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Transepidermal water loss — (TWL) or (TEWL) is a term associated with dermatology and connected sciences.It is defined as the measurement of the quantity of water that passes from inside a body (animal or plant) through the epidermal layer (skin) to the surrounding… … Wikipedia
Water conservation — refers to reducing the use of water.The goals of water conservation efforts include: * Sustainability To ensure availability for future generations, the withdrawal of fresh water from an ecosystem should not exceed its natural replacement rate. * … Wikipedia
Water efficiency — can be defined as *1) the accomplishment of a function, task, process, or result with the minimal amount of water feasible; *2) an indicator of the relationship between the amount of water required for a particular purpose and the amount of water … Wikipedia
water supply — Water is critical for domestic consumption and for sustaining economic activity in Spain, particularly agriculture, which accounts for 80 percent of water demand. Increasing demand, coupled with periods of drought, has led to the realization… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
insensible water loss — the amount of fluid lost on a daily basis from the lungs, skin, and respiratory tract, as well as water excreted in the feces; the exact amount cannot be measured, but it is estimated to be between 40 and 600 mL in an adult under normal… … Medical dictionary
Water — This article is about general aspects of water. For a detailed discussion of its properties, see Properties of water. For other uses, see Water (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
loss — noun 1 losing of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ appreciable, considerable, significant, substantial ▪ dramatic, great, huge, major, serious … Collocations dictionary
Water supply and sanitation in Denmark — Public water supply and sanitation in the Denmark is characterized by universal access and generally good service quality. Some salient features of the sector in the Denmark compared to other developed countries are:* service provision only by… … Wikipedia
Water supply and sanitation in the United Kingdom — Source: Metropolitan Consulting Group: VEWA Vergleich europaeischer Wasser und Abwasserpreise, 2006, p. 7 of the executive summary [http://www.bgw.de/files/pdf/0.1 resource 2006 7 14.pdf] Taking into account differences in subsidies and service… … Wikipedia
