Water

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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Submetering

Natural environment; Water

Use of separate metres to indicate individual water use in apartments, condominiums, and trailer homes, while the entire complex of units continues to be metered by the main supplier.

Aquaculture

Natural environment; Water

Farming of organisms that live in water, such as fish, shellfish, and algae.

Domestic wastewater facility

Natural environment; Water

Facilities that receive or dispose of wastewater derived principally from residential dwellings, business or commercial buildings, institutions, and the like. Can also include some wastewater derived ...

Infiltration rate

Natural environment; Water

The quantity of water that can enter the soil in a specified time interval.

Photosynthesis

Natural environment; Water

The manufacture by plants of carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll, using sunlight as an energy source.