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The field of aquatic chemistry covers the reactions and processes which determine the speciation and distribution of chemical species in aquatic systems. Water is a unique solvent due to its various physical properties such as a high specific heat, attraction to polar molecules, and being less dense in solid-phase. Natural water systems vary from ocean waters to glacial streams to groundwater and can interact with many other systems such as sediments, organisms, and the atmosphere. Some of the most common chemical species in natural waters are gasses, organics, metals, and nutrients. Some of the major processes are reduction-oxidation reactions, photochemical reactions, particle-particle interactions, and mass transport of chemical species in the environment. The principles behind aquatic chemistry can determine where a chemical is found and in what form that chemical is found.