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SUREXPLOITATION EAUX SOUTERRAINES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ground-water mining
1, record 1, English, ground%2Dwater%20mining
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- groundwater mining 2, record 1, English, groundwater%20mining
correct
- groundwater overexploitation 3, record 1, English, groundwater%20overexploitation
- ground-water overexploitation 4, record 1, English, ground%2Dwater%20overexploitation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process, deliberate or inadvertent, of extracting ground water from a source at a rate so in excess of the replenishment that the ground-water level declines persistently, threatening actual exhaustion of the supply or at least a decline of pumping levels to uneconomic depths. 1, record 1, English, - ground%2Dwater%20mining
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mining of groundwater
- mining of ground-water
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surexploitation des eaux souterraines
1, record 1, French, surexploitation%20des%20eaux%20souterraines
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- exploitation des réserves en eau souterraine 2, record 1, French, exploitation%20des%20r%C3%A9serves%20en%20eau%20souterraine
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extraction d'eau d'un réservoir souterrain en quantité supérieure au taux moyen de réalimentation. 1, record 1, French, - surexploitation%20des%20eaux%20souterraines
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sobreexplotación de aguas subterráneas
1, record 1, Spanish, sobreexplotaci%C3%B3n%20de%20aguas%20subterr%C3%A1neas
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extracción de agua de un embalse subterráneo a un ritmo mayor que el de recarga media del mismo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sobreexplotaci%C3%B3n%20de%20aguas%20subterr%C3%A1neas
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