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EP Ch 11

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Surface water   lakes, rivers, streams, percolates through ground to form groundwater, less than one percent of all water on Earth  
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Fresh water   water has been diverted to areas to make them habitable, used to manufacture, dispose of waste, and generate power, mostly frozen in ice caps  
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Groundwater   difficult to clean (deep in ground, pollutants cling to materials, recycling takes thousands of years),  
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Water treatment process   Chlorine kills bacteria  
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Shortage of freshwater   prevented by conserving water, education, new ways to produce freshwater  
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Water conservation   use low flow showerheads and take short showers  
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Point source   Pollution from a single source  
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Nonpoint source   agricultural runoff  
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Pathogen   disease causing bacteria, viruses, and parasitic worms  
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Watershed   large area of land drained by a river, largest in US is Mississippi River  
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Large cities   get water from rivers and lakes  
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Phosphates   may cause fish to suffocate and die  
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Plastic trash   eaten by turtles, strangle birds, entangle sea mammals  
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Dams   less built because of environmental considerations, create energy, change land behind because of a change in flow  
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Water pollution   magnifies over time in food chains  
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Thermal pollution   decreases oxygen  
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Reservoir   artificial lake created by a dam  
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Aquifer   underground rock formation that holds water  
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Recharge zone   area of land through which water percolates to be stored as groundwater  
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Desalination   removes salt from salt water  
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Biomagnification   accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain  
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Eutrophication   nutrients increase in a lake causing oxygen levels to decrease  
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Water cycle   continuous movement of water between the Earth and atmosphere  
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Ogallala Aquifer   supplies 1/3 of all the groundwater in the US  
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Well   hole that is dug to reach groundwater  
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Industrial water use   highest in Europe and America  
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Potable   water that is safe to drink  
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Xeriscaping   landscaping with minimal water use  
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Water Pollution   introduction of chemical, physical, or biological agents into water that degrade the quality  
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Ocean Pollution   mainly from land activities  
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