Introduction --About water... --About our website... --------------------------- Water & Organisms Plants --Osmosis and plant cells --Water for the support of plants --Water for the transport of plants --Desert adaptions of plants Animals --Osmosis and animal cells --Water for the support of animals --Water for the transport of animals --Animals living in salt water --Desert adaptions of animals Microrganisms Advanced knowledge: --State of water in plants --------------------------- Environment Evaporation --Surface water --Ground water --Cave --Evaporation Condensation --Fog Rainfall --Hail --Precipitation ---Raindrops Landscape Advanced knowledge: --The water cycle --Humidity --Water budget --------------------------- Crisis Introduction Pollution --The nature of effluents --Organic pollution --Ammonia, cyanides and phenols --Pesticides --Detergents --Oil and Petroleum Products --Agricultural Water Supply --Industrial Water Supply Natural Disaster --Droughts --Dam-busters ---Deep waters --Fatal tides --Floods --Monsoons --River floods --More... Advanced knowledge: --Eutrophication
Significance Structure Properties --Cohesion and surface tension --Adhesion and capillarity --Thermal capacity (specific heat) --Density --Dissociation (ionisation), pH and buffers --Water as a solvent Compound --Ammonia --Oxyacids and their salts Advanced knowledge: --Molecular Structure --The properties of water --------------------------- Usage Desalination Water for cooling --Natural cooling --Cooling engines and power stations --Water for heat storage The future --------------------------- Experiment --Floating ice --Polar and nonpolar liquids --Skin moisturizers --Water drops riding on steam --Water wetting --Bending light --Absorbing microwave --------------------------- Interactive Forum Guestbook Add links
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