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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absorb

Natural environment; Water

To take in.

cutoff

Natural environment; Water

where the stream cuts through the neck of a meander bend.

henry's law

Natural environment; Water

A way of calculating the solubility of a gas in a liquid, based on temperature and partial pressure, by means of constants.

operable unit

Natural environment; Water

a term used by the Superfund program to describe a discrete action that comprises an incremental step toward comprehensively addressing site problems. The cleanup of a site can be divided into a ...

sewage system

Natural environment; Water

Pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, force mains, and all other structures, devices, and facilities used for collecting or conducting wastes to a point for treatment or disposal.