https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2017-10-02 13:16:30 UTC 2017-10-19 01:27:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Dartstarget.png jacoblobrien https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192976843 the unit of measurement to determine how acidic or alkaline a substance is.
https://water.usgs.gov/edu/ph.html]]> 2017-10-02 13:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192976843 jacoblobrien https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192978014 2017-10-02 13:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192978014 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192978953 A high pH can cause a bitter taste, deposits in pipes, and decreases the effectiveness of chlorine. A low pH can cause the corrosion of metals and other substances. 
https://water.usgs.gov/edu/ph.html]]> 2017-10-02 13:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192978953 jacoblobrien https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192979269 But acid rain is much lower, usually around 4.0 or lower.]]> 2017-10-02 13:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192979269 catherallja https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192979384 determines the solubility of the water and the amount of chemical constituents that can be utilized in the biological life in the water of chemical constituents-nutrients or metals. ]]> 2017-10-02 13:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192979384 jacoblobrien https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192980494 This pollution can be from humans and the burning of fossil fuels or natural causes like volcanic eruptions

]]> 2017-10-02 13:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192980494 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192980547 pH specifically is a measurement of the amount of free hydrogen and hydroxyl ions in the water. 
https://water.usgs.gov/edu/ph.html]]> 2017-10-02 13:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192980547 catherallja https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192981778 Pollution can change the water's pH balance which can harm the biological life in the water]]> 2017-10-02 13:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192981778 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192983241 2017-10-02 13:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192983241 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192983581 2017-10-02 13:32:39 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192983581 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192984784 2017-10-02 13:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192984784 catherallja https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192984810 pH changes have a serious affect on the life of organisms

]]> 2017-10-02 13:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192984810 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192985173 2017-10-02 13:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192985173 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192986051 2017-10-02 13:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192986051 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192987092 Eutrophication is excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.]]> 2017-10-02 13:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192987092 jacoblobrien https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192987123 Runoff from fields with pesticides or fertilizers can cause the pH to change rapidly, harming the ecosystem.]]> 2017-10-02 13:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192987123 jacoblobrien https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192988681 Erosion is the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents.
The pH can change through erosion of materials like limestone ]]> 2017-10-02 13:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192988681 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192995034 2017-10-02 13:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192995034 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192999761 Each number represents a 10-fold change in the acidity/basicness of the water. Water with a pH of five is ten times more acidic than water having a pH of six.
https://water.usgs.gov/edu/ph.html

]]> 2017-10-02 13:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/192999761 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/193003151 An overabundance of algae (called an algal bloom) may cause pH levels in an estuary to rise significantly, and this can be lethal to aquatic animals.
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/media/supp_estuar10f_ph.html]]> 2017-10-02 14:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/193003151 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/193005548 A point source is a single, identifiable source of pollution.]]> 2017-10-02 14:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/193005548 k_champagne https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/193006606 Non-point sources of pollution are often termed ‘diffuse’ pollution and refer to those inputs and impacts which occur over a wide area and are not easily attributed to a single source.
http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/your-environment/water/protecting-victorias-waters/point-and-nonpoint-sources-of-water-pollution]]> 2017-10-02 14:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/193006606 catherallja https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/193010442 refers to minerals, metals, salts, other that dissolve in water]]> 2017-10-02 14:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/k_champagne/qw7aj4vi5swx/wish/193010442