Saturation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-024784",
  "term": "Saturation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The ratio of the volume of a single fluid in the pores to pore volume expressed as a percentage or a fraction.\n\n2. The degree to which a geologic formation is filled with water.\n\n3. The condition of a liquid when it has taken into solution the maximum possible quantity of a given substance at a given temperature and pressure.\n\n4. The percentage of the pore space occupied by a fluid, usually water in hydrologic applications.\n\n5. The atmospheric condition when water will begin to change phase from vapor to liquid or solid; occurs when relative humidity reaches 100 percent, usually by cooling.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Sites Glossary",
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "Environmental Geophysics Glossary",
    "My NASA Data Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/saturation/"
}