Describe the human use, human health or environmental concerns associated with the water quality parameters listed below:
What will be an ideal response?
a. Total suspended solids: Environmentally, an excess of TSS leads to high turbidity. Excessive suspended solids may decrease natural reproduction rates for macroinvertibrates and fish.
b. BOD: The amount of oxygen consumed by microorganisms in water in the process of turning a substrate into cell mass, energy and carbon dioxide.
c. Nutrients: levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in water. Excessive nutrient concentration may lead to algae blooms that restrict sunlight exposure and deplete DO level.
d. Pathogens: disease causing organisms usually classified as bacteria, protozoa, helminthes, or viruses
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What will be an ideal response?
A binary digit, called a(n) ____________________ for short, is in one of two states.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).