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aquifiers are layers of rock that are of use to ground water like a filter
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∙ 12y agoA body of rock with a significant pore space and high permeability, such that large volumes of liquid can be stored in it.
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∙ 9y ago- a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater.
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∙ 8y agoAn aquifuge is an alternative name for an aquiclude, a solid, impermeable layer underlying or overlying an aquifer.
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What part of speech is aquifuge?
The word aquifuge is a noun. It is an aquiclude.
What is aquifuge?
An aquifuge is an alternative name for an aquiclude, a solid, impermeable layer underlying or overlying an aquifer.
What is aquifuge in hydrology?
a geologic unit that can neither store nor transmit water is called aquifuge
What is the difference between impervious and impermeable?
In a simple Language:::: Impermeable rocks which r neither porous nor permeable.ex: Aquifuge(granite,Quartzite) Impervious rocks which r porous bt not permeable(hvng storing capacity bt not allow easy and quick flow through it)...ex: aquiclude(clay beds) - Nits(nits.geologist@gmail.com)
What are the disadvantages of using groundwater?
There are several problems: # This aquifer carries water to the oceans, just like above ground rivers do. This cuts off a nutrient and thermal source that ocean life depends on. # This aquifer commonly supports the land above it, so removing the water can create sink holes. # This aquifer commonly supplies multiple wells, so removing water at a new place may change how much and how deep others may have to go, and what contaminants they will see. # This aquifer frequently contains things that are unsafe to be drunk, so additional treament will be necessary. (Water quality usually changes more slowly for groundwater sources, than does a river, so that helps.) # Drawing water from this aquifer draws additional organisms from the vadose zone (and above), which will alter water quality over time. # The hole fails over time (ground settles, casings corrode, other wells lower water table), and additional expense has to be spent on into the future to maintain / repair / abandon it.
