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      "A drainage basin is a catchment that need not be a geological depression.",
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        "unit": "million square km",
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        "quantity": "Podkrkonosi basin age",
        "typical_range": "Permo-Carboniferous",
        "unit": "period",
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        "typical_range": "about 18 percent of land",
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      "Environmental rules for manure lagoons"
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      "Geological basin boundaries alone do not establish flood or pollution risks.",
      "A registry alias may name an engineered pond."
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        "Explain how geological basins may accumulate water or sediment."
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        "Downstream water users may be affected.",
        "Ecosystems may be affected."
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        "Geological survey records document geological basins.",
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                    "text": "Why are sedimentary basins important for oil, gas, coal and groundwater?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits petroleum geology?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits manure lagoon?",
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    "Should drainage basin and sedimentary basin be separate primary entries?",
    "How should geography and geology sources be linked?",
    "The registry entry has merged aliases naming Czech basins and a manure lagoon; should they be split off?"
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