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Water quality matching exercise 1
Match each of the terms below to the most appropriate definition from the list that follows:
| Water quality | Suspended solids and turbidity | Nutrient enrichment | Chemical contamination | Groundwater pollution |
| increased nitrogen and phosphorous concentrations from storm water, fertiliser and effluent | |
| organic and inorganic compounds such as pesticide spray drift, run off or spillage | |
| physical, chemical, biological and aesthetic characteristics of surface and ground water | |
| microbial organisms, organic and inorganic compounds | |
| soil and organic matter from soil erosion |
Answers
| increased nitrogen and phosphorous concentrations from storm water, fertiliser and effluent | Nutrient enrichment |
| organic and inorganic compounds such as pesticide spray drift, run off or spillage | Chemical contamination |
| physical, chemical, biological and aesthetic characteristics of surface and ground water | Water Quality |
| microbial organisms, organic and inorganic compounds | Groundwater pollution |
| soil and organic matter from soil erosion | Suspended solids and turbidity |
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