaminants in our water can lead to health issues, including reproductive problems, and neurological disorders.

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Water sheds?

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Watersheds is an area of land that drains into lakes, which in turn, flow to a common outlet.

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Can water contain watersheds?

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Every body of water has a watershed. Watershed strain rainfall and snow melts into streams and rivers. These smaller bodies of water flow into larger ones, including lakes, Bay’s, and ocean’s.

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