Phrases with «water aquifers»

Water aquifers refer to underground layers of permeable rock or sediment that can hold and transmit water. They act as natural storage spaces for freshwater, like a giant underground sponge. These aquifers play a crucial role in supplying water to wells, springs, and rivers, making them important sources of drinking water and irrigation for plants and agriculture. Full definition

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Sentences with «water aquifers»

That investigation also disclosed a little - known program overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that exempted more than 1,000 other drinking water aquifers from any sort of pollution protection at all, many of them in California. (scientificamerican.com)
Now, according to the cease and desist orders issued by the state, it appears that at least seven injection wells are likely pumping waste into fresh water aquifers protected by the law, and not other aquifers sacrificed by the state long ago. (scientificamerican.com)
Using innovative techniques such as isotopic «tracer» compounds that distinguish the source of chemicals in well water, Jackson has not found evidence that frack water contaminants seep upward to drinking - water aquifers from deep underground. (sciencedaily.com)
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Phrases with «water aquifers»

Sentences with «water aquifers»

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