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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metabolise

Natural environment; Water

Conversion of food, for instance soluble organic matter, to cellular matter and gaseous by-products through a biological process.

residue

Natural environment; Water

The dry solids remaining after the evaporation of a sample of water or sludge.

vulnerability assessment

Natural environment; Water

An evaluation of drinking water source quality and its vulnerability to contamination by pathogens and toxic chemicals.

chlorine-contact chamber

Natural environment; Water

That part of a water treatment plant where effluent is disinfected by chlorine.

underflow

Natural environment; Water

Movement of water through subsurface material.

capillary action

Natural environment; Water

Movement of water through very small spaces due to molecular forces called capillary forces.

finite volume

Natural environment; Water

a method of solving the governing equations of a numerical model by dividing the spatial domain into a mesh of nodes and corresponding volumes around each node. Solution of the governing equations is ...