Aquifers Sentence Examples

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  • No ancient site is ever found built on such subterranean aquifers.

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  • Even so, you want to be wary of the spread of radiation in the aquifers.

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  • Known as confined aquifers, they are pools of fresh water trapped in permeable rock strata at depths of 300 to 6,000 feet.

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  • This means that fractured chalk aquifers are hard to remediate once contamination has occurred.

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  • The largest storage space available is in deep saltwater bearing rocks, called saline aquifers.

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  • This water is found in rivers, streams, lakes and shallow aquifers.

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  • Levels in the minor aquifers of eastern England are also typical for the time of year.

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  • Levels in most of the limestone aquifers are very close to the seasonal average.

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  • In the principal water supply aquifers, levels continue to decline gently - as they approach drought minima over wide areas.

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  • This situation is broadly replicated in the limestone aquifers but the Permo-Triassic sandstones display much less geographical coherence.

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  • Cornwall only has minor aquifers; groundwater is kept in cracks and fissures in the rocks and is replenished by rainfall.

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  • Thus it is fascinating to note that limestone aquifers are the major exception to crop formations occurring over chalk substrata.

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  • Danger exists in managing water as a resource because aquifers may be drained faster than they can be replaced.

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  • They get into surrounding ecosystems through rainwater reaching underground aquifers, and from runoff going through storm drains and eventually ending up in streams and lakes.

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  • Water runoff from commercial farms carry huge amounts of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, depositing them into lakes, streams and aquifers used to supply nearby cities and towns.

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