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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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dermal absorption/penetration
Natural environment; Water
Process by which a chemical penetrates the skin and enters the body as an internal dose.
des
Natural environment; Water
A synthetic estrogen, diethylstilbestrol is used as a growth stimulant in food animals. Residues in meat are thought to be carcinogenic.
desiccant
Natural environment; Water
A chemical agent that absorbs moisture; some desiccants are capable of drying out plants or insects, causing death.
design capacity
Natural environment; Water
The average daily flow that a treatment plant or other facility is designed to accommodate.
design value
Natural environment; Water
The monitored reading used by EPA to determine an area's air quality status; e.g., for ozone, the fourth highest reading measured over the most recent three years is the design value.
designated pollutant
Natural environment; Water
An air pollutant which is neither a criteria nor hazardous pollutant, as described in the Clean Air Act, but for which new source performance standards exist. The Clean Air Act does require states to ...
