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<br />GLOSSARY
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<br />.-\h:at'-Chlorophyll.bcaring. nI1fi\a:>l.ubr. primarily .lLjua!lC
<br />'pl."(ie\ that ha~'e no true roob. ,tern.., Of ]l;'J\e<;; mlhl
<br />;Jlgae- arc mio.:ro\copic, hUI ,orne _peCIC' can toe J' large
<br />a, \,ht:ular plant"
<br />\llu\iuIII-Depn,il, or' day. silt. ,and, grJ\d or other par.
<br />ticulate rod.. m.llt'rial left by a ri\'er En J ,{ream~J. on a
<br />t1v"d p!;lln. dl."lra. <)T at tht' ha'C' nl a mnunl:un,
<br />.-\llIn ial aquift'r-,--\ water-hearing d<.'r,~...lI oi un..:nn,.-.!i-
<br />Jaled malerial (.;and and gr:l\ d. lell behind hy a river Of
<br /><llherrlm\mgwJrer.
<br />\1II1ll0ni;I_:\ ~'omr()unJ 01 nJlr,')!en .:mJ hyJmgt'n 1:-':1-{ ..1
<br />thall' J. common by.pnkllK" 01 ;llllmLl] W;hll. Ammo-
<br />IlIJ readily (Oml'r!, 10 nilr.lle: In ",d.. Jnd 'In.'am..,
<br />,\llll.llie-life ~lIifldilll'- W;lIt'I-I,jUalllY guideline' tllr pro.
<br />1t''l"lWnofaljU;JIIC [If.. Ullen rdl'f'lnl S Efi\lrunnlt'n-
<br />tal Prolcl:twn :\~enl.~ \\Jler-l.Ju;Jlily ..:nh.'ri;j Inr
<br />Pfllll"c[llln oj aqu.I1l(' urgani\ll1,>, See Jh" \\'alt'r-'-lu;lh[~
<br />gUlddint"
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<br />U<l\in- Sl~l" Drainag..- oa\1l1
<br />Ih'lllhk ill\t'rll'hrall.,~-In't''':b, 1Il11IJU,k" uu,ta,'t'iln\.
<br />\\OITI1\, Jnd u[her Ilrganl\lll' \\ Illll'U[ a backoune;' [hit[
<br />11\t' tn.llll, or n...;tf [he ollllum "fl;lkt'\, \Irt'am\. or
<br />l)ct';m\,
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<br />lIioal'nlllllllillinn_ Tlk' olo[llgl..:al \Ceju.."lering nl a ,uo-
<br />.,l;lllceal a higher l-OIlCl"ntra[i,m lhan lhitl at ....hll.h II
<br />ll..:...ur' in Ihl' 'urrnundmg ..'nvironnwnt lIf mt"dillfll
<br />:\hl', lh..' prnl'l',\ .....h...rehy ,I ,uh..tann.' ..'Iller, llrgani\IlI'
<br />through tht' gill-.. erilhdiiJl [i'\Ul'\. diela0, I'r n[hrr
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<br />'oun:e"
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<br />Bn'ilj.,dlm n pn>lIUrl-..\ l-ornpound d...ri\ l.J by ...h..'mical.
<br />hll1klglcal. or phY"lcal ;tCllon up"n a ~..th:idt", The
<br />"reak.!..I\\ n I' a l1;ltural I'r"......\\ WhKh m.lY n'\ult in il
<br />1l10[!;,'I.l\icllr a Ie\\ 1'.'\IC cornpllunJ and it II1llr..' per\l'-
<br />ll'nl ,Ir Ie,,\ 1'...r.;I"I<.nt compound.
<br />('hlurnllu"rnl"arhun,,-.\ ..-IiI" o! \Oldtll..' "'(1111pnund, c"n-
<br />,i'[In/; I~f GlTho..m, chl.lrinl'. ,md lluonnl" Cnmlll'lflly
<br />called lrellfl', whi..:h h,l\e o......n u,eJ in rdngt"rali"n
<br />fl1l"cll<lnl'lIl.... a, hl(l\~ 109 '-'g('IIl" In the fahn.:atillll l.f
<br />Ikxihk and ngid f.)all1', .mJ. unlll 'e\..'ral y<,ar' ;!.:!u..1'
<br />prnp<'lIant' III 'pray ,'In,,
<br />Cumlllunity-In t"'UII'.!!~, [h~' "'r'C~.I<."~ Ihal mll'r,I~.1 In il""Ill-
<br />J11.-n:lrt'a,
<br />('uul't'nlraliull- Th..' am,)unt ,lr ma.., ul it 'uh'l:m,'..'
<br />rre'cnlln a gl\en \11Iullll" or nus, III ,ample. {T'ually
<br />,,'\pre"e-J as mi,.rngrJm pl.'r Iiler l \\:ltt'r "Implt'll.r
<br />mia(l~ram~ per kil.1gr:ml (s~'JlIl1ent (.r 11~,U<' sampl...l.
<br />('''nlhll'I1...t,- The till\\ In,!' wgelh<'T Oll\~llllr mllre ~lreJm~.
<br />th..' p];IC... \\here .Ilrihllt.try join~ Ihe m.lln qream,
<br />Cnll'litut'nl-:\ ,'hernlcal ,)r t>illlllficll ,uh'IJn..:l' in walt'r.
<br />'eJirTll'nl. .If bllll;! rhal,'an I'C me;';\~ureJ hy an analy!i..:al
<br />m..'lh.."j
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<br />Cuhk fuul pt'T '('("I)nd lrt_l/~. ur d'l- Rat..' of wJrerJi<;-
<br />dl,trg<' rl'pre,eming a \\)Iume of I cubiC foot pa,~ing a
<br />given pOlnl Juring I ,econd, equivalent to Jppfolxi-
<br />mald~ 7Ak gallon... pt.'r ...("..:onJ or -i.Hi,;': gallons per
<br />minul... ur O,02K32 cubl": meter pe;'r ,econd
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<br />Ikll't'l- To Jel.:rrnin... lhe pn:'ence of a ~.\l!nround,
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<br />1)1)'1- OIChlr1ro-Jiphenyl-tri..:hIt1roelhJne ,\n organ,'..:hlll-
<br />nn..' m,e":llride no longer regisle;'r~'J fnr u,..' in Ih...
<br />l1nitc,'J Slales,
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<br />()i,dl:lrc~- R.11t. of lluid 110" pa',tlI~ J gl\en puinl a! a
<br />gi\e;'n nWll\ent in IUlle, expr...s,ed as volume pt'r 1111l! t.f
<br />!111l~'
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<br />I)i...,,,h l'lI t'OIl'liltlt'III-0p~'rillllmally J...tined as il cumtitu-
<br />t'nt lhal pa\\e, lhftlugh a lJ...t)-llli":flI111<'[e;'r filler,
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<br />I)rilina!:l. ha..in - The p"nlnlll.1 thl" ...urfa..:e .,f the;' Eanh
<br />lh;1l ":onlrihutc,, wal~'r [n a "lrt.JIll thwugh oVt'rland run-
<br />,llf. in..-luJmg Iflt>ul..lri..~, and 11lIpnundfl1...nh
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<br />FUlwphicalioll.- Th... pn....'e~' hy v.hich wata Oe,'ome"
<br />ennched with planl nUln..'nl~. 1111"1 c"llIl1lpnly pho,phu-
<br />ru, and nilfl'gen,
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<br />I 1I'<lllh ad\ i...or~'- ;..:.lnregubf.lry k\...b "I Cl'nlanllnams in
<br />dnnking wall"r thill 11M) 0..' u,ed ih guidiln<.:e in lhC'
<br />,lb...encC' II! rl'gul;l\l.r} limll" Ad\i'llril"' con...i<;l ofl"sli-
<br />1Il,lle, of concl"1l1fillipn, Ihilt w\Juld rt',ult 111 no known
<br />or ant]Cip;lh:d health eftl'cts I for Clf":lIlo,!!t'ns,;J 'pe,.i.
<br />lied Ciln..:er ri,kl d..'!t'rmincd h'r;} child I~r lor an adult
<br />f.lf VilriOU\ e\f"l"Url' peri,xl"
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<br />Ill"ln'am "Iandard..- S,'c \Vatl"f.4uJlilY ,[;1l1.brJ,
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<br />InH'rlt'hr;IIt'- /I,n ,1l11111al haling no l->.lckl:><Jl1... or 'pinal
<br />l.,llumn, Se..' Jh" HenlhK il1\e;'ruorarl",
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<br />!...ad - Gl'neral tcrm Ih;lI rdcf' [0 il malerial l)r t'on'llllll'nl
<br />in 'lllulioll. 1I1 \u,pen,ion. {If III lril1hp"-'n: u"'llaliy
<br />e\l're\\cJ in lernh n! nu" Of \plume
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<br />,\I:l\illllllll t'llnlalllinanllt'\d 1,\1('1,)_ \Ia,..-.imum pcnnis.
<br />"'Ihle lnd nl a l.pnlJlllinant III ";lll"r Ihat IS deti\erl"d III
<br />,1l1~ u'ef 01 :1 rul->hl' WJtt'r ,)...relll, \ICL\ are cnfO!cl'-
<br />Jl->le ,Iand.lrd, t',lahli...hed h~ lhl' L:.s Environmental
<br />Pfllledi\'nAg..'n,'~,
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<br />\ft'di:lll- The middle or ..:t'Il[rJI \,llut' 111 a di,tnhurioll 01
<br />dala ranked 111 ord..'f 01 ma~nlllldt' The m..'dtan IS al,o
<br />kn<.l\\n d' lhe 5\llh PI:fo:lllik
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<br />,\Iicrll!:ram... pt'r liter qJJ:/I.I- ..\ unil c\pn:S\1l1g the con.
<br />..:t"lllratlOn OIClll1,lilut"nt,\. 111 S~IIUll\ln as \\eighl (micro-
<br />gram,,] of 'OIUll" pl.'r unit volume IIi!cr) llfwaler;
<br />..'qui\aknt 10 (lne pan p..'r biUj,1n m mO'1 qrt";IIll"alt'r
<br />and ground \\Jlt"L Ont' Ihouqnd microgfam\ pcr lil..'r
<br />t'quals I mg/L
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<br />\'id~e-:\ .;Illall tly in Ih..' family Chironlllllh.1ae, The Iaf\al
<br />l.lu\emle/ltle 'tag..., Jrt" aquJti...
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