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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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heat exchanger
Natural environment; Water
A component that is utilized to remove heat from or ad heat to a liquid.
oligotrophic lake
Natural environment; Water
Deep, clear lakes with low nutrient supplies. They contain little organic matter and have a high dissolved oxygen level.
sewage
Natural environment; Water
The waste and wastewater produced by residential and commercial establishments and discharged into sewers.
zero discharge water
Natural environment; Water
The principle of “zero discharge” is recycling of all industrial wastewater. This means that wastewater will be treated and used again in the process. Because of the water reuse wastewater will not ...
abandoned water right
Natural environment; Water
a water right which was not put to beneficial use for a number of years, generally five to seven years.
cultural eutrophication
Natural environment; Water
Increasing rate at which water bodies "die" by pollution from human activities.
heat of vaporization
Natural environment; Water
the amount of heat necessary to convert a liquid (water) into vapor.
