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Chapter 5 - Env. Sci
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Surface Water | fresh water that is aboveground in lakes |
| Water Shed | entire area of land that is drained by a river |
| Ground water | water that seeps underground |
| Aquifers | large amounts of groundwater are found in underground rock formation |
| Recharge zone | area of land from which the groundwater originates |
| Desalinization | removing salt from salt water |
| Water pollution | introduction of chemical, physical or biological agents into water that degrades the quality of it |
| Point pollution | pollution that is discharged from a single source |
| Non point pollution | pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single site |
| biological magnification | increase of concentration |
| artificial eutrophication | Eutrophication caused by humans |
| Thermal pollution | excessive amounts of heat are added to body of water |