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21Road surface — A road in the process of being resurfaced Road surface (British English) or pavement (American English) is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past… …
22Water masses at the Earth's surface — ▪ Table Water masses at the Earth s surface reservoir volume (in millions of cubic kilometres) percent of total oceans 1,370.0 97.25 ice caps and glaciers 29.0 2.05 deep groundwater* (750–4,000 metres) 5.3 0.38 shallow groundwater (less than 750… …
23Impervious surface — Impervious surfaces are mainly artificial structures, such as pavements, rooftops, sidewalks, roads, and parking lots covered by impenetrable materials such as asphalt, concrete, brick, and stone. Soils compacted by urban development are also… …
24piezometric surface — noun : the imaginary surface to which groundwater rises under hydrostatic pressure in wells or springs …
25environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
26Hydrogeology — ( hydro meaning water, and geology meaning the study of the Earth) is the area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth s crust, (commonly in aquifers). The term geohydrology is… …
27List of Superfund sites in Utah — This is a list of Superfund sites in Utah designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection… …
28Glossary of environmental science — This is a glossary of environmental science.Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and… …
29Septic drain field — Septic drain fields, also called leach fields or leach drains are used to remove contaminants and impurities from the liquid that emerges from the septic tank. A septic tank, the septic drain field, and the associated piping compose a complete… …
30ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES — „ The Holy Blessed One took the first human, and passing before all the „ trees of the Garden of Eden, said, See my works, how fine and „ excellent they are! All that I created, I created for you. Reflect on „ this, and do not corrupt or desolate …
