The Pacific Coast at Olympic National Park.

The oceans, and all natural waters, can be viewed as
systems at dynamic equilibrium. Their obvious importance
to all life is an important motivating factor in the study of chemistry -
the problems and potential solutions to a host of environmental
problems can only be understood in light of basic chemical principles.

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