seepages
Gradual moisture escapes
Seepages are instances of liquid slowly oozing or trickling through porous material or small openings.
The word most often describes water or oil making its way through soil, rock, or concrete: seepages from the old landfill contaminated the groundwater.
In technical contexts, seepages can refer to measurable quantities of fluid that have escaped or percolated through a barrier.
The term carries connotations of gradual, often unwanted infiltration rather than dramatic leaks or flows.
Water in underground rock
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
- bedrockSolid stone underground
limestone · sandstone · fissures · cracks · subsurface · water table · karst · porous
Environmental harm from waste
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- landfillWaste burial ground
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
- toxicCapable of causing harm
petroleum · industrial · runoff · soil · plume · migration · cleanup · remediation
Unintended fluid escape
- damWater-holding barrier
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- retaining wallStructure preventing soil collapse
- concreteSolid building mixture
basement · cracks · waterproofing · drainage · structural · inspection · repair · monitoring
groundwater
Water in underground rock
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- springsCoils, sources, or leaps
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
bedrock · limestone · sandstone · fissures · cracks · subsurface · water table · karst · porous · rock formations
pollution
Environmental harm from waste
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- landfillWaste burial ground
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
toxic · petroleum · industrial · runoff · soil · plume · migration · cleanup · remediation · environmental
leakage
Unintended fluid escape
- damWater-holding barrier
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- retaining wallStructure preventing soil collapse
concrete · basement · cracks · waterproofing · drainage · structural · inspection · repair · monitoring · grout
oozing
Leaking viscously and slowly
weeping · discharge · pus · inflammation · tissue · infection · drainage · lymph · plasma · secretion
seepagesgushes
Flows or speaks copiously
floods · torrents · deluges · surges · outpourings
seepagesretentions
Acts of keeping possession
containments · blockages · seals · stoppages · holdings