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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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bacteria
Natural environment; Water
Microscopically small single-cell organisms, that reproduce by fission of spores.
electrolysis
Natural environment; Water
Process where electrical energy will change in chemical energy. The process happens in an electrolyte, a watery solution or a salt melting which gives the ions a possibility to transfer between two ...
irrigation efficiency
Natural environment; Water
the percentage of water applied, and which can be accounted for, in the soil moisture increase for consumptive use.
ppm - parts per million
Natural environment; Water
number of parts of a chemical found in one million parts of a solid, liquid, or gaseous mixture. Equivalent to milligrams per liter (mg/L).
thermal pollution
Natural environment; Water
Discharge of heated water from industrial processes in receiving surface water, causing death or injury of aquatic organisms.
bacterial water contamination
Natural environment; Water
The introduction of unwanted bacteria into a water body.
