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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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mariculture
Natural environment; Water
cultivation of fish and shellfish in estuarine and coastal areas. Compare aquiculture.
recruitment
Natural environment; Water
survival of young plants and animals from birth to a life stage less vulnerable to environmental change.
vadose zone
Natural environment; Water
the zone between land surface and the water table where the moisture content is less than saturation (except in the capillary fringe) and pressure is less than atmospheric. Soil pore space also ...
cathode
Natural environment; Water
A site in electrolysis where cations in solution are neutralized by electrons that plate out on the surface or produce a secondary reaction with water.
flood
Natural environment; Water
An overflow of water onto lands that are used or usable by man and not normally covered by water. Floods have two essential characteristics: The inundation of land is temporary; and the land is ...
marsh
Natural environment; Water
an area periodically inundated and treeless and often characterized by grasses, cattails, and other monocotyledons
recurrence interval
Natural environment; Water
Average amount of time between events of a given magnitude. For example, there is a 1% chance that a 100-year flood will occur in any given year.
