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Term

soil sealing

Term

Soil sealing refers to changing the nature of the soil such that it behaves as an impermeable medium (for example, compaction by agricultural machinery). Soil sealing is also used to describe the covering or sealing of the soil surface by impervious materials by, for example, concrete, metal, glass, tarmac and plastic.

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EEA Glossary

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Definition source publication

Publication year

2001

Definition source URL

http://repository.eea.eu.int/reports/technical_report/80/full_report/en/html/appendix4

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EEA

Organisation full name

European Environment Agency

Subjects

SOIL

Long definition

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