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  Groundwater and the importance of clear writing

  Do you feel it is important to have universal acceptance of scientific terms for consistency in written communications and writing? I believe it is vital that science writing be clear and consistent! As an example, "Groundwater" is defined simply as water located beneath the earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. The term "groundwater" has evolved and there is still an alternate ...more »

  Do you feel it is important to have universal acceptance of scientific terms for consistency in written communications and writing? I believe

  it is vital that science writing be clear and consistent! As an example, "Groundwater" is defined simply as water located beneath the earth's surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. The term "groundwater" has evolved and there is still an alternate version of the term, "ground water", in use. This causes confusion and uncertainty by readers and it is time for all of us to adapt to the rapid changes in English. The public is familiar with new terms such as "Blog" and new terms using older words such as "Twitter". If scientists are working to protect America's waters, the use of the same term, "groundwater" in all writing would be logical.

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  Submitted by alvey.robert 8 months ago

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  Soils biosphere

  I we accept the Bible as an historical document. We find that Mathusala lived 1059 years and Noah lived 1050 years. When the great flood was over lifespan was reduced to 100 years plus or minus. This conveys that the terrestrial mineral trace elements had largely been moved from the terrestial to the deep marine oceanic. Since the beginning of ON-OFF irrigation and other agricultural practices the mineral trace elements ...more »

  I we accept the Bible as an historical document. We find that Mathusala lived 1059 years and Noah lived 1050 years. When the great flood was over lifespan was reduced to 100 years plus or minus.

  This conveys that the terrestrial mineral trace elements had largely been moved from the terrestial to the deep marine oceanic.

  Since the beginning of ON-OFF irrigation and other agricultural practices the mineral trace elements have demiinished even further until in the USA there are only 15% remaining foo value.

  All water contains salines. Salines travel downward slowly but rise rapidly tending toward turning the soils into a salt lake. Thus destroying the soils biosphere

  that supports all life plant, animal and human.

  There is but one solution and that only for row and tree crop. No solution for turf crop other than false

  water table.

  The solution to this problem is perfect irrigation that releases water continuously at the exact solar soil re-

  lationship. There is such a device and I am the exclusive owner as a gift from a now decease double

  PhD scientist as a result of my refusal to write an unlimited check backed by Swiss bonds.

  All my attempts have failed to find even the slightest interest in the ONLY solution to the the environmental problem.

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  Submitted by Community Member 9 months ago

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  Enforcement Action, Against The Department Of The Navy:

  The Department of the Navy, has violated the 1974, 1986 and 1996 safe drinking water act, from 1957 - 1987 in regards to the Camp Lejeune contaminated drinking water. The Department of the Navy, has also violated the TSCA, from 1957 - 2001. The Department of the Navy, has violated the 1972 clean water act in 2001 aboard Camp Lejeune at lot 203. No written or any other form of citations has been issued to the Department ...more »

  The Department of the Navy, has violated the 1974, 1986 and 1996 safe drinking water act, from 1957 - 1987 in regards to the Camp Lejeune contaminated drinking water. The Department of the Navy, has also violated the TSCA, from 1957 - 2001. The Department of the Navy, has violated the 1972 clean water act in 2001 aboard Camp Lejeune at lot 203. No written or any other form of citations has been issued to the Department of the Navy, by the EPA for these violations. When a government agency is in violation of the safe drinking water act, the government can not claim sovereign immunity.

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  Submitted by kaloni106 10 months ago

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