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Ground water, as opposed to surface water, is water that does not run off, and is not taken up by plants, but soaks down into an aquifer; a supply of fresh water under the earth’s surface which forms ...

Domain: Environment; Category: Environmental conservation

A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring or drilling to access groundwater in underground aquifers. The well water is drawn by an electric ...

Domain: Environment; Category: Environmental conservation

Ground water that is hydrologically connected to a surface stream that is resent in permeable geologic material, usually small rock and gravel.

Domain: Environment; Category: Environmental conservation

It is water from a mineral spring containing various minerals such as salts and sulfur compounds. Mineral water can be sparkling (with effervescence), or still (without effervescence). Traditionally, ...

Domain: Environment; Category: Environmental conservation

It is a contaminated water with chemicals or other foreign substances that are detrimental to human, plant, or animal health. These pollutants include fertilizers and pesticides from agricultural ...

Domain: Environment; Category: Environmental conservation

Untreated water. It is natural water found in the environment, such as rainwater, ground water, and water from bodies like lakes and rivers. Water in this form is considered raw, as opposed to water ...

Domain: Environment; Category: Environmental conservation

Water that is considered safe for domestic human consumption; drinkable water. It is the water which is fit for consumption by humans and other animals. It is also called drinking water, in a ...

Domain: Environment; Category: Environmental conservation

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