Pollution and Waste Management

Across 8. materials that do not stay in the environment for long periods becasue they are biodegradeable 13. chemically treating wasteaterials to neutralize hazardous properties 14. compounds formed when primary pollutants interact 15. come directly from a combination of industrial and manufacturing processes 16. material or product produced in quantities that harm people 17. oxygen depletion 18. materials that remain in the environment for many years without breaking down Down 1. occurs due to buildup of dust particles, smoke and dust from industry 2. compounds transported by acid rain 3. materials that have dangerous properties 4. major form of waste from homes and commercial buildings 5. componds disolved into clouds fall as this type of rain 6. waste deposited in landfills 7. forms when nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons combine via sunlight 9. incinerating wastes 10. materials that are poisonous 11. not in my backyard 12. combination of smoke and fog ove industrialized areas

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Created by Puzzlemaker at DiscoverySchool.com Crossword Answers pollution material or product produced in quantities that harm people persistentpollutant materials that remain in the environment for many years without breaking down non-persistentpollutants materials that do not stay in the environment for long periods becasue they are biodegradeable primarypollutants come directly from a combination of industrial and manufacturing processes secondarypollutants compounds formed when primary pollutants interact smog combination of smoke and fog ove industrialized areas industrialsmog occurs due to buildup of dust particles, smoke and dust from industry photochemicalsmog forms when nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons combine via sunlight acidrain componds disolved into clouds fall as this type of rain aciddeposition compounds transported by acid rain eutrophication oxygen depletion domesticsewage major form of waste from homes and commercial buildings solid waste deposited in landfills NIMBY not in my backyard hazardouswastes materials that have dangerous properties toxicwastes materials that are poisonous thermaltreatment incinerating wastes neutralization chemically treating wasteaterials to neutralize hazardous properties