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Shape and kind of fragments Up to 7.5 cm (3 inches) 7.
Wettable Powder
Dry formulation that must be mixed with water or other liquid before it is applied.
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Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI): Estimate of the largest amount of chemical to which a person can be exposed on a daily basis that is not anticipated to result in adverse effects (usually expressed in mg/kg/day). Same as RfD.
Compostable Packaging
Environment-friendly alternative to traditional box packaging that are not only disposable but can be used in composting when they are discarded.
Reportable Quantity (RQ)
Quantity of a hazardous substance that triggers reports under CERCLA.
table A set of data arranged in rows and columns.
taiga Flat, marshy, subartic forests, usually of spruce, firs, or pine trees; ...
table - in the legislative sense, an action taken to halt debate on a bill.
tap water - drinking water monitored (and often filtered) for protection against contamination and available for public consumption from sources within the home.
Potable water
water of a quality suitable for drinking
Reed Bed
Managed wetlands used for the treatment of wastewaters; commonly planted with phragmites australis and other species to facilitate BOD removal below soil surface ...
Potable water: Suitable for human consumption as drinking water.
Potentiometric Surface: An imaginary surface formed by measuring the level to which water will rise in wells of a particular aquifer.
Potable water: Potable water is considered safe for human consumption and is often referred to as drinking water.
POTABLE REUSE: The addition of advanced treated recycled or reclaimed water (purified water) to augment a potable water distribution system.
Potable water. Suitable and safe for drinking.
PB. Parts per billion. Used interchangeably with ug/L (micrograms per liter.)
PPM. Parts per million. Used interchangeably with mg/L (milligrams per liter.) ...
Potable water: Water of a quality suitable for drinking.
Potentiometric surface: The potential level to which water will rise above the water level in an aquifer in a well that penetrates a confined aquifer; ...
Potable Water: Water that is safe for drinking and cooking.
Potential Dose: The amount of a compound contained in material swallowed, breathed, or applied to the skin.
Potable: suitable for drinking.
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 ...
potable water
water suitable for drinking or cooking purposes from both health and aesthetic considerations.
prechlorination ...
Potable water
Water that is safe for drinking and cooking.(1)
Radiation
Transmission of energy through space or any medium. Also known as radiant energy.(1) ...
Potable is drinkable water and must be free of disease-causing organisms, have a desirable taste, smell, colour and cloudiness and contain no harmful chemicals. Full legal definition in Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995 ...
potable water. Water that is safe and satisfactory for
drinking and cooking.
power factor. The ratio of the true power passing through an ...
potable water : Raw or treated water that is considered safe to drink.
Portable battery
a battery which is sealed, can be carried by hand without difficulty, and is neither an automotive battery or industrial battery
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Portable water purification
Portable drinking water systems or chemical additives are available for hiking, camping, and travel in remote areas.
Potable
Water that is toxicologically and pathologically safe and aesthetically fit to drink.
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Portable Fire Extinguishers: Extinguishing units that can be brought to the fire.
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Ignitable: Capable of burning or causing a fire.
IM240: A high-tech, transient dynamometer automobile emissions test that takes up to 240 seconds.
Habitable room: a room or enclosed floor space used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes, excluding bathrooms, laundries, furnace rooms, pantries, ...
Ignitable Wastes - Liquids with a flashpoint below 60 degrees Centigrade, or solids capable of causing fire under standard temperature and pressure. Ignitable wastes are assigned an EPA Hazardous Waste No. D001.
Ignitable: Capable of burning or causing a fire.
Immune System: All internal structures and processes providing defense against disease-causing organisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites.
Ignitable
1) A liquid that has a flash point less than 140°F. 2) Capable of burning or causing a fire.
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) ...
Acceptable intake (for subchronic and chronic exposure)
Numbers which describe how toxic a chemical is. The numbers are derived from animal studies of the relationship between dose and non-cancer effects.
Acceptable Biological Catch (ABC)
A scientific calculation of the sustainable harvest level for a species or species group, and is used to set the upper limit on the range of potential annual total allowable catch (TAC).
Acceptable daily intake (ADI)-Estimate of the amount of a substance in food or drinking water, expressed on a body mass basis (usually mg/kg body weight), that can be ingested daily over a lifetime by humans without appreciable health risk.
acceptable daily intake (ADI)
Estimate by JECFA of the amount of a food additive, expressed on a body weight basis, that can be ingested daily over a lifetime without appreciable health risk.
Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI): The highest daily amount of a substance that may be consumed over a lifetime without adverse effects.
Metastable State - A object that returns to its original position after force is applied. [Vibrational Spectroscopy; v43; 53-63; 2007.] ...
Water Table: The upper surface of the zone of saturation; the upper surface of the groundwater.
Water Table
The top level of water stored underground.
Watershed ...
Air/Oil Table
The surface between the vadose zone and ambient oil; the pressure of oil in the porous medium is equal to atmospheric pressure.
Air Padding ...
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Palatable Water- Water, at a desirable temperature, that is free from objectionable tastes, odors, colors, and turbidity.
Pandemic- A widespread epidemic throughout an area, nation or the world.
Water Table: Upper surface of a zone of saturation, where that surface is not formed by a confining unit; water pressure in the porous medium is equal to atmospheric pressure (the phreatic surface).
Water Table: The upper surface of the groundwater; the level below which the soil is saturated with water. Its depth is influenced by rainfall and by human development (wells, drainage ditches, loss of wetlands, etc.).
Accounting tables that provide information on the material input into an economy delivered by the natural environment, ...
Animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking, and serving of foods.
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Heritable variation The proportion of variation in a trait due to the effects of genetic factors. Heterotroph An organism with a requirement for energy-rich organic molecules (animals, fungi and most bacteria).
water table The level of groundwater. water-use efficiency A measure of the amount of water used by plants per unit of plant material produced. The term can be applied at the leaf, whole-plant, and ecosystem levels.
Almost one gallon of that water is below ground in aquifers.
Three-fourths of this is polluted or otherwise unavailable to us.
About four tablespoons of that is in surface water such as rivers and lakes.
WVO Waste Vegetable Oil. The fat we collect from chip shops etc, which is the main constituent of our fuel.
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A hazy film detectable on the surface of a coin.
High Points
Areas of highest relief on a coin's surface. The high points are the most difficult areas to obtain a sharp strike, but the first to wear or receive abrasions.
However, many people use the word safe to mean something that has a very low risk or one that is acceptable to them.
Co-Product A marketable by-product from a process that can technically not be avoided.
saturation, zone of place lying below the water table where the pore space is saturated with water under pressure greater than that of the atmosphere.
OZONE (STRATOSPHERIC) Ozone is an unstable form of oxygen (the molecule contains three oxygen atoms) and is found in the upper atmosphere.
The grade at which most reputable dealers and auction houses would offer an uncertified coin. Also the standard employed by the N.C.I. (Numismatic Certification Institute) grading service.
The perfect silvicultural decision would be the best biologically, very cheap and socially acceptable. Sometimes very cheap and biologically good tools such as fire may not be socially acceptable.
Even a relatively small rise in sea level would make some densely settled coastal plains uninhabitable and create a significant refugee problem.
Lands transitional between terrestrial and aquatic systems where the water table is usually at or near the surface or the land is covered by shallow water.
A measure of the number of unsaturated carbon-carbon double bonds in a vegetable oil molecule. By titrating the oil with iodine, which reacts at the double bond sites, the number of such sites can be measured.
Heat waves are uncomfortable for everyone, but for infants and young children, the elderly, and people who are already sick, they can be especially dangerous. Extreme heat can cause illnesses such as heat cramps, heat stroke, and even death.
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