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  2. Nanobacterium - Wikipedia

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    Structures found on meteorite fragment Allan Hills 84001. Nanobacterium (/ ˌ n æ n oʊ b æ k ˈ t ɪər i əm / NAN-oh-bak-TEER-ee-əm, pl. nanobacteria / ˌ n æ n oʊ b æ k ˈ t ɪər i ə / NAN-oh-bak-TEER-ee-ə) is the unit or member name of a former proposed class of living organisms, specifically cell-walled microorganisms, now discredited, with a size much smaller than the generally ...

  3. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Quizlet was founded in 2005 by Andrew Sutherland as a studying tool to aid in memorization for his French class, which he claimed to have "aced". [6] [7] [8] ...

  4. Light non-aqueous phase liquid - Wikipedia

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    A light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) is a groundwater contaminant that is not soluble in water and has a lower density than water, in contrast to a DNAPL which has a higher density than water. Once a LNAPL pollution infiltrates the ground, it will stop at the depth of the water table because of its positive buoyancy. Efforts to locate and ...

  5. Water pollution - Wikipedia

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    A practical definition of water pollution is: "Water pollution is the addition of substances or energy forms that directly or indirectly alter the nature of the water body in such a manner that negatively affects its legitimate uses." [1]: 6 Water is typically referred to as polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants.

  6. Non-aqueous phase liquid - Wikipedia

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    That said, some chemical compounds within the NAPL are capable of solubilizing into water, meaning that two liquid phases of NAPL (immiscible hydrocarbon and aqueous solute) can exist simultaneously. The gaseous phase of NAPLs is also responsible for the contamination of groundwater and soil; therefore, the distribution of NAPLs between its ...

  7. Bacteriological water analysis - Wikipedia

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    Bacteriological water analysis is a method of analysing water to estimate the numbers of bacteria present and, if needed, to find out what sort of bacteria they are. It represents one aspect of water quality. It is a microbiological analytical procedure which uses samples of water and from these samples determines the concentration of bacteria ...

  8. ‘Brain Rot’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year - AOL

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    Credit - Denis Novikov—iStock/Getty Images. I f you’ve been scrolling too long on social media, you might be suffering from “brain rot,” the word of 2024, per the publisher of the Oxford ...

  9. Microorganism - Wikipedia

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    A microorganism, or microbe, [a] is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells.. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from sixth century BC India.