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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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Inorganic
Natural environment; Water
Matter other than plant or animal and not containing a combination of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, as in living things.
Plankton
Natural environment; Water
Microscopic floating plant and animal organisms of lakes, rivers, and oceans.
Surge irrigation
Natural environment; Water
The intermittent application of water to irrigation pathways. This method pulses water down the furrow and creates more uniform irrigation.
Plug
Natural environment; Water
Cement, grout, or other material used to fill and seal a hole drilled for a water well.
Suspended solids (SS)
Natural environment; Water
Defined in waste management, these are small particles of solid pollutants that resist separation by conventional methods. Suspended solids (along with biological oxygen demand) are a measurement of ...
Assimilative capacity
Natural environment; Water
The capacity of natural water to receive wastewaters or toxic materials without negative effects and without damage to aquatic life or humans who consume the water.
Dystrophic lakes
Natural environment; Water
Acidic bodies of water that contain many plants but few fish, due to the presence of great amounts of organic matter.