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aquifer ['ækwɪfə] n
gen.	Bewässerungssystem n; Grundwasserleiter m; wasserführende Schicht (Wasserbau); wasserführende Schicht im Boden; Wasserschicht f
agric.	wasserführende Schicht (layer)
construct.	wasserführender Horizont
environ.	Grundwasserschicht f; Grundwasserschicht n; Grundwasserträger m
geol.	wasserführende Schicht; Wasserspeicher m
life.sc., min.prod., agric.	Grundwasserspeicher m; Wasserleiter m; Aquifer m
nat.res.	grundwasserführende Schicht; Grundwasserleitschicht f
aquifer Layers of rock, sand or gravel that can absorb water and allow it to flow. An aquifer acts as a groundwater reservoir when the underlying rock is impermeable. This may be tapped by wells for domestic, agricultural or industrial use. A serious environmental problem arises when the aquifer is contaminated by the seepage of sewage or toxins from waste dumps. If the groundwater in coastal areas is over-used salt water can seep into the aquifer n
environ.	Grundwasserträger m

aquifer protection: 1 phrase in 1 subject

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