Buffer strips: Strips of grass or other close-growing vegetation that separate a waterway (ditch, stream, creek) from an intensive land use area (subdivision, farm); also referred to as filter strips, vegetated filter strips, and grassed buffers.
Buffer Zone: neutral area which acts as a protective barrier separating two conflicting forces. An area which acts to minimize the impact of pollutants on the environment or public welfare.
Buffer - An area of vegetation positioned between a waterbody or watercourse and nearby development.
buffer compounds/ soil
The clay, organic matter, and materials such as carbonates and phosphates that enable the soil to resist appreciable change in pH.
bulk density; soil ...
Buffer Action: A substance's resistance to a change in pH.
Building Envelope: Elements of the building, including all external building materials, windows, and walls, that enclose the internal space.
buffer strip
A barrier of permanent vegetation, either forest or other vegetation, between waterways and land uses such as agriculture or urban development, ...
Buffer: A substance that reacts with hydrogen or hydroxyl ions in a solution, in order to prevent a change in pH.
Buffer: A solution or liquid whose chemical makeup is such that it minimizes changes in pH when acids or bases are added to it.
Buffer Strips: Strips of grass or other erosion-resisting vegetation between or below cultivated strips or fields.
buffer. A solution or liquid whose chemical makeup neutral-
izes acids or bases without a great change in pH.
buffer capacity. A measure of the capacity of a solution or ...
Buffer Zone
The area that separates the core from areas in which human activities that threaten it occur.
Buffer
A substance that reduces the change in pH that would otherwise be produced by adding acids or bases to a solution. A pH stabilizer.
By-product ...
buffer solution
buffer strips Continuous lengths of buffer areas, including strips of grass or other close-f\growing vegetation that separate a waterway from an intensive land use area; also referred to as filter strips, ...
Buffer Strips
A vegetative barrier between waterways and land that is designed to prevent sediment loss from surface runoff.
Buffer Zone ...
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Definition (english only)
The region near the border of a protected area; a transition zone between areas managed for different objectives.
Buffer: A substance (or mixture of substances) capable of neutralizing both acids and bases when added to a solution, but without significantly changing its original acidity or alkalinity.
Soil Buffering
Observing the Influence of Acid Rain on Plant Growth
Observing Buffers in Lakes, Ponds, and Streams ...
global recession buffer (GRB) = key element in Australia's CPRS legislation; assistance for EITE industries who meet the lower threshold will qualify for 66% assistance, and those meeting the higher threshold will qualify for 94.
SBV Sauerbindungsvermogen (German); the water's buffering capacity, titratable base, alkalinity, acid-combining strength, usually expressed as mEq/ liter
scavenger animal that eats dead organic matter.
Alkalinity The measure of the amount of alkaline buffers--primarily carbonates and bicarbonates--in water. These alkaline substances buffer the water from sudden changes in pH.
buffer factor (Revelle factor) The ratio of the instantaneous fractional change in the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) exerted by seawater to the fractional change in total CO2 dissolved in the ocean waters.
Alkalinity Alkalinity means the buffering capacity of water; the capacity of the water to neutralize itself. It prevents the water pH levels from becoming too basic or acid. It also adds carbon to water.
Wetlands also prevent soil erosion, and they buffer water bodies from potentially damaging land use activities such as agriculture. And wetlands can remove and store greenhouse gases from the Earth's atmosphere, slowing the onset of global warming.
What can people do about it?
Coastal cities can prepare for climate change by protecting or restoring natural shoreline buffers like sand dunes and wetlands, improving storm drainage systems, and building protective barriers where necessary.
The atmosphere, composed mainly of nitrogen and oxygen with traces of carbon dioxide, water vapour and other gases, acts as a buffer between Earth and the sun.
Virginia Department of Forestry, provides information regarding riparian buffers, water quality, forestry best management practices ...
 See also: Water, Soil, Environment, Waste, Condition
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