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Environmental conservation
Terms related to protecting natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future.
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concentration
Environment; Environmental conservation
Amount of a chemical or pollutant in a particular volume or weight of air, water, soil, or other medium.
condensation
Environment; Environmental conservation
The process that Occurs when an air mass is saturated and water droplets form around nuclei or on surfaces.
conduit
Environment; Environmental conservation
A natural or artificial channel through which fluids may be conveyed.
cone of depression
Environment; Environmental conservation
Natural depression in the water table around a well during pumping.
confining bed
Environment; Environmental conservation
A body of material of low hydraulic conductivity that is stratigraphic ally adjacent to one or more aquifers. It may lie above or below the aquifer.
confining layer
Environment; Environmental conservation
Geological material through which significant quantities of water can not move; located below unconfined aquifers, above and below confined aquifers. Also known as a confining bed.
conjunctive management
Environment; Environmental conservation
Integrated management and use of two or more water resources, such as an aquifer and a surface water body.
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