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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.
Receiving (as do lakes or ponds) organic material by drainage from adjacent land.
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Sudden shaking or trembling of the earth caused by faulting or volcanic activity.
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Capable of decomposing rapidly under natural conditions. See also biodegradation.
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Contents of cesspools and so forth removed at night, especially for use as manure.
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Factor that can cause a change in genetic properties. See also chemical mutagens.
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Limits of environmental conditions within which an organism can live and function.
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Seasonal decrease in the total ozone column, 15-20 kilometres above the Antarctic.
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Sludge obtained from dredging of rivers, river mouths, harbours and coastal areas.
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Method that identifies oil spills so that they can be traced back to their sources.
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Organism living in or on another and benefiting thereby at the expense of its host.
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