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Abiotic:non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment, which affect ecosystems
Arsenic:is a chemical element with symbol As and atomic number 33
Bioaccumulation:refers to the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other organic chemicals in an organism.
Biomagnification:Persistence (can't be broken down by environmental processes)
Biomonitoring:is the measurement of the body burden of toxic chemical compounds, elements, or their metabolites, in biological substances
Cadmium:is a chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48
Cell:the functional basic unit of life
Contaminant:is the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent (contaminant) in a material, in a physical body, in the natural environment, at a workplace, etc.
Element:a pure substance consisting of one type of atom
Ecosystem:is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system.
Guidelines:is a statement by which to determine a course of action. A guideline aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine or sound practice
Inorganic:are of inanimate, not biological origin.
Iron:is a chemical element with the symbol Fe (from Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26
Insecticide:is a pesticide used against insects.
Lead:is a chemical element in the carbon group with symbol Pb (from Latin: plumbum) and atomic number 82
Lichen:are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic relationship between a fungus (the mycobiont) and a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont or phycobiont), usually either a green alga
Mercury:a metallic element
Organic:a living entity
Persistent:disambiguation (lasting a long time)
Pesticides: are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.[
Pollutant:is substance or energy introduced into the environment that has undesired effects, or adversely affects the usefulness of a resource
Radionuclide:is an atom with an unstable nucleus, characterized by excess energy available to be imparted either to a newly created radiation particle within the nucleus or via internal conversion
Selenium:is a chemical element with symbol Se and atomic number 34
Smelting:is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore
Toxicity:is the degree to which a substance can damage an organism
Zinc:in commerce also spelter, is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30
Zooplankton:are organisms drifting in oceans, seas, and bodies of fresh water
Contaminants in Focus
Across:1. | disambiguation (lasting a long time) | 4. | are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic relationship between a fungus (the mycobiont) and a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont or phycobiont), usually either a green alga | 7. | is substance or energy introduced into the environment that has undesired effects, or adversely affects the usefulness of a resource | 8. | are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.[ | 9. | is a chemical element in the carbon group with symbol Pb (from Latin: plumbum) and atomic number 82 | 12. | is a chemical element with the symbol Fe (from Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26 | 14. | are of inanimate, not biological origin. |
| 15. | is a chemical element with symbol As and atomic number 33 | 19. | is a chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48 | 21. | is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system. | 24. | is the degree to which a substance can damage an organism | 25. | a living entity | 26. | is a chemical element with symbol Se and atomic number 34 | 27. | is a pesticide used against insects. |
| | Down:2. | a pure substance consisting of one type of atom | 3. | is the measurement of the body burden of toxic chemical compounds, elements, or their metabolites, in biological substances | 5. | is the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent (contaminant) in a material, in a physical body, in the natural environment, at a workplace, etc. | 6. | Persistence (can't be broken down by environmental processes) | 10. | refers to the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other organic chemicals in an organism. | 11. | a metallic element | 13. | is a statement by which to determine a course of action. A guideline aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine or sound practice |
| 16. | in commerce also spelter, is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30 | 17. | is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore | 18. | are organisms drifting in oceans, seas, and bodies of fresh water | 20. | the functional basic unit of life | 22. | non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment, which affect ecosystems | 23. | is an atom with an unstable nucleus, characterized by excess energy available to be imparted either to a newly created radiation particle within the nucleus or via internal conversion |
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Contaminants in Focus
Across:1. | disambiguation (lasting a long time) | 4. | are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic relationship between a fungus (the mycobiont) and a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont or phycobiont), usually either a green alga | 7. | is substance or energy introduced into the environment that has undesired effects, or adversely affects the usefulness of a resource | 8. | are substances or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest.[ | 9. | is a chemical element in the carbon group with symbol Pb (from Latin: plumbum) and atomic number 82 | 12. | is a chemical element with the symbol Fe (from Latin: ferrum) and atomic number 26 | 14. | are of inanimate, not biological origin. |
| 15. | is a chemical element with symbol As and atomic number 33 | 19. | is a chemical element with the symbol Cd and atomic number 48 | 21. | is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system. | 24. | is the degree to which a substance can damage an organism | 25. | a living entity | 26. | is a chemical element with symbol Se and atomic number 34 | 27. | is a pesticide used against insects. |
| | Down:2. | a pure substance consisting of one type of atom | 3. | is the measurement of the body burden of toxic chemical compounds, elements, or their metabolites, in biological substances | 5. | is the presence of a minor and unwanted constituent (contaminant) in a material, in a physical body, in the natural environment, at a workplace, etc. | 6. | Persistence (can't be broken down by environmental processes) | 10. | refers to the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other organic chemicals in an organism. | 11. | a metallic element | 13. | is a statement by which to determine a course of action. A guideline aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine or sound practice |
| 16. | in commerce also spelter, is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30 | 17. | is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore | 18. | are organisms drifting in oceans, seas, and bodies of fresh water | 20. | the functional basic unit of life | 22. | non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment, which affect ecosystems | 23. | is an atom with an unstable nucleus, characterized by excess energy available to be imparted either to a newly created radiation particle within the nucleus or via internal conversion |
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