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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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Artesian aquifer
Natural environment; Water
A geologic formation in which water is under sufficient hydrostatic pressure to be discharged to the surface without pumping.
Drought
Natural environment; Water
Term applied to periods of less than average precipitation over a certain period of time.
In-situ oxidation
Natural environment; Water
Technology that oxidises contaminants dissolved in groundwater, converting them into insoluble compounds.
Plug flow
Natural environment; Water
Type of flow that occurs in tanks, basins, or reactors when a slug of water moves through without ever dispersing or mixing with the rest of the water flowing through.
Suspended-sediment concentration
Natural environment; Water
The ratio of the mass of dry sediment in a water-sediment mixture to the mass of the water-sediment mixture. Typically expressed in milligrammes of dry sediment per litre of water-sediment mixture.
Atmosphere
Natural environment; Water
The layer of gases surrounding the earth and composed of considerable amounts of nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Ecoregion
Natural environment; Water
A geographic area over which the macroclimate is sufficiently uniform to permit development of similar ecosystems on sites with similar geophysical properties.
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