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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sparging

Natural environment; Water

Injection of air below the water table to strip dissolved volatile organic compounds and to facilitate aerobic biodegradation of organic compounds.

aerobic treatment

Natural environment; Water

process by which microbes decompose complex organic compounds in the presence of oxygen and use the liberated energy for reproduction and growth. Such processes include extended aeration, trickling ...

detection limit

Natural environment; Water

The lowest concentration of a chemical that can reliably be distinguished from a zero concentration.

hydropneumatic

Natural environment; Water

a water delivery system, usually small, that maintains water pressure in the distribution system by means of pressure in a compressed air tank.

partial pressure

Natural environment; Water

That pressure of a gas in a liquid, which is in equilibrium with the solution. In a mixture of gases, the partial pressure of any one gas is the total pressure times the fraction of the gas in the ...