Glossary
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PercolatingWhere water slowly trickles downwards | |
Point source pollutionWhen contamination originates from a single source that can be traced | |
PolderingThe
building of dykes and drainage canals in low lying reclaimed coastal areas | |
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Recession agricultureWhere farmers capitalize on natural flows and sediments to irrigate and
fertilize crops on floodplains | |
Renewable water resourcesWater
resources that are rechargeable due to the hydrological cycle (water cycle),
comprising groundwater aquifers and surface water like rivers and lakes | |
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