The phrase "altered water" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing changes made to water, such as in scientific experiments, environmental studies, or health-related discussions.
Example: "The researchers found that the altered water had different chemical properties compared to the original sample."
Alternatives: "modified water" or "changed water".
Transportation also has altered water resources.
None of the test compounds altered water intake.
The water recovered from ASR, however, may have altered water quality.
An independent report by Stratus, a Colorado consultancy, found that while the mine's operations have "altered water quality and quantity in some locations and at some times" they have posed no threat to human health nor to drinking water.
In "Next Atlantis," the composer Sebastian Currier fused a string orchestra with recorded washes of synthetically altered water sounds, sonorous boat horns and ghostly melodies, while the video artist Pawel Wojtasik's striking images of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina stretched and spun on an overhead screen.
In this study, live Zostera marina shoots were arranged either randomly or in rows perpendicular to the flow direction and tested in a seawater flume under unidirectional flow and waves to determine if shoot arrangement: a) influenced flow-induced force on individual shoots, b) differentially altered water flow through the canopy, and c) influenced light interception by the canopy.
Similar symptoms are caused by a change in soil grade, an altered water-table level, a compacted and shallow soil, paved surface over tree roots, temporary flooding or a waterlogged (oxygen-deficient) soil, girdling tree roots, salt spray near the ocean, and an injured or diseased root system.
The reasoning behind these experiments is that by substituting part of the water, it is possible to run a hydrolysis with an altered water-to-enzyme ratio but with a more-or-less constant viscosity of the slurry.
Mr. Bond asserts that altering water flows will hurt the barge business.
Diffuse pollution by pesticide applied in rural catchments may contribute to alter water quality.
Supplementation with sodium pivalate did not alter water intake or urine output.
