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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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filter medium

Natural environment; Water

The permeable material that separates solids from liquids passing through it.

limestone

Natural environment; Water

rock that consists mainly of calcium carbonate and is chiefly formed by accumulation of organic remains.

rain

Natural environment; Water

water drops which fall to the earth from the air.

unclassified waters

Natural environment; Water

Those waters for which no classification has been assigned and which have not been identified in Appendix A of 31 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 307.10 of Title 31 (relating to definitions).

cake

Natural environment; Water

Solid dewatered residue on a filter media after filtration.

filtrate

Natural environment; Water

A liquid that has passed through the filter medium.

limiting factor

Natural environment; Water

factor such as temperature, light, water, or a chemical that limits the existence, growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism.

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