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underground seepage [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

The emergence of groundwater from under the soil surface in an "oozing" manner, often along an extensive line, as distinct from a continuous flow from a spring at a particular spot.

CONT

Serious epidemics of waterborne diseases such as cholera, dysentery, and typhoid fever were caused by underground seepage from spring vaults into town wells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

L'émergence d'eau souterraine par suintement, le long d'une vaste ligne distincte du courant continu.

CONT

Il semble que la déperdition souterraine excessive ait eu un effet néfaste sur la faune et la flore dans certaines régions éloignées.

CONT

On a pu remarquer une augmentation sensible des fuites souterraines par temps chaud et humide, tandis que par temps froid et sec, les fuites étaient nettement moins importantes.

Spanish

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