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water pollution |
is the introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade water quality and adversely affect the organisms that depend on the water |
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point source pollution |
a leaking oil tank is a point source pollution |
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nonpoint source pollution |
comes from many different sources that are hard to find |
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waste water |
water that contaminates water from home |
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artificial eutrophication |
fertilizer from farms, lawns,and gardens |
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thermal pollution |
increases in heat in a body of water |
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biomagnification |
pollution build up at higher levels of the food chain |
