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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indicator organisms

Natural environment; Water

Microrganisms, such as coliforms, whose presence is indicative for pollution or for the presence more harmful microrganisms.

permeability

Natural environment; Water

The ability of a medium to pass a fluid under pressure.

stream piracy

Natural environment; Water

the tendency of one stream to capture the flow of another by eroding a channel that intercepts the other stream's flow.

animal specialties

Natural environment; Water

Water use associated with the production of fish in captivity except fish hatcheries, fur-bearing animals in captivity, horses, rabbits, and pets. See also livestock water use.

dissolved air flotation (DAF)

Natural environment; Water

A procedure of induced flotation with very fine air bubbles or 'micro bubbles', of 40 to 70 microns.

indicator parameters

Natural environment; Water

measurable physical or chemical characteristics or attributes of water or soil-pore moisture used to indicate the possible presence of waste constituents, or the effects of waste constituents on ...