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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chlorinator

Natural environment; Water

A device that adds chlorine, in gas or liquid form, to water or sewage to kill infectious bacteria.

chlorophenoxy

Natural environment; Water

A class of herbicides that may be found in domestic water supplies and cause adverse health effects.

chlorosis

Natural environment; Water

Discoloration of normally green plant parts caused by disease, lack of nutrients, or various air pollutants.

cholinesterase

Natural environment; Water

An enzyme found in animals that regulates nerve impulses by the inhibition of acetylcholine. Cholinesterase inhibition is associated with a variety of acute symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, blurred ...

chronic effect

Natural environment; Water

An adverse effect on a human or animal in which symptoms recur frequently or develop slowly over a long period of time.

chronic exposure

Natural environment; Water

Multiple exposures occurring over an extended period of time or over a significant fraction of an animal's or human's lifetime (Usually seven years to a lifetime.)

clarification

Natural environment; Water

Clearing action that occurs during wastewater treatment when solids settle out. This is often aided by centrifugal action and chemically induced coagulation in wastewater.