69 resultaten gevonden voor 'fossil water'
fossil water
that has a negligible rate of natural recharge on the human timescale
fossil water
that has a negligible rate of natural recharge on the human time-scale
fossil carbon
carbon that is contained in fossilized material
fossil fuel
organic
water availability
extent to which humans and ecosystems have sufficient water resources for their needs
water quality
physical (e.g. thermal), chemical and biological characteristics of water with respect to its suitability for an intended use by humans or ecosystems (3.2.3)
brackish water
water containing dissolved solids at a concentration less than that of seawater (3.10.17), but in amounts that exceed the normally acceptable standards for municipal, domestic and irrigation uses
surface water
water in overland flow and storage, such as rivers and lakes, excluding seawater (3.10.17)
water degradation
negative change in water quality (3.10.10)
background water
supplied for domestic, institutional, commercial and industrial use, from which wastewater (3.80) is generated