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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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per capita use
Environment; Environmental conservation
The average amount of water used per person during a standard time period, generally per day.
perched water table
Environment; Environmental conservation
Groundwater standing unprotected over a confined zone.
percolating waters
Environment; Environmental conservation
Waters passing through the ground beneath the Earth's surface without a definite channel.
percolation
Environment; Environmental conservation
The movement of water through the subsurface soil layers, usually continuing downward to the groundwater or water table reservoirs.
perennial stream
Environment; Environmental conservation
One that flows all year round. Compare intermittent stream.
permafrost
Environment; Environmental conservation
Perennially frozen ground that occurs wherever the temperature remains below 0 degrees C for several years.
permeability
Environment; Environmental conservation
The ability of a water bearing material to transmit water. It is measured by the quantity of water passing through a unit cross section, in a unit time, under 100 percent hydraulic gradient.
