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Groundwater Flashcards

1
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What does GIS stand for?

A

Geographic Information System

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What is karnst topography

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Landscape shaped by the dissolving power of groundwater

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What is landscape shaped by the dissolving power of groundwater called?

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Karnst topography

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4
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What risk occurs if inadequately lined waste disposal sites are situated in areas of groundwater recharge?

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Groundwater contamination

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When can groundwater contamination occur?

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If inadequately lined waste disposal sites are situated in areas of groundwater recharge?

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6
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What can groundwater be contaminated with?

A

Micro-organisms, bacteria, and nitrate?

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7
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What is methemoglobinemia also known as?

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Blue baby syndrome

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8
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What causes methemoglobinemia?

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Nitrate in drinking water

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What kind of charge do nitrate ions have?

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A negative charge

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Nitrate ions are repelled by soil particles and are…

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…mobile and free to move with water in the soil

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