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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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centrifugation
Natural environment; Water
A separation process, which uses the action of centrifugal force to promote accelerated settling of particles in a solid-liquid mixture.
flood irrigation
Natural environment; Water
Irrigation systems that control the water table with lateral supply ditches. These include open field ditch systems (furrows), semi-closed conveyance systems, subsurface conduit systems, crown flood ...
mechanical flotation
Natural environment; Water
A term used in the mineral industry to describe the use of dispersed air to produce bubbles that measure 0.2 to 2 mm in diameter.
regeneration
Natural environment; Water
Putting the desired counter-ion back on the ion exchanger, by displacing an ion of higher affinity with one of lower affinity.
variance
Natural environment; Water
State or EPA permission not to meet a certain drinking water standard. The water system must prove that: (1) it cannot meet a MCL, even while using the best available treatment method, because of the ...
certificate of water right
Natural environment; Water
An official document which serves as court evidence of a perfected water right
flood peak
Natural environment; Water
The highest magnitude of the stage of discharge attained by a flood. Also called peak stage or peak discharge.
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