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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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assimilative capacity
Natural environment; Water
The capacity of natural water to receive wastewaters or toxic materials without negative effects and without damage to aquatic life or humans who consume the water.
dystrophic lakes
Natural environment; Water
Acidic bodies of water that contain many plants but few fish, due to the presence of great amounts of organic matter.
integrated resource planning
Natural environment; Water
The management of two or more resources in the same general area; commonly includes water, soil, timber, grazing land, fish, wildlife, and recreation.
polar substance
Natural environment; Water
A substance that carries a positive or negative charge, for instance water.
swamp
Natural environment; Water
a type of wetland dominated by woody vegetation but without appreciable peat deposits. Swamps may be fresh or salt water and tidal or non-tidal.
available chlorine
Natural environment; Water
A measure of the amount of chlorine available in chlorinated lime, hypochlorite compounds, and other materials.
effective precipitation
Natural environment; Water
the part of precipitation which produces runoff; a weighted average of current and antecedent precipitation "effective" in correlating with runoff. It is also that part of the precipitation falling ...
