Water

Water

Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H20. A water molecule contains one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure though it can be a solid (ice)in low temperatures or evaporate into water vapor a higher temperatures.

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conservation easement

Natural environment; Water

Easement restricting a landowner to land uses that that are compatible with long-term conservation and environmental values.

constituent(s) of concern

Natural environment; Water

Specific chemicals that are identified for evaluation in the site assessment process

construction and demolition waste

Natural environment; Water

Waste building materials, dredging materials, tree stumps, and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition of homes, commercial buildings and other structures and ...

construction ban

Natural environment; Water

If, under the Clean Air Act, EPA disapproves an area's planning requirements for correcting nonattainment, EPA can ban the construction or modification of any major stationary source of the pollutant ...

contact pesticide

Natural environment; Water

A chemical that kills pests when it touches them, instead of by ingestion. Also, soil that contains the minute skeletons of certain algae that scratch and dehydrate waxy-coated insects.

contamination source inventory

Natural environment; Water

An inventory of contaminant sources within delineated State Water-Protection Areas. Targets likely sources for further investigation.

continuous sample

Natural environment; Water

A flow of water, waste or other material from a particular place in a plant to the location where samples are collected for testing. May be used to obtain grab or composite samples.