Glossary
- Catchment:
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A surface that collects rainwater, which is to be used in a beneficial manner.
- Cistern:
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Storage tank.
- Detention:
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Detention systems provide a temporary storage of runoff for subsequent release.
- First flush:
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Initial surface runoff of a rainfall.
- First flush effect:
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Rapid changes in water quality (pollutant concentration or load) that occur in the initial stage of a rainfall.
- Health risk assessment:
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An evaluation of the potential for adverse health effects to occur as a result of actual or potential exposures to chemicals.
- Hydrological cycle:
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Hydrological cycle (also know as Hydrologic cycle or water cycle) Continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
- Irrigation:
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Supply of land or crops with water.
- Nonpotable water:
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Water intended for uses other than potable purposes.
- Nonpoint source pollution:
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Pollution whose sources cannot be pinpointed but rather is washed from the land surface in a diffuse manner by stormwater runoff.
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Lee, S., Kim, R. (2012). Rainwater Harvesting. In: Zhang, H.X. (eds) Water Sustainability. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2466-1_332
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