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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

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Hi.
What does it mean for the surface water to be abstracted?
Apart from in agriculture, the demands for freshwater in industry are causing groundwater resources to be depleted and surface waters to be abstracted in ways which compromise the freshwater ecosystem health.
  

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Taking water, removing it. eg using water from a lake for irrigation.

  • Taking water, removing it.
  • eg using water from a lake for irrigation.
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Taking water, removing it.
eg using water from a lake for irrigation.
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You mean wasting surface water?
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No, just taking it.

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