WATER QUALITY QUALITYSOURCEEFFECTS pHPollutants in air that cause acid rain Kills certain freshwater...

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WATER QUALITY QUALITY SOURCE EFFECTS pH Pollutants in air that cause acid rain Kills certain freshwater organisms

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pH Pollutants in air that cause acid rain

Kills certain freshwater organisms

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Turbidity Sediment and dirt

Blocks light for photosynthetic plants and suffocates eggs

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Dissolved Oxygen

Overgrowth of aquatic plants

Low levels at night and in early morning kill fish

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Salinity Salty runoff from roads

High concentrations kill freshwater organisms

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Nitrates Fertilizers Overgrowth of aquatic plantsCauses blue baby syndrome in infants

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Phosphates Animal wastes

Overgrowth of aquatic plants

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Temperature Industries that return hot water to bodies of water

Kills temperature sensitive aquatic animals and plants