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  2. Saline water - Wikipedia

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    Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts (mainly sodium chloride). On the United States Geological Survey (USGS) salinity scale, saline water is saltier than brackish water , but less salty than brine .

  3. Altafiber - Wikipedia

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    Cincinnati Bell, Inc., doing business as Altafiber, [3] is a regional telecommunications service provider based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.It provides landline telephone, fiber-optic Internet, and IPTV services through its subsidiaries Altafiber Home Phone and Hawaiian Telcom, which are the incumbent local exchange carriers for the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area (aka "The Tri ...

  4. United States Football League - Wikipedia

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    The United States Football League (USFL) was a professional American football league that played for three seasons, 1983 through 1985. The league played a spring/summer schedule in each of its active seasons.

  5. Hard water - Wikipedia

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    A bathtub faucet with built-up calcification from hard water in Southern Arizona.. Hard water is water that has a high mineral content (in contrast with "soft water"). Hard water is formed when water percolates through deposits of limestone, chalk or gypsum, [1] which are largely made up of calcium and magnesium carbonates, bicarbonates and sulfates.

  6. Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy - Wikipedia

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    A purge box is typically used so that absorption of THz radiation by gaseous water molecules is minimized. A dry air source is often used for this purpose, however, a nitrogen gas source may also be used. Water is known to have many discrete absorptions in the THz region that are rotational modes of water molecules. Alternatively, nitrogen, as ...

  7. Denver Water - Wikipedia

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    Denver Water is a water utility that operates as a public agency serving the City and County of Denver, Colorado, and a portion of its surrounding suburbs.Established in 1918, the utility is funded by water rates and new tap fees. [2]

  8. Properties of water - Wikipedia

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    Water is the chemical substance with chemical formula H 2 O; one molecule of water has two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to a single oxygen atom. [25] Water is a tasteless, odorless liquid at ambient temperature and pressure. Liquid water has weak absorption bands at wavelengths of around 750 nm which cause it to appear to have a blue color. [3]

  9. Metropolitan District Commission of Connecticut - Wikipedia

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    In 2008 MDC Chairman William A. DiBella was ordered by the SEC to pay $795,000 in restitution for his role in an investment scheme involving former State Treasurer Paul J. Silvester and Thayer Capital Partners. DiBella and his associates received payments by Thayer in return for investing money from the Connecticut State Retirement and Trust ...