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water quality  

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  • Water quality is a general term to describe the purity of water, usually in a natural setting. Water that contains low concentrations of impurities or pollutants is generally said to be of high quality; water with many impurities or high concentrations of impurities is considered to be of low quality. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Water Quality]

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