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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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Acid mine drainage
Natural environment; Water
Low pH drainage water from certain mines usually caused by the oxidation of sulphides to sulfuric acid. Mine drainage can also contain high concentration of metal ions.
Decomposable waste
Natural environment; Water
Waste that under suitable natural conditions can be transformed through biological and chemical processes into compounds that do not impair water quality.
Organism abundance and condition
Natural environment; Water
That portion of an Index of Biotic Integrity that is a metric measuring species abundance and condition, including proportion of individuals as hybrids and proportion of individuals with disease, ...
Siltation
Natural environment; Water
The deposition of finely divided soil and rock particles upon the bottom of stream and river beds and reservoirs.
Zeta potential
Natural environment; Water
An electrokinetic measurement which can be used for the control of coagulation processes.
Acid neutralising capacity
Natural environment; Water
Measure of the buffering capacity of water; the ability of water to resist changes in pH.
