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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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gross alpha/beta particle activity
Natural environment; Water
The total radioactivity due to alpha or beta particle emissions as inferred from measurements on a dry sample.
gross power-generation potential
Natural environment; Water
The installed power generation capacity that landfill gas can support.
ground water under the direct influence (udi) of surface water
Natural environment; Water
Any water beneath the surface of the ground with 1. significant occurence of insects or other microorganisms, algae, or large-diameter pathogens; 2. significant and relatively rapid shifts in water ...
ground-penetrating radar
Natural environment; Water
A geophysical method that uses high frequency electromagnetic waves to obtain subsurface information.
ground-water discharge
Natural environment; Water
Ground water entering near coastal waters which has been contaminated by landfill leachate, deep well injection of hazardous wastes, septic tanks, etc.
ground-water disinfection rule
Natural environment; Water
A 1996 amendment of the Safe Drinking Water Act requiring EPA to promulgate national primary drinking water regulations requiring disinfection as for all public water systems, including surface ...
