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Silent Threats of Ocean Pollution
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Chemical that kills plants, contaminating water
  • 2. Relating to the ocean environment
  • 3. Substance polluting water and affecting health
  • 4. Disruptive sediment excavation affecting water quality
  • 6. Runoff carrying pollutants from urban areas to sea
  • 9. Process where toxins increase up the food chain
  • 12. Accidental release causing black slicks on water
  • 15. Excess nutrients causing oxygen depletion
  • 17. Bloom of these organisms can create dead zones
  • 18. Discarded trash that often ends up on beaches
Down
  • 5. Element involved in ocean warming and acidification
  • 7. Waste water often discharged into coastal waters
  • 8. Tiny particles from broken down garbage in oceans
  • 10. Illegal disposal of waste materials into the ocean
  • 11. Poisons released that harm aquatic ecosystems
  • 13. Where much plastic waste originates before ocean entry
  • 14. Objects that remain on the water surface causing harm
  • 16. Fertilizer chemical causing overgrowth in seas
  • 19. Common marine debris material harmful to wildlife
  • 20. Unintended catch harming non-target marine life

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