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US waterways have been polluted with ______, _______ products, ______ chemicals, ______, ____, ______, ___ rain, and acid _______ from ______

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1. US waterways have been polluted with ______, _______ products, ______ chemicals, ______, ____, ______, ___ rain, and acid _______ from ______.
2. Water pollution effects include poisoned _____ and ____, altered _______ ecosystems, and decreased ______ _____.
3. Solutions to water pollution:
   - Issue and enforce more stringent regulations of _______
   - Modify ______ processes
   - Modify our ________ decisions
4. Clear-cutting, mining, clearing land for housing, and cultivating farm fields expose soil to erosion and cause _____ ________.
5. Dramatically changes aquatic habitats
6. Sediment pollution Solutions:
   - Better management of _____ and ______
   - Avoid ____-scale disturbance of _______
7. _____ pollution example in the ______ River system. Pulses of cold streams favors _____ ____ over an endangered species of _____ fish!!
8. Water that is too warm or too cold can disrupt habitats and cause problems.
9. From fertilizers, farms, sewage, lawns, and golf courses leads to eutrophication (recall chicken farm in Poisoned waters!! & Dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico)
10. Fertilizers add __________ to water, which boosts algal and aquatic plant growth.