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    by water-resistant materials such as asphalt, concrete, brick, stone—and rooftops. Soils compacted by urban development are also highly impervious. Impervious...
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    apoplastic flow of water and solutes into the stele and its width varies between species. The Casparian strip is impervious to water so can control the...
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    Equatorial Guinea. The tree fibers are 100% cellulose, able to float, impervious to water, and have a low thermal conductivity. Called Kapok in Asia,...
    7 KB (698 words) - 04:49, 30 March 2024
  • to encourage germination. Scarification is often done mechanically, thermally, and chemically. The seeds of many plant species are often impervious to...
    10 KB (1,227 words) - 15:40, 30 March 2024
  • with effective protection inside a tight packaging system, strictly impervious to water and atmospheric gases (O2 and CO2), may be required for long-term...
    4 KB (474 words) - 13:11, 23 January 2024
  • general characteristic of being a distinct soil layer that is largely impervious to water. Some hardpans are formed by deposits in the soil that fuse and bind...
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    having a glaze and polish that renders it impervious to water and need only be wiped with a sponge to restore it to its original luster. In November 1799...
    11 KB (1,221 words) - 05:54, 19 March 2024
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    stability. Micarta is nearly impervious to water, is grippy when wet, and is an excellent insulator. Micarta has come to refer to any fibrous material cast...
    40 KB (5,311 words) - 06:46, 22 May 2024
  • to lower the use of water while retaining the needed slump (flow) property. A lower water content makes the concrete stronger and more impervious to water...
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    construction site. In addition, because the colloid is relatively impervious to water, a slurry wall can prevent the seepage of groundwater, which is useful...
    38 KB (4,357 words) - 00:32, 2 April 2024
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    tensile strength even without reinforcement, and they are largely impervious to water. Polymer concretes are frequently used for the repair and construction...
    118 KB (13,486 words) - 23:29, 25 May 2024
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    challenge. Ceiling, wall, and floor materials and coverings should be impervious to water and readily and easily cleaned. The use of ceramic or glass, as well...
    15 KB (1,819 words) - 17:14, 10 May 2024
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    fabric that is impervious to water, yet with a breathable membrane to let air through. Kirza was first used in 1936-1937 and authorized to replace leather...
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    formed of hard, impervious and calcium-poor rocks, only very low concentrations of divalent cations are found and the water is termed soft water. Examples include...
    43 KB (4,516 words) - 07:29, 20 April 2024
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    A hard subsoil is impervious to water and prevents proper drainage. It should not be too loose, however, as this allows the water to pass through more...
    50 KB (5,278 words) - 15:19, 22 May 2024
  • approach to transforming wetlands to arable fields. A less mythical explanation could be sought in various forms of expansive clay. Generally impervious to water...
    5 KB (672 words) - 18:49, 13 February 2024
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    water is variable and depends on climatic variables. The water moves from one reservoir to another, such as from river to ocean, or from the ocean to...
    38 KB (4,858 words) - 11:23, 25 April 2024
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    Desert (section Water)
    millipedes, scorpions and spiders have hard cuticles which are impervious to water and many of them lay their eggs underground and their young develop...
    111 KB (13,090 words) - 03:11, 19 May 2024
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    heavy rain, water seeps into the earth and forms ground water when it meets layers of impervious rock. Pit water is mainly interstitial water and groundwater...
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  • by Emit Claviez (Saxony, Germany). Xylolin is non-shrinkable and impervious to water.'' p.21https://archive.org/details/logginglumbering00scheuoft/page/160/mode/2up...
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