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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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return flow
Natural environment; Water
(1) That part of a diverted flow that is not consumptively used and returned to its original source or another body of water. (2) (Irrigation) Drainage water from irrigated farmlands that re-enters ...
wastewater treatment plant
Natural environment; Water
A facility containing a series of tanks, screens, filters, and other processes by which pollutants are removed from water.
climatic cycle
Natural environment; Water
The periodic changes climate displays, such as a series of dry years following a series of years with heavy rainfall
flux
Natural environment; Water
The rate at which a Reverse Osmosis Membrane allows water to pass through it.
micron
Natural environment; Water
A unit to discribe a measure of length, equal to one millionth of a metre.
return flow (irrigation)
Natural environment; Water
irrigation water that is applied to an area and which is not consumed in evaporation or transpiration and returns to a surface stream or aquifer.
wastewater-treatment return flow
Natural environment; Water
Water returned to the hydrologic system by wastewater-treatment facilities.
