Lexicographical Neighbors of Overpumping
Literary usage of Overpumping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Watershed: The Role of Fresh Water in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflictby Stephen C. Lonergan, David B. Brooks by Stephen C. Lonergan, David B. Brooks (1994)
"overpumping of Aquifers overpumping of wells causes a decline in the water table.
During the recent drought, when aquifers were pumped particularly hard, ..."
2. Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring Techniques: Vol. 1: Solids ...by J. Russell Boulding by J. Russell Boulding (1996)
"Method Description: In overpumping the well is pumped at a rate that substantially
exceeds ... Backwashing often is used in conjunction with overpumping. ..."
3. Population and Food in the Early Twenty-First Century: Meeting Future Food by Nurul Islam (1995)
"The aquifer under Beijing has dropped from 5 meters below the surface in 1950 to
50 meters below in 1993 (Smil 1993). There is also evidence of overpumping ..."
4. Property Rights: A Practical Guide to Freedom and Prosperity by Terry Lee Anderson, Laura E. Huggins (2003)
"Given the way oil flows, overpumping leaves oil trapped underground and raises
the cost of extracting the resource. To overcome the tragedy of the commons, ..."
5. Thirsty Cities: Urban Environments and Water Supply in Latin Americaby Danilo J. Anton by Danilo J. Anton (1993)
"They are, therefore, especially sensitive to overpumping. These hydrogeological
units are low-lying, frequently below sea level or only slightly above, ..."
6. Lessons Learned from the California Drought (1987-1992): National Study of by Benedykt Dziegielewski, Hari P. Garbharran, John F. Langowski, Jr. (1997)
"Also, the city of Los Angeles was blamed for destroying the Owens Valley vegetation
due to overpumping of groundwater from its eastern Sierra Nevada ..."
7. Rebuilding the Unity of Health And the Environment in Rural America by James A. Merchant, Christine Coussens, Dalia Gilbert (2006)
"Water is beginning to be reused, and eventually it will affect agriculture in
the western United States. overpumping of aquifers is a significant concern ..."
8. Environmental Indicators for Agriculture by Organisation for Economic Co-operation, SourceOECD (Online service), Development. (2001)
"overpumping in some irrigated areas in Spain has caused intrusion from saline
aquifers, both near the coast and inland (OECD, ..."
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