Environmental conservation

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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ground water

Environment; Environmental conservation

Generally all subsurface water as distinct from surface water; specifically, that part of the subsurface water in the saturated zone (a zone in which all voids are filled with water).

Refers to wastewater that is disposed of through the ground either by seepage or injection. This includes the following discharge methods, injection well, drain fields, percolation ponds, and spray ...

confined ground water

Environment; Environmental conservation

The water contained in a confined aquifer. Pore-water pressure is greater than atmospheric at the top of the confined aquifer.

liquid

Environment; Environmental conservation

The part of the hydrologic cycle in which molecules move freely among themselves but do not separate like those in a vapor/gaseous state.

lithologic log

Environment; Environmental conservation

A record of the lithology of the rock and soil encountered in a borehole from the surface to the bottom. Also known as a well.

lithosphere

Environment; Environmental conservation

The component of the Earth's surface comprising the rock, soil, and sediments. It is a relatively passive component of the climate system, and its physical character- istics are treated as fixed ...