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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well capping

Natural environment; Water

Capping of abandoned artesian wells whose rusted casings spill water in a constant flow into drainage ditches.

control variables

Natural environment; Water

large-scale environmental factors that control patterns found in local geomorphic features. For example, geology, soils, land use, hydrology, channel features, and valley characteristics.

groundwater storage

Natural environment; Water

the storage of water in groundwater reservoirs.

nondegradation

Natural environment; Water

an environmental policy that does not allow any lowering of naturally occurring water quality regardless of pre-established health standards.

sediments

Natural environment; Water

Soil, sand, and minerals washed from land into water, usually after rain.

well injection

Natural environment; Water

the subsurface placement of fluids into a well.

conventional sewer systems

Natural environment; Water

Systems that were traditionally used to collect municipal wastewater in gravity sewers and convey it to a central primary or secondary treatment plant, before discharge on receiving surface waters.