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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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chlorination
Natural environment; Water
The application of chlorine to drinking water, sewage, or industrial waste to disinfect or to oxidize undesirable compounds.
mesotrophic
Natural environment; Water
Reservoirs and lakes which contain moderate quantities of nutrients and are moderately productive in terms of aquatic animal and plant life.
residual saturation
Natural environment; Water
saturation level below which fluid drainage will not occur.
volume
Natural environment; Water
The amount of water in the lake at the head level, usually measured in acre-feet.
chlorine demand
Natural environment; Water
The difference between the amount of chlorine added to water, sewage, or industrial wastes and the amount of residual chlorine remaining at the end of a specific contact period. Compare residual ...
flotation
Natural environment; Water
A solids-liquid or liquid-liquid separation procedure, which is applied to particles of which the density is lower than that of the liquid they are in. there are three types: natural, aided and ...
