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The great interest in water derives from its principal characteristic, that it is able to dissolve a very wide range of substances. If it were not for this ability we should not use it for drinking, for washing or for growing crops. For this reason pure water is a very rare commodity.
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© 1989 K. V. Ellis, G. White and A. E. Warn
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Ellis, K.V., White, G., Warn, A.E. (1989). The Quality of Natural Waters. In: Surface Water Pollution and its Control. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09071-6_4
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