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Aquifer Discontinuities

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002016

Geologic and hydrologic features or structures that entirely transect an aquifer (or multiple aquifers, if interconnected) and that are expected to disrupt and/or prevent the flow of ground water and hazardous substances across the feature or structure. Aquifer discontinuities are a type of aquifer boundary.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002016
FieldEnvironment
SubjectHealth and safety
ReferencesHazard Ranking System Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002016",
  "term": "Aquifer Discontinuities",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Geologic and hydrologic features or structures that entirely transect an aquifer (or multiple aquifers, if interconnected) and that are expected to disrupt and/or prevent the flow of ground water and hazardous substances across the feature or structure. Aquifer discontinuities are a type of aquifer boundary.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Hazard Ranking System Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/aquifer-discontinuities/"
}

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