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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secondary treatment

Natural environment; Water

The removal or reduction of contaminants and BOD of effluent from primary wastewater treatment. Also know as "secondary wastewater treatment".

watershed approach

Natural environment; Water

a coordinated framework for environmental management that focuses public and private efforts on the highest priority problems within hydrologically defined geographic areas.

consumptive use

Natural environment; Water

that part of water withdrawn that is evaporated, transpired by plants, incorporated into products or crops, consumed by humans or livestock, or otherwise removed from the immediate water environment. ...

groundwater discharge

Natural environment; Water

Ground water entering coastal waters, which has been contaminated by land-fill leachates, deep well injection of hazardous wastes and septic tanks.

nitrate

Natural environment; Water

a compound containing nitrogen that can exist in water as a dissolved gas. It can have harmful effects on humans and animals. Nitrates in water can cause severe illness in infants and domestic ...

secondary wastewater treatment plant

Natural environment; Water

A facility that reduces pollutants and suspended solids to a greater level than that achieved by a primary treatment plant; the water goes through additional treatment processes, producing "cleaner" ...

watershed management

Natural environment; Water

sater resource protection, enhancement, and restoration. Ideally, watershed management means developing a solution for each watershed that considers all its problems, includes all stakeholders in ...