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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plug

Natural environment; Water

Cement, grout, or other material used to fill and seal a hole drilled for a water well.

suspended solids (SS)

Natural environment; Water

Defined in waste management, these are small particles of solid pollutants that resist separation by conventional methods. Suspended solids (along with biological oxygen demand) are a measurement of ...

artesian aquifer

Natural environment; Water

A geologic formation in which water is under sufficient hydrostatic pressure to be discharged to the surface without pumping.

drought

Natural environment; Water

Term applied to periods of less than average precipitation over a certain period of time.

in-situ oxidation

Natural environment; Water

technology that oxidizes contaminants dissolved in groundwater, converting them into insoluble compounds.

plug flow

Natural environment; Water

type of flow that occurs in tanks, basins, or reactors when a slug of water moves through without ever dispersing or mixing with the rest of the water flowing through.

suspended-sediment concentration

Natural environment; Water

the ratio of the mass of dry sediment in a water-sediment mixture to the mass of the water-sediment mixture. Typically expressed in milligrams of dry sediment per liter of water-sediment mixture.