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This Crash Course Biology video talks about the chemistry of water. It discusses the bonds and states of water, the difference between cohesion and adhesion, surface tension, hydrophilic solutions and hydrophobic solutions, ice density, and heat capacity.
This Fondriest Environmental Inc. website clearly explains pH and what that means for a water environment. It talks about what happens to life and which life can exist at different pH levels. The website explains how different pH levels causes molecules to behave differently and the effects that has on not only fish and wildlife, but also coral reefs.
This MIT video simply explains dissolved oxygen and why it is important in aquatic environments. The video briefly touches on what can cause changes in dissolved oxygen including human actions.