desalination
Purification of salt water or brackish (slightly salty) water by removal of dissolved salts.
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Chapter 14 - Water Resources
common law
Body of unwritten rules and principles derived from thousands of past legal decisions. It is based on evaluation of what is reasonable behavior in attempting to balance competing social interests. Compare statutory law.
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aquifer
Porous, water-saturated layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock that can yield an economically significant amount of water.
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aquatic life zone
Marine and freshwater portions of the biosphere. Examples include freshwater life zones (such as lakes and streams) and ocean or marine life zones (such as estuaries, coastlines, coral reefs, and the deep ocean).
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