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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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sedimentation
Environment; Environmental conservation
A large scale water treatment process where heavy solids settle out to the bottom of the treatment tank after flocculation.
seep
Environment; Environmental conservation
A spot where water contained in the ground oozes slowly to the surface and often forms a pool; a small spring.
seepage velocity
Environment; Environmental conservation
The actual rate of movement of fluid particles through porous media.
seismic refraction
Environment; Environmental conservation
A method of determining subsurface geophysical properties by measuring the length of time it takes for artificially generated seismic waves to pass through the ground.
self supplied water
Environment; Environmental conservation
Water withdrawn from a surface or ground water source by a user rather than being obtained from a public supply.
sensible heat
Environment; Environmental conservation
The excess radiative energy that has passed from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere through advection, conduction, and convection processes.
separate sewer
Environment; Environmental conservation
A sewer system that carries only sanitary sewage, not stormwater runoff. When a sewer is constructed this way, wastewater treatment plants can be sized to treat sanitary wastes only and all of the ...
