Water Quality Vocab - Flashcard 1

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Compound used in fertilizers

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nitrates

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An organism sensitive to environmental changes and responds first.

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bioindicator

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Pollution not traceable to a single source

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nonpoint-source pollution

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Pollution traced to one location

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Point-source pollution

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Measure of water cloudiness from sediments, organisms, or pollutants

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turbidity

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Chemical, biological, and physical status of water

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Water quality

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Collection of data from a distance

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remote sensing

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Pollution in water can _______ humans and aquatic organisms.

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harm

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Scientists can ______ water quality by monitoring levels of different substances.

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test

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Pollution is ______ to water by human and natural processes.

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