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s6ch8s1 and 2 Freshwater Resources

TermDefinition
Water quality a measure of the substances in water besides water molecules
pH a measurement of how acidic or basic water is
hardness the level of magnesium and calcium in water
concentration the amount of one substance in a certain volume of another substance
filtration the process of passing water through a series of screens
flocs sticky globs
coagulation particles in the water stick to the flocs
sewage wastewater and the different kind of wastes in it
sludge fine solids that settle out of wastewater during primary treatment
septic tank an underground tank containing bacteria that treat wastewater as it passes through
leach field area around the septic tank that the water filters through
drought a few years of scarce rainfall
conservation using a resource wisely so that it won't get used up
desalination the process of obtaining fresh water from salt water
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