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Wastewater 2

Wastewater Crossword Puzzle 
Environmental Science 12
Barry Castelli  December 2020
Horizontales
___ is when humans cut down trees to build cities. Result is less water captured by plants (13 letters)
___breaks down or decomposes suspended solids at Secondary Treatment facilities (14 letters)?
Biomethane can be used as a transportation ____.(4 letters)
Chemicals extracted from water at treatment facilities include phosphorus and ___(8 letters), an important ingredient in fertilizer because plants need it to grow and for photosynthesis.
Before wastewater treatment, liquid waste was carried out on beaches to the ___. (5 letters)
Informal name for organic solid waste is __ (4 letters).
If untreated sewage with high organic content is released into waterways, ___ (14 letters) can result.
Testing ensures treatment facilities renew the ___ of water supply.(7 letters) This includes chemical, biological and physical analysis of a body of water.
Only 7% of the worlds water is ____ (5 letters) so we are lucky to have so much of it where we live.
If fewer plants, they'res fewer primary ____ to become food for consumers. (9 letters)
Heavier solids called ___ are trucked to landfills after falling to the bottom of primary treatment facility tanks. (6 letters)
North West Langley, Lulu Island, Annacis Island, Iona Island and ___ (9 letters) are the names of 5 wastewater treatment plants in our region
____ breaks down rocks to extract minerals and uses water from lakes and rivers in the process. (6 letters)
It's carried through pipes to a treatment plant. (6 letters)
Tertiary treatment is the last step before ___ is discharged to the sea. (6 letters)
Pollution that can't be traced to one point of origin, like runoff, is called ___- (3 letters) point-source pollution. If it can be traced to one point of origin like a mine or drainpipe, it's called point-source pollution.
Verticales
Gross Domestic Product ___ (3 letters) means all the things we produce in Canada. We can develop new products and industries that focus on improving our wastewater.
There's 5 wastewater treatment facilities where we live which is called ______ (14 letters)
Treatment facilities can be turned off, but it's better to be turned __ (2 letters) Primary, secondary and tertiary water treatment facilities take out heat to be used as heat, biomethane to be used as fuel, and chemicals to be recycled into other chemical products. Water that results is less likely to kill plants and animals as it goes to rivers, lakes and oceans cause its cleaner
____ use water, often as a coolant, as factories make products for humans. (10 lettersI
When wastewater is treated, it's called ___ water. (9 letters)
Technology from UBC, called ___ reduces pollution from 70% to 10% in the water from mines. (14 letters)
Treatment systems rely on ___ (7 letters) to move liquid from areas of high to low elevation.
First step in treatment of wastewater takes out heavier solids. (7 letters)
____ sprayed on crops to kill bugs may end up being carried away in the water. (10 letters)
A polluted pond of liquid that results from mining production is called a ___ pond. (7 letters)
One of most valuable liquids in the world as long as it's not contaminated. (6 letters)
We should never ___ paint, grease, dental floss, paper towel or medication down the toilet. (5 letters)
___ (9 letters), will help protect water supply. Teach things like not leaving tap on when brushing teeth, not throwing solids, pills or paper down the toilet. Large pieces of paper have to be removed at Primary tertiary facility and the smaller stuff broken down at secondary. But the pills and medicines may never be removed. Also to use colder water in laundry and soap with fewer chemicals
Water is used to grow ___ (5 letters) Lots of water evaporate or runs into rivers or lakes.
Treatment systems use strategically placed pumping stations to move liquid through pressurized ____. (5 letters)
There's energy that can be extracted from wastewater. Bio___ (3 letters) contains green renewable natural gas called biomethane.