The Three Fates of Matter in Water

One mechanism from Chapter 3: The Solvent.

flowchart TD
    A["Material meets water"] --> B{"Outcome of the energy encounter"}
    B -->|bonds hold, not dissolved| C["Suspended Solids (TSS)"]
    B -->|fully dismantled and incorporated| D["Dissolved Solids (TDS)"]
    B -->|held by physical equilibrium| E["Dissolved Gases"]
    C --> F["2 to 100 microns, mechanically removable, governed by transport"]
    D --> G["Smaller than 0.002 microns, invisible, hydration carried"]
    E --> H["Set by Henry's Law, sensitive to temperature and pressure"]

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