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Chapter 7 Vocabulary

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Alkaline   The measure of a basic substance in water. Any substance registering over 7 on the pH scale  
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Anaerobic   A term used to describe an organism or process that does not require O2.  
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Anions   Negatively charged ions such as bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) or limestone (calcium carbonate)  
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Beers Law   The higher a concentration of a substance, the darker the color produced on the test strip (colormetric tests are based on this)  
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Buffers   These substances, when added to water, do not allow rapid changes in pH. An example of a buffer is bicarbonate of soda. Buffering capacity is expressed as alkalinity.  
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Cations   A positively charge ion.  
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Colorimetric   A colorimetric test determines the quantity of a substance by the measurement of the intensity of light transmitted by the solution of a substance  
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Conductance   The ability of a substance to allow the passage of electrical current. Used to measure Total Dissolved Solids.  
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Effluent   A term used to describe water discharge from a rearing facility, treatment plant or an industry.  
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Grams Per Liter   Large concentrations of substances in solution can be recorded as this or as Parts per Thousand  
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Heat Capacity   The ability of a substance to resist changes in temperature  
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Heavy Metals   Mercury, Lead and Chromium are examples of these. They can bioaccumulate in organisms and can cause human health problems.  
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Hydroponics   Growing plants without soil, using a nutrient solution.  
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Ions   Electrically charged atoms, radicals or molecules.  
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Logarithmic   A mathematical scale where each step is 10 times the step before. It is used to express pH.  
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Part per billion   Equal to 1 microgram per kg or 1 microgram per L. A concentration at which 1 part is contained in a total of 1 billion units.  
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Part per million   A concentration that is also expressed as 1 mg/L. It is the most common unit to measure substances' concentration in water.  
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Part per thousand   Equivalent to 1 g/L or 1 unit out of one thousand units.  
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Salinity   The concentration of sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, bicarbonate, carbonate, sulfate, chloride, fluoride, bromide in water.  
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Acid - Base   Substances that have a non-nuetral pH. Strong forms of either can cause severe burns  
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Water Hardness   A measurement of the total concentration of calcium and magnesium  
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Wastewater   Water that has been used in a manufacturing, processing, or production facility.  
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Turbidity   Presence of suspended or colloidal material that reduces light penetration  
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Titrimetric   Describes a test that uses a titrant added to a known or specific volume of sample in the presence of an indicator.  
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Solubility   The degree to which a substance can be dissolved in a liquid.  
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