Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater...
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A brackish-water aquarium is an aquarium where the water is brackish (semi-salty). The range of "saltiness" varies greatly, from near freshwater to near...
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Bodies of water of brackish nature are found around the world in a wide variety of settings, shapes and sizes. The following is a list of notable bodies...
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United States Geological Survey (USGS) salinity scale, saline water is saltier than brackish water, but less salty than brine. The salt concentration is usually...
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of the country's drinkable water was produced through desalination of saltwater and brackish water. The main natural water resources of Israel are: The...
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specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include non-salty mineral-rich waters such as chalybeate springs. Fresh water may encompass frozen and...
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Brine (redirect from Brine water)
of salts from an aqueous solution to obtain fresh water from a source of seawater or brackish water; and in turn, a discharge is generated, commonly called...
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seen fish that can be kept in a brackish water aquarium. List of brackish aquarium invertebrate species List of brackish aquarium plant species List of...
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Fishkeeping (section Brackish water)
tanks. Brackish water aquaria combine elements of the other types, with salinity that must stay between that of freshwater and seawater. Brackish water fish...
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Salt poisoning (redirect from Salt water poisoning)
sodium chloride) in either solid form or in solution (saline water, including brine, brackish water, or seawater). Salt poisoning sufficient to produce severe...
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parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus. These bacteria thrive in warm, brackish water and are often found in shellfish such as oysters, clams, and mussels...
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several species of small turtle (order Testudines) living in fresh or brackish water. Terrapins do not form a taxonomic unit and may not be closely related...
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streams, ponds, rivers, and lakes, and less commonly found living in brackish water. Historically, they have been of major importance in artisanal fishing...
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Cleaner fish (section Brackish water fish)
from the Western Atlantic Brackish water refers to aquatic environments that have a salinity in between salt and fresh water systems. Cleaning symbiosis...
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A body of water or waterbody is any significant accumulation of water on the surface of Earth or another planet. The term most often refers to oceans...
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Reverse osmosis (redirect from Reverse osmosis water purification unit)
conditions. RO requires pressure between 2–17 bar (30–250 psi) for fresh and brackish water, and 40–82 bar (600–1200 psi) for seawater. Seawater has around 27 bar...
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shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek. They typically contain brackish water highly conducive to fish life and plankton. Bayous are commonly found...
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temperature or both. It is common where a layer of fresh or brackish water rests on top of denser salt water, without the two layers mixing. The phenomenon is frequently...
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natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water. Lakes portal United States portal List of lakes of the...
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Lake Vouliagmeni (category Pages using infobox body of water with auto short description)
Lake Vouliagmeni ("Sunken Lake") is a small brackish-water lake fed by underground currents seeping through the mass of Mount Hymettus located to the south...
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Horseshoe crabs are marine and brackish water arthropods of the family Limulidae and are the only surviving xiphosurans. Despite their name, they are not...
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Agkistrodon piscivorus (redirect from Water moccasin)
rocky, mountain streams. It is also found in brackish-water habitats and is sometimes seen swimming in salt water. It has been much more successful at colonizing...
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Estuary (category Bodies of water)
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the...
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be called sea snails is not always easy. Some species that live in brackish water (such as certain neritids) can be listed as either freshwater snails...
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Salinity (redirect from Salinity of ocean water)
body of water, called saline water (see also soil salinity). It is usually measured in g/L or g/kg (grams of salt per liter/kilogram of water; the latter...
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Brackish marshes develop from salt marshes where a significant freshwater influx dilutes the seawater to brackish levels of salinity. This commonly happens...
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Apr 2007 version. Monks N. (editor): Brackish Water Fishes, TFH 2006, ISBN 0-7938-0564-3 Schäfer F: Brackish Water Fishes, Aqualog 2005, ISBN 3-936027-82-X...
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Environmental issues in Israel (redirect from Water scarcity in Israel)
with approximately half its water supply derived from reclaimed and treated waste water, brackish water and desalinated water. Additionally, Israel is party...
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Zealand List of fjords of the United States List of straits List of brackish bodies of water Lists of lagoons Reservoirs List of reservoirs by surface area...
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regions in the north—and commonly encountered around the coast of the brackish Baltic Sea. A lamprey is a jawless fish with a toothed, funnel-like sucking...
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