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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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fungicide

Natural environment; Water

Pesticides which are used to control, deter, or destroy fungi.

fungistat

Natural environment; Water

A chemical that keeps fungi from growing.

fungus (fungi)

Natural environment; Water

Molds, mildews, yeasts, mushrooms, and puffballs, a group of organisms lacking in chlorophyll (i.e. are not photosynthetic) and which are usually non-mobile, filamentous, and multicellular. Some grow ...

future liability

Natural environment; Water

Refers to potentially responsible parties' obligations to pay for additional response activities beyond those specified in the Record of Decision or Consent Decree.

garbage

Natural environment; Water

Animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking, and serving of foods.

gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer

Natural environment; Water

Instrument that identifies the molecular composition and concentrations of various chemicals in water and soil samples.

gasahol

Natural environment; Water

Mixture of gasoline and ethanol derived from fermented agricultural products containing at least nine percent ethanol. Gasohol emissions contain less carbon monoxide than those from gasoline.

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