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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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 ...