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Cost/Benefit Analysis
A quantitative evaluation of the costs which would have incurred by implementing an environmental regulation versus the overall benefits to society of the proposed action.
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The cost of controlling greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and avoiding the most serious effects of global warming is affordable and would be partially offset by economic gains and other benefits, ...

cost sharing
The practice of allocating project funds to pay part of the cost of constructing or implementing a BMP. The remainder of the costs are paid by the producer.
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cost/beneflt analysis. A quantitative evaluation of the costs
which would be incurred versus the overall benefits to
society of a proposed action such as the establishment of an ...

Cost-Effective Alternative
An alternative control or corrective method identified after analysis as being the best available in terms of reliability, performance, and cost.

cost-benefit analysis 1) An economic technique used to compare various costs associated with an investment with the benefits that it proposes to return. Both tangible and intangible factors should be addressed. 2) A quantitative evaluation of the ...

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A charge designed to cover costs of environmental services and abatements measures.

least-cost planning - a process for satisfying consumers' demands for energy services at the lowest societal cost.
leukemia - a form of bone marrow cancer marked by an increase in white blood cells.
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Benefit-Cost Analysis: An economic method for assessing the benefits and costs of achieving alternative health-based standards at given levels of health protection.

Cost Recovery: A legal process where PRPs can be required to pay back the Federal government for money spent on cleanup actions.
Cross-hole: Geophysical methods carried out between boreholes (see also Tomography).

Cost Sharing
A publicly financed program through which society, as a beneficiary of environmental protection, shares part of the cost of pollution control with those who must actually install the controls.
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The cost of organic food, USDA organic food guidelines, and when to go organic.
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External cost: Cost of production or consumption that must be borne by society; not by the producer.
Extinction: Complete disappearance of a species because of failure to adapt to environmental change.
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Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) - The total cost of acquiring, owning, operating and disposing of a building or building system over its entire useful life.

Benefit/Cost Analysis An informal approach in assisting to assess the benefits and costs of achieving alternative standards at given levels of health protection.

Least-Cost Planning A method for satisfying consumers' demands for energy and transport services at the lowest societal and environmental cost.

One of the mechanisms used to evaluate social benefits from pollution abatement and control is the cost benefit analysis.

Many environmental and cost considerations affect the location and design of water purification plants. Groundwater is cheaper to treat, but aquifers usually have limited output and can take thousands of years to recharge.

Ecosystems provide many products or services that are indispensible for human life and welfare but, because they usually require no human maintenance and exact no obvious cost, ...

Compact Development - In many locations, land cost is one of the most significant components of housing cost. Increasing the number of housing units that you can build on a given piece of land is one way to reduce the cost of affordable housing.

Environmental Debt is the cost of restoring previous environmental damage as well as the cost of recurring restoration measures.

Revenue or a profit taken by the government from the minting of coins, usually the difference between the cost of coin production (metal, labor, etc.) and the face value of the coin.

Financial institutions, including the world's two largest insurance companies, Munich Re and Swiss Re, warned in a 2002 study ( UNEP summary) that "the increasing frequency of severe climatic events, coupled with social trends" could cost almost ...

The Alliance to Save Energy supports energy efficiency as a cost-effective energy resource under existing market conditions and advocates energy-efficiency policies that minimize costs to society and individual consumers, ...

burden = economic and social cost of amelioration and mitigation strategy
burden share = means of defining, measuring and deciding on who shall bear the economic and social cost of amelioration and mitigation strategy
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A low-cost solution is to avoid flushing for a #1. Consider putting a brick in the tank. Consider getting a modern toilet that uses less water with more pressure. If you don’t have a sewer hookup, you might consider a composting toilet.

A facilities plan investigates needs and provides information on the cost effectiveness of alternatives, a recommended plan, an environmental assessment of the recommendations, and descriptions of the treatment works, costs, ...

HHW includes paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, pesticides, and other materials or products containing volatile chemicals that may catch fire, react, or explode. Many communities offer no-cost recycling and disposal options for individual ...

Fund established in January 2002 (COP7, Marrakesh) to help least developed countries (LDCs) meet the cost of adaptation to climate change.

Kilowatt-hour: A unit for measuring the use of electricity. The cost of an electric bill depends on how many kilowatt-hours the customer used. A microwave or toaster running for an hour will use about 1 kilowatt-hour.
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5. Genetic improvement may not be the most cost effective way to invest in forests. For example, weed control may result in much greater early growth gains than tree improvement.

Maximum Available Control Technology (MACT) - The emission standard for sources of air pollution requiring the maximum reduction of hazardous emissions, taking cost and feasibility into account.

The grants cover the additional cost of cleaner technologies for on-road, off-road, marine, locomotive and agricultural pump engines, as well as forklifts and airport ground support equipment. Please visit our Carl Moyer Program website.

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Handmade: Usually a one of a kind, hand-crafted product that is made without the use of machines and is not mass produced. The cost of handmade goods are often higher than machine-made versions if artisans are paid a fair wage and have pride in ...

Ethanol blended fuels competed with methyltertbutylether (MTBE), but because of the cost and the fact MTBE can be shipped through existing pipelines, MTBE was chosen.

Life Cycle Assessment - Methodology used to assess a product's full environmental cost, from the harvesting of raw material to final disposal.

A best practice is a process, technique, or innovative use of technology, equipment or resources that has a proven record of success in providing significant improvement in cost, schedule, quality, ...

Nuclear fusion: The fusing together of elements to produce either electrically-charged particles or heat, which is then harnessed to produce electricity. This technology is currently being researched but thus far is not cost-effective.

Primary Drinking Water Standards: enforceable EPA standards which establish MCLs for drinking water contaminants after considering health effects and the feasibility and cost of analysis and treatment of regulated contaminants.

Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) - air pollution abatement equipment that is both technologically feasible and cost effective ...

Reproductive cost The decrease in survivorship and/or rate of growth, and hence the decrease in the potential for future reproduction, suffered by an individual as a result of increasing its current allocation to reproduction.

Extraction and monitoring wells are typically drilled vertically. A horizontal well has the advantage of providing a large area of groundwater capture for a lower overall cost.
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Participatory Guarantee System: a form of "certification" for small organic producers where the produce is vouched for by local stakeholders such as other organic farmers and consumers. Aims to provide an alternative to the high cost of organic ...

Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.' ...

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