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Searching for sustainable water supplies in Namibia
Learn about efforts to locate groundwater in Namibia, where fresh water is scarce....
Can reed beds clean contaminated groundwater?
Learn about experiments that use plants, notably reeds, to filter pollutants from...
Images
diagram illustrating the water table
The water table is the top level of groundwater. Surface water is an exposed part...
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geyser and hot spring
Groundwater percolates through porous rock into fractures deep underground, where...
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aquifer
The process of saltwater intrusion into a coastal aquifer depends on how much water...
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