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trolling - a method of fishing using several lines, each hooked and baited, which are slowly dragged behind the vessel.
Trolling
A surface and subsurface fishing method in which lines with baits or lures are dragged by a vessel at a speed of 2-10 knots.
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rate-controlling step
rate-determining step
rate-limiting step
In a reaction occurring by a composite reaction sequence, an elementary reaction, the rate constant for which exerts a strong effect, ...
Controlling oil spills by using an agent to trap the oil and sink it to the bottom of the body of water where the agent and the oil are biodegraded.
Source: Terms of the Environment
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Sinking: Controlling oil spills by using an agent to trap the oil and sink it to the bottom of the body of water where the agent and the oil are biodegraded.
The Clean Water Act: Growing public awareness and concern for controlling water pollution led to enactment of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. As amended in 1977, this law became commonly known as the Clean Water Act.
Energy Efficient Heating and Cooling - Controlling the interior temperature and humidity of a building is one of the largest expenditures of energy and also one of the highest components of operating costs that building owners face.
All federal actions aimed at controlling pollution from motor vehicles by such efforts as establishing and enforcing tailpipe and evaporative emission standards for new vehicles, testing methods development, ...
Breeding orchards involve controlling the source of pollen used to fertilize female flowers. This process is expensive and difficult because it involves collecting pollen from male flowers and fertilizing female flowers by hand.
Federal Motor Vehicle Control Program- All federal actions aimed at controlling pollution from motor vehicles by such efforts as establishing and enforcing tailpipe and evaporative emission standards for new vehicles, testing methods development, ...
It also refers to the theory and practice of assessing and controlling factors in the environment that can potentially affect health.
Factors controlling this phenomenon include solar radiation, wind speed, and local surface roughness. The mixing height is located at the top of a boundary layer and at the base of a temperature inversion.
In waste treatment facilities, it is a dedicated unit used for controlling the anaerobic decomposition of organic material.
vector control The process of controlling a disease, parasite, or infection by control of the carrier.
vegetation Plants in general or the total assemblage of plants and their gross appearance as determined by the largest and most common.
FLOW CONTROL LAW Local ordinance controlling, or giving a municipal official authority to control, the collection and/or disposal of municipal solid waste produced in a specific geographical area.
Pesticide: substance used for controlling, destroying, or repelling a specific pest. Includes fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, rodenticides, defoliants, and plant growth regulators.
Air Quality Management District (AQMD) - local agency charged with controlling air pollution and attaining air quality standards
Air Quality Plan (AQP) - a plan developed to attain and maintain an air quality standard ...
Pesticide-free:
Plants or crops grown without the use of chemical pesticides for controlling weeds, insects, slugs, grubs or rodents. This label is not equivalent to organic and is not verified by an independent or government standard.
Best Available Control Technology (BACT): The most stringent technology available for controlling emissions; major sources are required to use BACT, unless it can be demonstrated that it is not feasible for energy, environmental, ...
Certain microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa that are effective in controlling target pests.
chemical results (aiding coagulation and controlling tastes
and odors).
chlorinator (KLOR-uh-NAY-ter). A metering device which ...
Actions taken to improve site conditions by limiting, reducing or controlling hazards and contamination sources.
Monitoring wells
Specially-constructed wells used exclusively for testing water quality.
Air-Conditioning: The process of treating air to meet the requirements of a conditioned space by controlling its temperature, humidity, cleanliness, and distribution.
Mitigation: Actions taken to improve site conditions by limiting, reducing, or controlling toxicity and contamination sources.
The RGGI states will develop a regional strategy by April 2005 for controlling emissions.
Epidemiology: A branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population; the sum of the factors controlling the presence or absence of a disease or pathogen.
Neurodegenerative disease is a condition in which cells of the brain and spinal cord are lost. The brain and spinal cord are composed of neurons that perform different functions such as controlling movements, processing sensory information, ...
chlorination (KLOR-uh-NAY-shun). The application of chlorine to water, generally for the purpose of disinfection, but frequently for accomplishing other biological or chemical results (aiding coagulation and controlling tastes and odors).
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