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Answer & Explanation:CPA-5: Guided Reading Questions – CH 8 (Due: Oct 3rd Monday)ONLY Hand written CPAs please. (Our goal is to get you learn these,  research shows simple copy and paste over the word document doesn’t do it.)Define the following terms: TurbiditySuspended solidsDissolved solidspHColorOdorTemperatureNitrogenPhosphorusDissolved OxygenBiochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)PathogenIndicator organismsTotal ColiformFecal ColiformMembrane Filter TechniqueMultiple- Fermentation TechniqueAgricultural runoffUrban RunoffPrimary Drinking Water standardsSecondary Drinking Water standardsSurface Water Quality StandardsStandard Methods for the Examination of Water and WastewaterNational Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)What is the importance of water on Earth?What are the beneficial uses of water in our society? Is the required quality of the water for all those uses the same?What type of water are we able to use for our personal needs?How much of the water on Earth constitutes accessible fresh water?What causes water to lose its quality?What type of incidents

made us understand that water quality is deteriorating?What are some physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water that help us define its quality?What type of parameters are used to define water quality?List physical parameters that define water quality.List chemical parameters that define water quality.List biological parameters that define water quality.List microbiological parameters that define water quality.What is the name of the regulations that governs water quality?What are the big three pollutants of water for EPA?Why nutrients are considered pollutants for water? What problem do they cause?Which standards govern quality of drinking water?What is the difference between primary and secondary drinking water quality standards?Give some examples for a point source of water pollution.What are considered non-point source of water pollution?Give examples of organic and inorganic water pollutants.Watch the provided videos, and summarize your understanding for each video separately in 144 characters (just like you are tweeting about it).What are you most concerned about this topic?