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The United Nations Organization (UNO), or simply United Nations (UN), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace.
1. (prior to first use) process to render water withdrawn from any source suitable for first use. 2. waste-water treatment by mechanical, biological and advanced procedures.
Industry:Environment
Term referring to the first law of thermodynamics which states that matter is neither created nor destroyed by any physical process. See also materials and energy balances.
Industry:Environment
Type of wetland that accumulates peat deposits. Less acidic than bogs, fens derive most of their water from the underground, so that they are rich in calcium and magnesium.
Industry:Environment
Chalklike material (fossilized diatoms) used to filter out solid wastes in waste-water treatment plants. It is also used as an active ingredient in some powdered pesticides.
Industry:Environment
Direct use at the source, or supply to users without transformation, of crude energy, that is, energy that has not been subjected to any conversion or transformation process.
Industry:Environment
Extreme natural events in the crust of the earth that pose a threat to life and property, for example, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis (tidal waves) and landslides.
Industry:Environment
Land used for purposes of recreation, for example, sports fields, gymnasiums, playgrounds, public parks and green areas, public beaches and swimming pools, and camping sites.
Industry:Environment
Permanent structural change in the environment, resulting from infrastructure development such as settlements, transport, energy development and environmental rehabilitation.
Industry:Environment
Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the risk posed to human health and/or the environment by the actual or potential presence of and exposure to particular pollutants.
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Vertical layering of ecological communities and environmental media. For instance, strata in forest may consist of herbs, shrubs, understory trees and overstory tree layers.
Industry:Environment
