Difference between revisions of "Ground Water"

Latest revision as of 09:20, 23 January 2016

Fresh water makes up less than 1 % of all water on earth. Of this 1 %, 99 % is groundwater.
An aquifer is an underground water reservoir.
Some aquifers are depleted by overuse, with a rate of meters per year.
Dangers of pollution of groundwater.

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-== Understanding groundwater, a project in India ==
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-When we have small gardens, we may forget how important groundwater is.
-This first video tells about confined and unconfined aquifers, groundwater
-over-exploration and well inventorization, or to inventorize wells in an area.<br clear="all" />
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-Second video about a groundwater study in
-India. As a gardener or farmer
-we should understand the mechanics of groundwater.<br>
-Some topics in this video:
-* Drawdown of groundwater when water is pumped.
-* Recharge of groundwater through rain.
-* Discharges of groundwater by pumping and other mechanisms.
-* Mineralization of groundwater.
-* Salinization of groundwater and soils.<br clear="all" />
 == See also ==