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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coalescence

Natural environment; Water

Liquid particles in suspension that unite to create particles of a greater volume.

fouling

Natural environment; Water

The deposition of organic matter on the membrane surface, which causes inefficiencies.

million gallons per day (Mgal/d)

Natural environment; Water

A rate of flow of water.

reverse osmosis process

Natural environment; Water

The Reversed Osmosis (RO) process uses a semi-permeable membrane to separate and remove dissolved solids, organics, pyrogens, submicron colloidal matter, viruses, and bacteria from water. The process ...

water column

Natural environment; Water

an imaginary column extending through a water body from its floor to its surface. Ambient water quality monitoring programs may seek to quantify the water quality of a representative water column. ...

coastal zone

Natural environment; Water

Lands and waters adjacent to the coast that exert an influence on the uses of the sea and its ecology, or whose uses and ecology are affected by the sea.