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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priority date

Natural environment; Water

The date of establishment of a water right. It is determined by adjudication of rights established before the passage of the water code. The rights established by application have the application ...

toxic hot spot

Natural environment; Water

location in enclosed bay, estuary, or any adjacent waters that has toxic pollution problems in the water or sediment in excess of applicable standards.

biocide

Natural environment; Water

A chemical that is toxic to microrganisms. Biocides are often used to eliminate bacteria and other single-cell organisms from water.

environmental assessment

Natural environment; Water

An environmental analysis prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act to determine whether a federal action would significantly affect the environment and thus require a more detailed ...

kame

Natural environment; Water

a short ridge, hill, or mound of stratified drift deposited by glacial meltwater.

probable maximum flood (PMF)

Natural environment; Water

A flood so severe and statistically remote that the probability of its occurrence cannot be measured. Its magnitude far exceeds 100-year and 500-year floods and would result from a combination of the ...

toxic pollutant

Natural environment; Water

those pollutants or combinations of pollutants, including disease-causing agents, which after discharge and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation or assimilation into any organism can, on the basis of ...