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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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in-situ vitrification
Natural environment; Water
technology that treats contaminated soil in place at high temperatures, at 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit or more.
sustainability
Natural environment; Water
the long-term capacity of an ecosystem to maintain ecological processes and functions, biological diversity, and productivity.
water use efficiency
Natural environment; Water
Employing water-saving practices to reduce costs and to slow the depletion of the water supply to ensure future water availability.
confining bed or unit
Natural environment; Water
A body of impermeable or distinctly less permeable material stratigraphically adjacent to one or more aquifers
granular activated carbon
Natural environment; Water
The heating of carbon to encourage active sites to absorb pollutants.
navigable waters
Natural environment; Water
Traditionally, waters sufficiently deep and wide for navigation by all, or specific sizes of, vessels.
