SEV 4 Water Pollution Vocabulary

______________________ is when bodies of water contain an abundance of nutrients caused by humans.

• potable
• thermal pollution
• artificial eutrophication
• porosity

______________________ is the buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain.

• porosity
• water pollution
• wastewater
• biomagnification

______________________ is a structure that blocks and controls the flow of water.

• potable
• dam
• wastewater
• point source pollution

______________________ is the process of removing the salt from ocean water.

• water pollution
• point source pollution
• desalination
• porosity

______________________ is water waste that comes from many different sources.

• biomagnification
• point source pollution
• nonpoint source pollution
• wastewater

______________________ is the ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it.

• porosity
• permeability
• pathogen
• aquifer

______________________ is the percentage of the total volume of a rock that has spaces.

• permeability
• potable
• porosity
• aquifer

______________________ is water waste discharge from a single source.

• nonpoint source pollution
• wastewater
• point source pollution
• pathogen

______________________ is water that is safe to drink.

• pathogen
• porosity
• potable
• permeability

______________________ is an organism that causes illness or disease.

• potable
• porosity
• pathogen
• permeability