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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milligram (mg)

Natural environment; Water

One-thousandth of a gram.

reverse osmosis

Natural environment; Water

A water treatment method whereby water is forced through a semipermeable membrane which filters out impurities.

water audit

Natural environment; Water

Program involving sending trained water auditors to participating family homes, free of charge, to identify water conservation opportunities such as repairing leaks and installing lowflow plumbing ...

coagulation

Natural environment; Water

Clumping of particles in wastewater to settle out impurities, often induced by chemicals such as lime, alum, and iron salts.

forfeited water right

Natural environment; Water

a water right canceled because of several consecutive years of nonuse.

milligrams per liter (mg/L)

Natural environment; Water

a unit of the concentration of a constituent in water or wastewater. It represents 0.001 gram of a constituent in 1 liter of water. It is approximately equal to one part per million (PPM).