| A | B |
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| drainage basin or watershed | a land area that drains into a river swamp, march, ocean |
| runoff | water that runs over the earth's surface and flows into streams |
| Turbidity | A measure of how much light passes through water |
| Disolved oxygen | important water quality paramter with state standard of 6ppm |
| nitrogen and phosphates | two groups of nutriants that promote plant growth in streams and lakes |
| pH | A measure of how acid or alkiline water is |
| point source polution | you can point to the source of polution, such as a pipe or smokestack |
| non point source polution | polution carried to body of water or ground water by run off |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand | Measure of how much oxygen is being used up by microorganisms |
| Solution | Mixture of two or more things in which the solute is held to the solvent by week chemical bonds |
| Solvent | Part of solution there is the most of |
| Solute | Part of solution in smaller quantity |
| Coliform bacteria | Bacteria found in poop of warm blooded animals |
| Source of phosphates that is not also a source for nitrates | Detergents and strong soaps |
| eutrophication | drop in dissolved oxygen due to algae and bacteria |
| Source of acid precipitation | Sulfur air pollution from coal burning power plants |
