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What chemical compounds might be present in drinking water?

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Figure 6 A photograph of a lake surrounded by grassland. There are four trees growing near the edge of the water, and in the distance we can see a wood. We can see the reflection of the trees in the water, except for a number of patches where there is a significant grey-green area of algae growing on the surface of the water.

 2.1.4 Nitrate in natural water