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Groundwater

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003007

Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs. Specifically, water in the zone of saturation where all openings in soils and rocks are filled-the upper surface of which forms the watertable.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003007
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
Synonymsground water
ReferencesSchwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoWater; Aquifers; Groundwater extraction; Groundwater contamination; Horizontal wells; Groundwater treatment; Groundwater recharge; Saline groundwater; Well water
TranslationsSpanish: aguas subterráneas
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003007",
  "term": "Groundwater",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs. Specifically, water in the zone of saturation where all openings in soils and rocks are filled-the upper surface of which forms the watertable.",
  "synonyms": [
    "ground water"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "water",
    "aquifers",
    "groundwater extraction",
    "groundwater contamination",
    "horizontal wells",
    "groundwater treatment",
    "groundwater recharge",
    "saline groundwater",
    "well water"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "aguas subterráneas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/groundwater/"
}

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