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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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flood
Environment; Environmental conservation
An overflow or inundation that comes from a river or other body of water and causes or threatens damage. It can be any relatively high streamflow overtopping the natural or artificial banks in any ...
floodplain
Environment; Environmental conservation
Land next to a river that becomes covered by water when the river overflows its banks .
perched ground water
Environment; Environmental conservation
The water in an isolated, saturated zone located in the zone of aeration. It is the result of the presence of a layer of material of low hydraulic conductivity, called a perching bed. Perched ...
groundwater
Environment; Environmental conservation
Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs; water in the zone of saturation where all openings in rocks and soil are filled, the upper surface of which forms the water table.
paleosol
Environment; Environmental conservation
An ancient soil or soil horizon that formed on the surface during the geologic past.
paludification
Environment; Environmental conservation
The expansion of a bog caused by the gradual rising of the water table as accumulation of peat impedes water drainage.
peak flow
Environment; Environmental conservation
In a wastewater treatment plant, the highest flow expected to be encoutered under any operational conditions, including periods of high rainfall and prolonged periods of wet weather.
