aquifer / water table
falde acquifere
FAL-dah ak-KWEE-feh-rah
'Falda' alone can mean water table or layer (geology). 'Acqua di falda' = groundwater.
L'inquinamento industriale ha contaminato la falda acquifera.
Industrial pollution contaminated the aquifer.
Le falde acquifere forniscono acqua potabile a milioni di persone.
Aquifers provide drinking water to millions of people.