Fossil water
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Fossil water, fossil groundwater, or paleowater is an ancient body of water that has been contained in some undisturbed space, typically groundwater in an aquifer, for millennia. Other types of fossil
Transport of pipe segments for the Great Manmade River in Libya: a network of pipes that supplies water from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System.
The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System is the world's largest known fossil water aquifer system. It is located underground in the eastern end of the Sahara desert and spans the political boundaries of fo
Fossil water
…research is lacking or disputed as to the age of the water and the behavior of the water inside the aquifer. Large, prolific aquifers (notably the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System and the Ogallala Aquifer) containing fossil water are of significant socio-economic value. Fossil water is extracted from these aquifers for many human…
Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System