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  2. Regadera Formation - Wikipedia

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    The Regadera Formation (Spanish: Formación Regadera, E 2 r, Tpr) is a geological formation of the Bogotá savanna, Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes. The predominantly sandstone and conglomeratic formation, with pink shale beds intercalated, dates to the Paleogene period; Middle to Late Eocene epoch, and has a ...

  3. Trichanthera gigantea - Wikipedia

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    The species is known by many common names, including madre de agua, suiban, cenicero, tuno, naranjillo, palo de agua and ketum ayam. [2] It is native to Central America and northern South America. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It has also been introduced to other tropical regions such as Vietnam , Cambodia , and the Philippines .

  4. Water - Wikipedia

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    Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H 2 O.It is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, [c] and nearly colorless chemical substance.It is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a solvent [20]).

  5. Agua fresca - Wikipedia

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    On the left is a jar of agua de flor de Jamaica, and on the right is horchata. The drinks are ladled from the jars into glasses. Chia seed agua fresca Guava agua fresca. Aguas frescas [1] [2] (English: cool waters, lit.

  6. Drinking water - Wikipedia

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    The presence of fecal coliforms (like E. Coli) serves as an indication of contamination by sewage. Additional contaminants include protozoan oocysts such as Cryptosporidium sp., Giardia lamblia, Legionella, and viruses (enteric). [19] Microbial pathogenic parameters are typically of greatest concern because of their immediate health risk.

  7. Mineral (nutrient) - Wikipedia

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    Carbonic anhydrase, an enzyme that requires zinc (gray sphere near the center of this image), is essential for exhalation of carbon dioxide.. In the context of nutrition, a mineral is a chemical element.

  8. Nutrient pollution - Wikipedia

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    Nutrient pollution, a form of water pollution, refers to contamination by excessive inputs of nutrients.It is a primary cause of eutrophication of surface waters (lakes, rivers and coastal waters), in which excess nutrients, usually nitrogen or phosphorus, stimulate algal growth. [1]

  9. Nutrient film technique - Wikipedia

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    Plants placed into nutrient-rich water channels in an NFT system A home-built NFT hydroponic system. Nutrient film technique (NFT) is a hydroponic technique where in a very shallow stream of water containing all the dissolved nutrients required for plant growth is re-circulated past the bare roots of plants in a watertight gully, also known as channels.