| A | B |
|---|
| terrestrial | living on the solid earth, not in the water |
| suspended | in reference to suspension- materials contained in or being carried by water. |
| solubility | an ability of a substance to be dissolved |
| quantity | how much, the amount of something |
| pollutant | a substance that the presence of contaminates air, water, and or soil. |
| sediment | matter settled at the bottom of a liquid |
| neutral | Neither acidic nor basic, in between, 7 on the pH scale. |
| fluctuations | continually varying |
| excrement | Solid waste (feces) product and excreted by an organism |
| ecosystem | The living and non-living components of an environment |
| effluent | a flowing out, anything that flows out |
| buffer | A system or substance that resists change- particular to pH. |
| aerobic | In the presence of oxygen, or a process which requires oxygen |
| anaerobic | oxygen free, Not in the presence of, or not requiring oxygen. |
| aeration | Oxygen circulation into water due to wind, waves or moving water. |
| equilibrium | A state of balance between two opposing forces. |
