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Magee cited several benefits of permeable concrete, saying that in addition to eliminating expenses for drains and underlying drainage, pervious parking lots remove the need for water-retention ponds that are often required at lots at big box stores and suburban shopping malls.
Susan Buchanan: Permeable Concrete Tested To Reduce City Street Flooding Susan Buchanan 2011
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The pine forests are found primarily in acid soils that have little water-retention capacity and are poor in essential elements.
Cuban pine forests 2008
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Reducing the water-retention role of the four dams being built upstream from the Three Gorges Dam also could generate $1 billion more in annual electricity-generation revenue that could be put toward warning systems, flood insurance and ecological protection in the areas downstream, Nature Conservancy officials said.
Pact May Ease Impact 2008
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The soils of this region are deep (up to 150 m) and are mostly arenosols of poor water-retention capacity.
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Losing too many electrolytes during any race would cause water-retention problems, which would eventually lead to hyponatremia , a condition that could potentially the brain to swell and perhaps lead to a coma or worse.
Wired Top Stories Simon Wheatcroft 2011
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Monsanto, DuPont, BASF, Bayer, Syngenta, and Dow have invested heavily in research into drought-resistant seeds and technologies, such as water-retention gels for use in planting crops and trees, which could be helpful for re-vegetation of degraded areas.
GreenBiz.com Green Business News Laura Ediger 2010
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This would change the water content and water-retention capacity of biscuit dough, they said.
BakeryAndSnacks RSS 2010
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The mac looks thick and cheesy, but it, too, has water-retention issues.
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Vehicle rolls into water-retention pond off Interstate 5
The News Tribune Blogs THE NEWS TRIBUNE 2010
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A vehicle has rolled into a water-retention pond off the South 38th Street exit of Interstate 5.
The News Tribune Blogs THE NEWS TRIBUNE 2010
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