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a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater
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a process that increases the amount of nutrients in a body of water through human activities, such as waste disposal and land drainage
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a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater aquifer
a process that increases the amount of nutrients in a body of water through human activities, such as waste disposal and land drainage artificial eutrophication
the accumulation of pollutants at successive levels of the food chain biomagnification
a structure that is built across a river to control a river's flow dam
a process of removing salt from ocean water desalination (DEE SAL uh NAY shun)
the water that is beneath the Earth's surface groundwater
a method of providing plants with water from sources other than direct precipitation irrigation
pollution that comes from many sources rather than from a single specific site; an example is pollution that reaches a body of water from streets and storm sewers nonpoint-source pollution
a virus, microorganism, or other substance that causes disease; an infectious agent pathogen
the ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces or pores permeability
pollution that comes from a specific site porosity the percentage of the tota point-source pollution
suitable for drinking potable
an area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifer recharge zone
an artificial body of water that usually forms behind a dam reservoir
a flowing network of rivers and streams draining a river basin river system
all the bodies of fresh water, salt water, ice, and snow that are found above the ground surface water
a temperature increase in a body of water that is caused by human activity and that has a harmful effect on water quality and on the ability of that body of water to support life thermal pollution
water that contains wastes from homes or industry wastewater
the introduction into water of waste matter or chemicals that are harmful to organisms living in the water or to those that drink or are exposed to the water water pollution
the area of land that is drained by a water system watershed
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