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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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landscape irrigation
Natural environment; Water
Water conservation through landscaping that uses plants that need little water, thereby saving labor and fertilizer as well as water.
purge
Natural environment; Water
to force a gas through a water sample to liberate volatile chemicals or other gases from the water so their level can be measured.
trophic composition
Natural environment; Water
that portion of an Index of Biotic Integrity that is a metric measuring the proportion of species and proportions of omnivores, insectivores, and omnivores.
block-rate pricing
Natural environment; Water
Method of charging on the basis of the volume of water used.
external cost
Natural environment; Water
cost of production or consumption that must be borne by society; not by the producer.
large water system
Natural environment; Water
A water system that services more than 50,000 customers.
purgeable organics
Natural environment; Water
volatile organic chemicals which can be forced out of the water sample with relative ease through purging.
