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Water Pollution
Review Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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RECYCLING | MAKING USED MATERIALS INTO NEW PRODUCTS. Examples: plastic bottles, glass jars, paper |
LANDFILL | A PLACE WHERE WASTE IS DISPOSED BY BURYING IT UNDERGROUND. |
FOSSIL FUEL | NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES LIKE COAL, OIL, NATURAL GAS, AND NON-RENWABLE WASTES. |
POLLUTED WATER | WATER MIXED WITH DANGEROUS CHEMICALS AND WASTES. IT DESTROYS WATER ECOSYSTEMS. |
SEWAGE | WASTE WATER PRODUCED AT HOME FROM LAUNDRY, BATHROOM, SHOWERS, KITCHEN SINK. |
POINT SOURCE POLLUTION | FINDING A SINGLE LOCATION OF THE POLLUTION. Examples: See broken pip with waste water, smoke stacks at a factory |
NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION | NOT KNOWING WHERE THE POLLUTION STARTED. Examples; road run-off, excess fertilizers and pesticides on crops. |