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saline aquifer [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Any one of a number of sedimentary rock types saturated with saline, non-potable water, from which the water can be drawn, and into which fluids can be injected ...

OBS

Saline reservoirs occur deep underground in rock formations ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Tout type de roche sédimentaire saturée d'eau salée, impropre à la consommation, de laquelle de l'eau peut être extraite et dans laquelle des fluides peuvent être injectés [...]

CONT

Le stockage dans les aquifères salins. Localisés dans les bassins sédimentaires, ces aquifères sont nombreux et peuvent avoir des superficies de plusieurs milliers de km². Ils peuvent être en mer ou [à terre].

Spanish

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