Moisture Content

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017672",
  "term": "Moisture Content",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The amount of water lost from soil upon drying to a constant weight, expressed as the weight per unit of dry soil or as the volume of water per unit bulk volume of the soil. For a fully saturated medium, moisture content indicates the porosity.\n\n2. Water equivalent of snow on the ground; an indicator of snowmelt flood potential.\n\n3. The portion of foods made up by water. The percent water is needed for converting food intake rates and residue concentrations between whole-weight and dry-weight values.\n\n4. The amount of water lost from a soil upon drying to a constant weight, expressed as the weight per unit weight of dry soil or as the volume of water per unit bulk volume of the soil. For a fully saturated medium, moisture content equals the porosity.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Exposure Factors Handbook: Glossary",
    "Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/moisture-content/"
}