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The black, brackish water from Superstorm Sandy that filled her Long Island house has receded.
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Habitats in the biosphere reserve comprise barrier islands, beach and sand dunes, salt marshes, maritime forests, tidal creeks, fresh and brackish water impoundments and open water areas.
UNESCO: Biosphere Reserve Information
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Brackish water: freshwater mixed with seawater.
UNESCO: L O S S A R Y
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The morning haze had burned off, and in the noon light the brackish water appeared deceptively lovely, its surface undisturbed except for a single Jet Ski carving a white wake whose exhausted wavelets lapped at the riprap at the side of the road.
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Officials feared the brackish storm water that poured into tunnels could corrode vulnerable signal and switching systems, complicating the task of reopening a bus and rail system that ferries 8.5 million passengers on a typical workday.
WSJ: Superstorm Sandy Cuts Wide Swath of Damage
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Officials feared the brackish storm water that poured into subway tunnels and onto tracks could corrode vulnerable signal and switching systems, adding to the time workers will need to reopen the MTA's full system, which ferries 8.5 million passengers on a typical workday.
WSJ: Buses Back, But Subways Could Take Days Longer
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Turtle kidneys have difficulty processing salt water, so for an animal that lives in a brackish environment potable water is always scarce.
ECONOMIST: Softshell turtles urinate through their mouths
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Mr. SAWLIS: And it has to be high salty, brackish-type water, as opposed to our other friend, the house mosquito, which likes foul, stagnant water, high-polluted content.
NPR: Unusual Breed of Mosquitoes Hits Dallas
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In federal water desalination policy, why the politically preferred brackish groundwater desalination instead of seawater?
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Buildings smoldered from fire and gas leaks bubbled up through brackish floodwater, occasionally catching fire and burning on the water surface.
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