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surface water |
fresh water on earths surface |
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river system |
flowing network of water |
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watershed |
area of land that is drained by a river |
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groundwater |
water beneath earths surface in sediment and rock formations |
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auqifer |
an under water formation that contains groundwater |
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porosity |
percentage of the total volume of rocks containing small holes or pores
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permeability |
the ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through it |
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recharge zone |
an area in which water travels downwardcontamination |
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water polution |
contamination of water by waste matter or other material that is harmful to organisms that are exposed to the water |
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point-source pollution |
pollution that comes from a specific site |
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nonpoint-source pollution |
pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single specific site |
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wastewater |
water that contains waist from homes or industry |
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artificial eutrophication |
a process that increases the amount of nutrients in a body of water through human activities, such as waste disposal and land drainage |
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thermal pollution |
a temperature increase in a body of water that is caused by human activity and that has a harmful affect on water quality and on the ability of that body of water to support life |
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biomagnification |
the accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain`
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