Water is an odorless‚ colorless‚ tasteless chemical compound that makes up well more than half of the human body. In addition to being prominent in the make-up of the human body‚ it also covers all but approximately 30% of the Earth’s surface‚ and can be found naturally in all three states of matter: liquid‚ solid and gas. Water is a covalent bond known most commonly by its empirical form; H2O. It can also be identified by the Lewis Dot Structural form shown in the figure in the upper right corner
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desalination of water water‚ desalination of‚ process of removing soluble salts from water to render it suitable for drinking‚ irrigation‚ or industrial uses. The principal methods used for desalination include distillation (or evaporation)‚ electrodialysis‚ freezing‚ ion exchange‚ and reverse osmosis. In distillation saltwater is heated in one container to make the water evaporate‚ leaving the salt behind. The desalinated vapor is then condensed to form water in a separate container. Although long
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April 2013 Water Pollution: Pollutants & Solutions Imagine swimming out of a narrow cavern following a scrumptious meal‚ and you come to realize it was poisonous. You begin to drown as your life slowly fades right before your very eyes; this is not a frightening hallucination. Everyday‚ schools of fish are unaware that their meals are products of millions of tiny pieces of garbage‚ assimilated. This is one of the many consequences of water pollution‚ which is the contamination of water bodies
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* Water is a natural resource of the utmost importance; nothing on earth can survive without it. Aside from drinking‚ water is used for agriculture‚ cooking‚ bathing‚ cleaning‚ industrial purposes and sanitation. When the demand for water exceeds its supply for an extended period of time‚ scientists refer to the situation as water stress. This serious issue leads to lower quantity and quality of freshwater resources. While most causes are human-related‚ others are uncontrollable. Population Growth
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Water treatment * Water treatment - describes those industrial-scale processes used to make water more acceptable for a desired end-use. These can include use for drinking water‚ industry‚ medical and many other uses. Such processes may be contrasted with small-scale water sterilization practiced by campers and other people in wilderness areas. The goal of all water treatment process is to remove existing contaminants in the water‚ or reduce the concentration of such contaminants so the water
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Quality of Water [Type the document subtitle] 1/8/2014 [Type the company name] Cacey Shrewsberry Quality of Water Cacey Shrewsberry January 8‚ 2014 How are water quality standards determined? Water quality is determined by three major classes that are biological‚ chemical‚ and physical. The biological class has to do with the organisms that are living in the water and how many organisms that there are. Some of the organisms that live in the water have certain physical and chemical
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solutions to the problem of water shortage in Australia. Water is the resource which is under increasing stress for most countries‚ especially for the developing countries. Australia is one of the experiencing typical water shortage countries. In Australia‚ in the recent years‚ water scarcity is a controversial and high-concerned issue since the global warming‚ land desertification‚ population growth‚ increasing use of hydropower and irrigation factors have intensified the water shortage phenomenon
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Water Waves By Anna Introduction Water waves have been around for years; learning about water waves can help you understand the outside world. Water waves can be used in many ways‚ but they can also be harmful‚ too. When were they discovered? Water waves have been around since the creation of the earth‚ but Isaac Newton came up with a theory; after studying waves in about 1687. What is the biggest wave? In 1958 the biggest tsunami wave was recorded. How much harm can water waves really
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The Everglades’ ecosystem is being threatened by water quantity and water quality. They used to be able to flow freely from the Kissimmee River to Lake Okeechobee outward to the sea. The Everglades covered almost 11‚000 square miles of land creating sloughs‚ a mosaic of ponds‚ hardwood hammock‚ forested uplands‚ and sawgrass marshes. For hundreds of years‚ the Everglades become home to 40 different species of mammals‚ 15 endangered animals‚ and more than 350 species of birds. However‚ by the 1900’s
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The Water Cycle By: Ricayanna Clarke Mr.Fraizer 804 Science TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. CHAPTER 1 – The Water Cycle 3. CHAPTER 2 - What is Evaporation? 4. CHAPTER 3 - Condensation 5. CHAPTER 4 - Precipitation 6. CHAPTER 5 - Major sources of water 7. CHAPTER 6 - Where are places that irrigation would be common? 8. CONCLUSION 9. BIBILIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION The reason why I chose this topic is because I was interested in the water cycle. The water cycle
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