linear measure. 1. any system for measuring length. 2. any unit used in linear measurement, as the inch, foot, meter, etc. The lowest dimension, as in our own table of linear measure, was the Barleycorn. Eln still survives in the name of a linear measure, the âell,â and is derived from the O. Teut.
The health effects of drinking contaminated water can range from no physical impact to severe illness or even death. Some of the effects of drinking contaminated water can be immediate, or not noticed for many years. These include gastrointestinal and stomach illnesses like: nausea. vomiting.
what are recreational water illnesses rwis are illnesses that are spread by swallowing breathing or having contact with contaminated water from swimming pools spas lakes rivers or oceans recreational water illnesses can cause a wide variety of symptoms including gastrointestinal skin ear respiratory eye neurologic and wound infections the most commonly reported rwi is diarrhea