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Term used to describe waters containing common salt, or sodium chloride.

Water that is considered unsuitable for human consumption or for irrigation because of its high content of dissolved solids; generally expressed as milligrams per liter (mg/L) of dissolved solids; seawater is generally considered to contain more than 35,000 mg/L of dissolved solids. A general salinity scale is:

Saltiness.

The movement of sand or fine sediment by short jumps above a streambed under the influence of a water current too weak to keep it permanently suspended in the moving water.

A common term for minerals that water picks up as it passes through the air, over and under the ground, and through household and industrial uses.

The harvesting of dead or damaged trees, or of trees in danger of being killed by insects, disease, flooding, or other factors, in order to save their economic value.

An obsolete term for a part of a particular stream or other water supply that is saved from loss, in respect to quantity or quality, and is retained and made available for use.

Sandblasting is a technique that gives denim a faded or worn aesthetic, removing pigmentation from the fabric by ‘blasting’ a stream of abrasive material (sand) against the garment. The process is associated with extreme health hazards for workers, most notably silicosis – a potentially fatal disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust particles found in […]

A small tree, usually between 2 and 4 inches diameter at breast height.

Additional or parallel accounting system that expands the analytical capacity of national accounts without overburdening or disrupting the central system. It may provide additional information, apply complementary or alternative concepts, extend the coverage of costs and benefits of human activities, and link physical with monetary data. The System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting (SEEA) […]