AQUA Management
David L. Bevett, BS, MPH
September 1995
Water is a crucial environmental factor which serves as a median for transport and is essential for
temperature regulation, cell metabolism, and for normal life processes. An adequate water supply has
been found to shorten the time of development and increases an organism’s life span. Water also acts
as an orientation factor and stimulates growth. Water loss and water deficiency in higher animals
leads to severe physiological stress and death. All plants and animals must therefore have an adequate
supply of water and a correctly balanced ecosystem.
Water can be defined as a formless, shapeless, transparent, dynamic, life-giving substance which is
known to exert force when confined. Individual water molecules have a non-linear structure and can
be regarded as a mixture of hydrogen bonded clusters and unbonded molecules. A hydrogen bond is
a type of intermolecular interaction which gives rise to a link between interacting systems. The
hydrogen bond is characterized by its triangular shape, directional properties, and high bond energy.
The balance of forces that is achieved with these bonds is important because it enables water to act
as either a proton donor or acceptor. With strong acids, water acts as a proton acceptor while with
strong bases, water acts as a proton donor.
Water also serves as an excellent model for analyzing and understanding the role and of management,
organizational behavior, and the interaction of these factors in the business life-cycle.
David L. Bevett, BS, MPH
September 1995
Water is a crucial environmental factor which serves as a median for transport and is essential for
temperature regulation, cell metabolism, and for normal life processes. An adequate water supply has
been found to shorten the time of development and increases an organism’s life span. Water also acts
as an orientation factor and stimulates growth. Water loss and water deficiency in higher animals
leads to severe physiological stress and death. All plants and animals must therefore have an adequate
supply of water and a correctly balanced ecosystem.
Water can be defined as a formless, shapeless, transparent, dynamic, life-giving substance which is
known to exert force when confined. Individual water molecules have a non-linear structure and can
be regarded as a mixture of hydrogen bonded clusters and unbonded molecules. A hydrogen bond is
a type of intermolecular interaction which gives rise to a link between interacting systems. The
hydrogen bond is characterized by its triangular shape, directional properties, and high bond energy.
The balance of forces that is achieved with these bonds is important because it enables water to act
as either a proton donor or acceptor. With strong acids, water acts as a proton acceptor while with
strong bases, water acts as a proton donor.
Water also serves as an excellent model for analyzing and understanding the role and of management,
organizational behavior, and the interaction of these factors in the business life-cycle.
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