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10 Cards in this Set
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tiny, floating plants that use photosynthesis to create food and oxygen.
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ALGAE
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microscopic organisms that can be harmful when released into the water.
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BACTERIA
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practices that help reduce NPS pollutant loads into a water body.
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BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE (BMP)
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a strip or group of plants located down slope of potential runoff. These can filter runoff and absorb nutrients.
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BUFFER/ BUFFER STRIP
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activities occurring on a particular area surrounding a water body.
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LAND USE
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pollution that originates from many different sources that often result from everyday human activities like gardening and lawn care.
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NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION(NPS)
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an element that serves as food or provides nourishmant to plants an animals.
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NUTRIENT
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pollution that enters water from a specific source such as factories or treatment facilities.
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POINT-SOURCE POLLUTION
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the land area from which all water drains from the land into a common water body.
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WATERSHED
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a gas that fish and other animals need to survive
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OXYGEN
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