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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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Interceptor sewer
Natural environment; Water
Very large sewer lines that collect the flow from main and trunk lines and carry them to treatment plants.
Pollution
Natural environment; Water
Undesireable change in the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of the air, water, or land that can harmfully affect the health, survival, or activities of human or other living ...
Synthetic organic chemicals (SOCs)
Natural environment; Water
Man-made organic chemicals. Some SOCs are volatile, while others tend to stay dissolved in water instead of evaporating.
Sustainable management
Natural environment; Water
Method of exploiting a resource that can be carried on indefinitely. Removal of water from an aquifer in excess of recharge is, in the long term, not a sustainable management method.
Arid
Natural environment; Water
Describes regions where precipitation is insufficient in quantity for most crops and where agriculture is impractical without irrigation.
Dripstone
Natural environment; Water
Deposits of calcium carbonate that include stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and cave pearls.
Inorganic contaminants
Natural environment; Water
Mineral-based compounds such as metals, nitrates, and asbestos. These contaminants are naturally-occurring in some water, but can also get into water through farming, chemical manufacturing, and ...