Environmental Chemistry
An interdisciplinary science that studies the processes of chemical species in air, soil and water environments and how human activities impact these processes.
Environmental damage from hydroelectric, mining, energy and forestry projects, chemical pollution from industry, nuclear energy and weapons testing, toxic waste mismanagement, depletion of the ozone layer and global warming, ...
Environmental Issues: Environmental Events
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Environmental management system
An environmental management system is a method or tool for systematically working with environmental questions within an organisation.
Environmental Health Glossary
The glossary includes some of the vocabulary used in the study of how the environment and environmental agents affect human health.
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Environmental Health and Safety Glossary
Hundreds of Environmental Health and Safety terms and definitions are located below.
Environmental Health Glossary
This glossary is intended to help people become familiar with the terms they may see in various government reports, engineering studies and health literature online and off.
Environmental Equity/Justice: Equal protection from environmental hazards for individuals, groups, or communities regardless of race, ethnicity, or economic status.
Environmental Debt is the cost of restoring previous environmental damage as well as the cost of recurring restoration measures.
environmental technology : An all-inclusive term used to describe pollution control devices and systems, waste treatment processes and storage facilities, ...
E Environmental Policy Review Group
Definition (english only)
The Environmental Policy Review Group (EPRG) has its origin in the fifth Community environmental action programme, 'Towards sustainability'.
E environmental impact of energy
Definition (english only)
Energy and environmental problems are closely related, since it is nearly impossible to produce, transport, or consume energy without significant environmental impact.
E environmental health
Definition (english only)
Those aspects of human health and disease that are determined by factors in the environment.
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National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS)
National Environmental Performance Partnership Agreements
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Environmental controls
Put in place to meet or exceed legal requirements and to minimise impact on environment.
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Environmental Engineering Glossary
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Environmental Terms
Abandoned Well: A well whose use has been permanently discontinued or which is in a state of such disrepair that it cannot be used for its intended purpose.
Abatement Debris: Waste from remediation activities.
Environmental Justice
The fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, incomes, and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING Environmental auditing is a process used mainly in commerce and industry to measure how well environmental policies, programmes and plans are being implemented in practice.
~ Environment Canada (born: 1971 age: 40) (The Canadian equivalent of the EPA) greenhouse gas A gas that traps heat by converting high energy radiation hitting the earth into heat.
Cadmium (Cd): A heavy metal that accumulates in the environment.
Cancellation: Refers to Section 6(b) of the Federal Insecticide, ...
Environmental Terms
Absorption (of light) A process by which light is taken-up by another material.
Environmental Audit: An independent assessment (not conducted by EPA) of a facility's compliance policies, practices, and controls.
Environmentally preferable - products or services that have a lesser or reduced effect on the environment.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): The critical appraisal, both positive and negative, of the likely effects of a proposed project, ,development, activity or policy on the environment.
An environmentally-persistent insecticide banned for most uses by the U.S. EPA in 1972. It accumulates in fatty tissues of animals, and has lead to serious environmental problems such as thinning of shells of certain birds and their resulting die-off.
Glossary of Environmental Terms The use of these terms and definitions varies largely from one author to another. The list below relies on definitions used by internationally recognized organizations (e.g. ISO, SCC, SETAC), environmental agencies (e.
Water and Environment Glossary
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Acre foot: The amount of water that would cover one acre at the depth of one foot (325,900 gallons).
Glossary of Environmental Health Terms
This glossary is intended to help people become familiar with the terms they are likely to see in government reports, engineering studies and health literature. It is divided into four sections: ...
equity - in the environmental sense, the planned dispersement of toxic or waste facilities in regions throughout the socioeconomic strata.
Global climate change will affect people and the environment in many ways. Some of these impacts, like stronger hurricanes and severe heat waves, could be life threatening. Others, like spreading weeds, will be less serious.
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Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST): An underground tank which has a structural rupture and its contents are leaving their containment and entering the surrounding environment.
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Environmental Engineering and Technology Glossary
A-scale sound level A measurement of sound approximating the sensitivity of the human ear, used to note the intensity or annoyance level of sounds.
Environmental Health & Safety
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Environmental Goods - Are typically non-marketed goods produced by ecosystems and ecosystems processes. Non-marketed goods means they are not openly sold or traded.
Environmental Footprint - For an industrial setting, this is a company's environmental impact determined by the amount of depletable raw materials and nonrenewable resources it consumes to make its products, ...
Environment Agency (EA)
the 'environment police' for England and Wales. The EA look after the rivers, sea, beaches, air and soil to make sure they are clean and free from pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS): Detailed analysis of the impacts of a project on all aspects of the natural environment required by federal National Environmental Policy Act for federal permitting or use of federal funds.
environmental damage
Adverse effects to the natural environment.
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Environment. All of the physical, chemical, and biotic factors (climate, soil, living things, etc.) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival.
Environmental Protection Agency - Commonly referred to as the EPA, a government agency founded in 1970 that protects human health and the environment through programs for consumers and businesses.
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Environment - The sum of all external conditions affecting the life, development and survival of an organism.
Environmental Coordinator - An associate who leads the hotels environmental committee and is responsible for developing an environmental green plan for energy, water, and solid waste use.
Environmental Equity (Environmental Justice): Environmental protection for all citizens so that no segment of the population, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, or income, ...
environmental audit: an assessment the environmental impacts of an organisation’s operations.
Environmental Factors: Conditions other than indoor air contaminants that cause stress, comfort, and/or health problems (e.g., humidity extremes, drafts, lack of air circulation, noise, and over-crowding).
environmental assessment = predict the impact on the environment of a proposed project throughout the life of the project; See Canadian Environmental Assessment Act ...
environment
aggregate of external conditions that influence the life of an individual organism or population.
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Environmental refugees
The termini of the glaciers in the Bhutan- Himalaya. Glacial lakes have been rapidly forming on the surface of the debris-covered glaciers in this region during the last few decades.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Primarily a combination of sidestream smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar, and exhaled mainstream smoke from the smoker.
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
As part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, ...
Micro environmental Method
A method for sequentially assessing exposure for a series of microenvironments that can be approximated by constant concentrations of a stressor.
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State Environment Protection Policies (SEPPs)
Statutory instruments under the Environment Protection Act 1970 that identify beneficial uses of the environment that are to be protected, ...
ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERS - DAYLENGTH
The main environmental signal which triggers the onset of dormancy is daylength. For most temperate woody plants, long days promote vegetative growth and short days trigger dormancy.
Environmental/Recycling Acronyms and Definitions
Glossary of Terms
Acronyms are listed prior to definitions.
As provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and several other sources.
 See also: Environmental, Waste, Reduce, Water, Air
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