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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hazardous waste

Natural environment; Water

Waste that poses a risk to human health or the environment and requires special disposal techniques to make it harmless or less dangerous.

nuisance contaminant

Natural environment; Water

Constituents in water, which are not normally harmful to health but may cause offensive taste, odor, color, corrosion, foaming, or staining.

septic tank

Natural environment; Water

An underground storage tank for wastes from homes not connected to a sewer line. Waste goes directly from the home to the tank.

withdrawal use

Natural environment; Water

The act of removing water from surface water or groundwater sources in order to use it.

crest

Natural environment; Water

The top of a dam, dike, or spillway, which water must reach before passing over the structure; the summit or highest point of a wave; the highest elevation reached by flood waters flowing in a ...

head

Natural environment; Water

The pressure of a fluid owing to its elevation, usually expressed in feet of head or in pounds per square inch, since a measure of fluid pressure is the height of a fluid column above a given or ...

nutrient

Natural environment; Water

Any substance that promotes growth with living organisms. The term is generally applied to nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater, but is also applied to other essential and trace elements.