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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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tragedy of the commons
Natural environment; Water
The idea that no one takes responsibility for things that everybody owns.
biological contaminants
Natural environment; Water
Living organisms or derivates (e.g. viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens) that can cause harmful health effects when inhaled, swallowed, or otherwise taken into the body.
erosion
Natural environment; Water
The wearing away of land surface by wind or water, intensified by land-clearing practices related to farming, residential or industrial development, road building, or logging.
key species
Natural environment; Water
species that are targeted for instream flow assessment or more generally taxa of interest; may include lotic-adapted species, imperiled species, sport fishes, or other species related to study ...
protons
Natural environment; Water
Positively charged building blocks of an atom that are centered in the nucleus.
transient, non-community water system
Natural environment; Water
A water system which provides water in a place such as a gas station or campground where people do not remain for long periods of time. These systems do not have to test or treat their water for ...
biological diversity (biodiversity)
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The variety of different species, the genetic variability of each species, and the variety of different ecosystems that they form.
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