Radon may be drawn into a house more rapidly under depressurized conditions. Contact between a chemical and the skin. A synthetic estrogen, diethylstilbestrol is used as a growth stimulant in food animals. Residues in meat are thought to be carcinogenic. The average daily flow that a treatment plant or other facility is designed to accommodate.
Uses can include cold water fisheries, public water supply, irrigation, etc.
Vertical mixing within a lake or reservoir to totally or partially eliminate separate layers of temperature, plant, or animal life. A facility that destroys regulated medical waste by mashing or mutilating it. The theoretical calculated time required for a small amount of water to pass through a tank at a given rate of flow. The actual time that a small amount of water is in a settling basin, flocculating basin, or rapid-mix chamber. In storage reservoirs, the length of time water will be held before being used.