Water Quality and Treatment

How much oxygen is present in a body of water

• dissolved oxygen

• eutrophication

• turbidity

• pH

A measure of how clear water is

• dissolved oxygen

• turbidity

• eutrophication

• pH

organisms living in water that indicate the quality of the water

• bioindicators

• potability

• coagulation

• eutrophication

Water pure enough to drink

• potability

• eutrophication

• floc

• reclaimed water

Nitrogen-based nutrients commonly found in fertilizers and pesticides

• nitrates

• phosphates

• eutrophication

the water and human wastes that are washed down sinks and toilets

• sewage

• reclaimed water

• coagulation

Nutrients become highly concentrated in a body of water, leading to growth of algae or cyanobacteria.

• nitrates

• phosphates

• eutrophication

• sewage

Phosphorus-based nutrients that can cause eutrophication in large amounts

• nitrates

• phosphates

• turbidity

• reclaimed water

U.S. Government Agency that creates and enforces laws dealing with the health of water

• EPA

• CIA

• FBI

• USDA

Pollution that can be traced back to a specific source

• point source pollution

• non-point source pollution

• sewage

• eutrophication