Water

and clouds are condensed water vapor.Water is a common chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life.In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or state, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor. About 1,460 teratonnes  of water covers 71% of the Earth's surface, mostly in oceans and other large water bodies, with 1.6% of water below ground in aquifers and 0.001% in the air as vapor, clouds , and precipitation. Some of the Earth's water is contained within man-made and natural objects near the Earth's surface such as water towers, animal and plant bodies, manufactured products, and food stores.Saltwater oceans hold 97% of surface water, glaciers and polar ice caps 2.4%, and other land surface water such as rivers and lakes 0.6%. Water moves continually through a cycle of evaporation or transpiration , precipitation, and runoff, usually reaching the sea. Winds carry water vapor over land at the same rate as runoff into the sea, about 36 Tt per year. Over land, evaporation and transpiration contribute another 71 Tt per year to the precipitation of 107 Tt per year over land. Some water is trapped for varying periods in ice caps, glaciers, aquifers, or in lakes, sometimes providing fresh water for life on land. Clean, fresh water is essential to human and other life. However, in many parts of the world - especially developing countries - it is in short supply. Water is a solvent for a wide variety of chemical substances. (From the Wikpedia article Water.)

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Recent Publications on Water:
Do rice water weevils and rice stem borers compete when sharing a host plant? The rice water weevil (RWW) Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel (Coleoptera:...	5th July, 2008	Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China.	J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2008 Jul;9(7):572-577. DOI Direct Link
Oxygen activation by cytochrome P450 monooxygenase. Unlike photosystem II (PSII) that catalyzes formation of the O-O bond, the...	5th July, 2008	Department of Pharmacology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,	Photosynth Res. 2008 Jul 4;. DOI Direct Link
Heavy metal concentrations of the soldier crab (Mictyris brevidactylus) along the inshore area of Changhua, Taiwan. In order to compare with and assess the metal-accumulating ability of the...	5th July, 2008	Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen	Environ Monit Assess. 2008 Jul 4;. DOI Direct Link
Evaluation of the Lime-Cooking and Tortilla Making Properties of Quality Protein Maize Hybrids Grown in Mexico. Eleven experimental and three commercial white quality protein maize (QPM)...	5th July, 2008	Departamento de Biotecnologia e Ingenieria de Alimentos, Tecnologico de	Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2008 Jul 4;. DOI Direct Link
Polyethylene Glycol 400 Enhances the Bioavailability of a BCS Class III Drug (Ranitidine) in Male Subjects but Not Females. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different...	5th July, 2008	Department of Pharmaceutics, The School of Pharmacy, University of London,	Pharm Res. 2008 Jul 4;. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Water:
Government supports solar water heating for new homes in the Central Okanagan	Bioscience World/Biotechnology Focus:  Jul 5 2008 3:11AM Matching: water
Third Antrim Walk helps Macmillan Cancer Support	Antrim Times:  Jul 5 2008 6:14AM Matching: water
ThalesNano's H-Cube Midi more	CombiChemnet:  Jul 5 2008 3:28AM Matching: water
Ohio Firm Expands Recall of Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination	USDA:  Jul 5 2008 2:38AM Matching: water
Hospital for blaze victims	Camden New Journal:  Jul 4 2008 10:36PM Matching: water
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Water Clinical Trials:
PET Scan to Map the Areas of the Brain Involved in Planning	Cognition Disorders
Action of Caffeinated and Decaffeinated Espresso on Heart Rate Variability, Blood Pressure and Heart Frequency in Young Healthy Individuals	Influence of Espresso on Heart Rate Variability
SENOC-I Det Sunda Huset II - Sensitization of Occupants of Water Damaged Buildings.	Upper Airway, Irritation Inflammation, Discomfort
Effects of Continuous Airway Pressure on the Ability to Heat and Humidify Air
Body Water Content Sensor	Healthy Intervention: Other: dehydration
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Water Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7395474	Lab-on-chip system and method and apparatus for manufacturing and operating same
7394909	Hearing device with embedded channnel
7394919	Multispectral biometric imaging
7394933	Region competition via local watershed operators
7394947	System and method for automatic linguistic indexing of images by a statistical modeling approach
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Companies working in the area of Water from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
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A & L Plains Agricultural Laboratories Incorporated A&L Agricultural Laboratories, Inc., was formed by Don Ankerman and Dr. Richard Large in 1971 to serve the agricultural industry with comprehensive analyses of soils, plants, water, feeds, fertilizers... www.al-labs-plains.com/        View full profile
Cantel Medical Corp. is a leading provider of infection prevention and control products in the healthcare market, specializing in the following operating segments: Dialysis: Medical device... www.cantelmedical.com/        View full profile
AF Protein Incorporated A/F Protein is developing the commercial potential of antifreeze proteins, and through its Aqua Bounty Farms division, AquAdvantage fish, genetically modified for rapid growth. Antifreeze... www.afprotein.com        View full profile
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