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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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soil liquefaction
Environment; Environmental conservation
A process that occurs when saturated sediments are shaken by an earthquake. The soil can lose its strength and cause the collapse of structures with foundations in the sediment.
sole source aquifer
Environment; Environmental conservation
An aquifer of critical value as the main or only supplier of drinking water for a specific area.
solubility product
Environment; Environmental conservation
The equilibrium constant that describes a solution of a slightly soluble salt in water.
solute
Environment; Environmental conservation
Any substance derived from the atmosphere, vegetation, soil, or rock that is dissolved in water.
sorb
Environment; Environmental conservation
To take up and hold either by absorption or adsorption.
specific capacity
Environment; Environmental conservation
An expression of the productivity of a well, obtained by dividing the rate of discharge of water from the well by the drawdown of the water level in the well. Specific capacity should be described ...
