Release: Any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment of a hazardous or toxic chemical or extremely hazardous substance.
Toxics Release Inventory or TRI
A compilation of information about chemical releases and waste management reported by major industrial facilities in the US.
Toxic Chemical Release Form
Information form required of facilities that manufacture, process, or use (in quantities above a specific amount) chemicals listed under SARA Title III.
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removals = the opposite of emissions
removal unit (RMU) = a Kyoto unit; one metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions sequestered and issued for removals of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by eligible land use, ...
Release: Any spilling, overfilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching or disposing from a UST into groundwater, surface water or subsurface soils.
Toxic Release Inventory: Database of toxic releases in the United States compiled from SARA Title III Section 313 reports.
Toxic Substance: A chemical or mixture that may present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.
RELEASE FROM DORMANCY
Temperate woody plants once in true-dormancy require chilling to enter post-dormancy. Temperatures above freezing and in the range of 2° to 4° C are considered best.
Release of any pollutant into the air.
Alachlor
A herbicide, marketed under the trade name Lasso, used mainly to control weeds in in corn, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, woody fruits, and certain ornamentals.
Releases of pollutants to the atmosphere that occur when vapors are vented from containers or tanks where materials are stored.
The release of the contaminant that was captured by a filter medium.
Unsaturated Zone
The area above the water table where soil pores are not fully saturated with water.
The release of chemicals attached to solid surfaces. Antonym - Sorption.
Detection Limit
The minimum concentrations which must be accurately and precisely measured by the laboratory and/or specified in the quality assurance plan.
USCAP released a solutions-based report titled A Call for Action [pdf], which "lays out a blueprint for a mandatory economy-wide, market-driven approach to climate protection." ...
Energy released by nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.
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Sudden release of methane from its ice complex, clathrate, has been hypothesized as a cause of past global warming. Two events possibly linked in this way are the Permian-Triassic extinction event and the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum.
Airborne Release: Release of any pollutant into the air.
Alachlor: A herbicide, marketed under the trade name Lasso, used mainly to control weeds in corn and soy- bean fields.
Delivery/release: The amount of water delivered to the point of use and the amount released after use; the difference between these amounts is usually the same as the consumptive use. See also consumptive use.
Airborne Release: Release of any pollutant into the air.
Algae: Simple rootless plants that grow in sunlit waters in proportion to the amount of available nutrients.
airborne release Release of any chemical into the air.
airborne particulates Total suspended particulate matter found in the atmosphere as solid particles or liquid droplets.
Spawning
Release of ova, fertilized or to be fertilized.
Spawning Biomass
The total weight of all sexually mature fish in the population.
hemolysis
Release of hemoglobin from erythrocytes, and its appearance in the plasma.
hemoperfusion
Passing blood through a column of charcoal or adsorbent resin for the removal of drugs or toxins.
emission - release of pollutants into the air from a source.
exposure - contact with a chemical by swallowing, by breathing or by direct contact (such as through the skin or eyes).
Burning biomass releases carbon dioxide. However, plants also take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and use it to grow their leaves, flowers, branches, and stems. That same carbon dioxide is returned to the air when the plants are burned.
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Emission - The release of any gas, particle, or vapor into the environment from a commercial, industrial, or residential source, including smokestacks, chimneys, and motor vehicles.
Plan covering the release of hazardous substances as defined in the Clean Water Act.
Spoil
Dirt or rock removed from its original location--destroying the composition of the soil in the process--as in strip-mining, dredging, or construction.
Emissions: The release of greenhouse gases and/or their precursors into the atmosphere over a specified area and period of time.
Endangered species: A species threatened with extinction.
Outgassing- The release of "young" gases into the earth's atmosphere by volcanic activity. [Science; v259; 920-926; 1993.] [Nature; v409; 1083-1091; 2001.] ...
Mineralization: The release of inorganic chemicals from organic matter in the process of aerobic or anaerobic decay.
Mineralogy: The study of minerals; formation, composition, properties, classification and occurrence.
Emission Factor Quantity of a substance released from a given area or mass of a material at a set point in time. Emissions The release of gases, liquids and/or solids from any process or industry.
Dropwindsonde:(also called dropsonde) a device that is released at a high altitude by an aircraft in order to transmit atmospheric measurements to a radio receiver as it falls.
During the day when the stomata are closed, the stored CO2 is released and chemically processed. When CAM plants are not under water stress, they then follow C3 photosynthesis.
Capture - recapture A method for estimating the size of populations of mobile organisms (usually animals), in which one or more samples are captured, marked and released, ...
Emission One or more substances released to the water, air or soil in the natural environment. See also environmental release, pollution and environmental intervention. ...
This vertical mixing can be caused by mechanical means (pumps) or through the use of forced air diffusers which release air into the lower layers of the reservoir.
detention lag.
The world’s agrifuel corporations plan to triple the amount of nitrogen entering the world’s soil, a process which releases N₂O .
Remediation Correction or improvement of a problem, such as work that is done to clean up or stop the release of chemicals from a contaminated site.
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION Atmospheric pollution is caused when pollutants released into the atmosphere disturb the natural balance of atmospheric systems in various ways. These disturbances include ozone depletion, acid rain and climate change.
Federal law that authorizes EPA to cleanup uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites and respond to accidents, spills and other emergency releases of hazardous substances.
The primary culprit is carbon dioxide, released from burning coal, oil and natural gas in power plants, cars, factories, etc. (and to a lesser extent when forests are cleared).
flooding Water is released from field ditches and allowed to flood over the land. furrow Water is applied to row crops in ditches between the rows made by tiilage implements.
Strontium-90 and Cesium-137 are man-made and were released into the environment by atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons prior to the 1960s. Contamination levels have dropped considerably since atmospheric testing was banned.
Other forms, most notably fossil fuels, can potentially store carbon indefinitely, however if they are burned the carbon is released and makes a net addition to the carbon cycle and raising the total free carbon.
Most energy is produced by the burning of fossil fuels, like coal, oil and gas, which release carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. Fuel burnt in our cars also releases carbon dioxide.
These compounds are released from products that are being used and that are in storage.
In an emissions trading program, sources of a particular pollutant (most often an air pollutant) are given permits to release a specified number of tons of the pollutant.
When coal is burned, mercury is released into the environment. The largest source of mercury emissions is Coal-burning power plants, which account for 40 percent of all domestic human-caused mercury emissions.
These VOCs release toxins at low levels for years after application, in the case of paint, and are linked to many health problems.
Industrial Source Reduction: Practices that reduce the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment.
Hazardous Substance Release and Health Effects Database (HazDat)
The scientific and administrative database system developed by ATSDR to manage data collection, retrieval, and analysis of site-specific information on hazardous substances, ...
atomic energy - energy released in nuclear reactions. When a neutron splits an atom's nucleus into smaller pieces it is called fission. When two nuclei are joined together under millions of degrees of heat it is called fusion.
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Cytokine: Regulatory protein released by cells of the immune system. Acts as intercellular mediator.
Cytotoxic T cells: Subset of T cells, also called killer cells. Mediate the direct lysis of altered cells (virus-infected or tumor cells).
A coin struck with the intention of being released into circulation for general commerce purposes. This is opposed to Proof coins, which undergo a special manufacturing process and are not destined for general circulation.
Asbestos Abatement: Procedures to control fiber release from ACM (See Asbestos Containing Material below) in a building, or to remove it entirely.
Waste gases, vapours and small particles released into air.
Environment
External surroundings and conditions in which a company or an individual operates or which may effect, including living systems therein.
Emissions: Emissions are particles and gases released into the air as byproducts. There are many types of emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions, for example, contribute to global warming and is not sustainable to the health of the earth.
Emissions is the release of a substance into the atmosphere
Employee Involvement refers to internal communication, training and assignment of responsibilities in job descriptions, as outlined in EMAS.
Although produced through natural processes, carbon dioxide is also released through human activities, such as the combustion of fossil fuels to produce electricity.
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) Environmentally indestructible plastic that releases toxic hydrocloric acid when burned. It is used for food wraps and containers for personal care products. Often referred to as V-3 or No. 3 Plastic.
Burning the rapid oxidization of a substance in a manner that releases thermal energy
Calorific value the amount of heat or energy generated by a specified quantity of a fuel source ...
particles released by combustion). Other components of smoke include gaseous air pollutants such as hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, and carbon monoxide.
 See also: Environment, Waste, Environmental, Water, Reduce
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