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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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field capacity
Environment; Environmental conservation
The maximum amount of water that the unsaturated zone of a soil can hold against the pull of gravity. The field capacity is dependent on the length of time the soil has been undergoing gravity ...
filter
Environment; Environmental conservation
A device used to remove solids from a mixture or to separate materials. Materials are frequently separated from water using filters.
filtration
Environment; Environmental conservation
The mechanical process which removes particulate matter by separating water from solid material, usually by passing it through sand.
finite-difference model
Environment; Environmental conservation
A particular kind of a digital computer model based upon a rectangular grid that sets the boundaries of the model and the nodes where the model will be solved.
finite-element model
Environment; Environmental conservation
A digital ground-water-flow model where the aquifer is divided into a mesh formed of a number of polygonal cells.
fixed ground water
Environment; Environmental conservation
Water held in saturated material that it is not available as a source of water for pumping.
flocculation
Environment; Environmental conservation
Large scale treatment process involving gentle stirring whereby small particles in flocs are collected into larger particles so their weight causes them to settle to the bottom of the treatment tank.
