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Groundwater is the
water present beneath Earth's
surface in rock and soil pore
spaces and in the
fractures of rock formations.
About 30
percent of all...
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transboundary aquifer.
Groundwater from
aquifers can be
sustainably harvested by
humans through the use of
qanats leading to a well. This
groundwater is a
major source...
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Groundwater pollution (also
called groundwater contamination)
occurs when
pollutants are
released to the
ground and make
their way into
groundwater. This...
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saturation is
where the
pores and
fractures of the
ground are
saturated with
groundwater,
which may be fresh, saline, or brackish,
depending on the locality....
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distribution and
movement of
groundwater in the soil and
rocks of the Earth's
crust (commonly in aquifers). The
terms groundwater hydrology, geohydrology,...
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Distribution of
freshwater resources by type
Glaciers (69%)
Groundwater (30%)
Other Freshwater (e.g., Soil Moisture) (0.7%)
Directly Accessible Water...
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Groundwater recharge or deep
drainage or deep
percolation is a
hydrologic process,
where water moves downward from
surface water to
groundwater. Recharge...
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oldest and most
common kind of well is a
water well, to
access groundwater in
underground aquifers. The well
water is
drawn up by a pump, or using...
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Overdrafting is the
process of
extracting groundwater beyond the
equilibrium yield of an aquifer.
Groundwater is one of the
largest sources of
fresh water...
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unlined ponds,
which allowed it to
percolate into the
groundwater. This led to
groundwater pollution,
affecting soil and
contaminating water wells near...
