ACROSS
1. Chemical used to kill pests that can also
kill mussels
6. Mussels
water to feed
8. Freshwater mussels breath and filter water
by using
10. A lubricant used in cars that is sometimes In
road runoff
11. A way to reduce waste by reusing materials.
12. Nitrogen,
phosphorous and potassium that is
often in
runoff from gardens
14. Endangered or threatened
15. Water moving off roads, fields and gardens
Into
streams
DOWN
2. Soll washing off of construction sites
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3. Particles In the water that settle to the bottom
4. Can bury mussels and prevent them from breathing
and feeding
5. The
of new roads, homes and businesses
and frequently causes erosion
7. Waste chemicals that get washed Into streams
9. A type of food eaten by freshwater mussels and
other bivalves
13. The pearly inside of a freshwater mussel shell