Concise Dictionary of Environmental TermsCRC Press, 1998 M02 25 - 392 pages The Concise Dictionary of Environmental Terms has been written for academic use in grade schools, high schools, colleges, and universities. In addition, it has not only been written for technical individuals who work in environmental or in environmentally related fields, but also for non technical (in an environmental sense) individuals such as office workers, secretaries, doctors, lawyers, etc., and, last but not least, the consumer. In effect, it is a dictionary that may be used whenever and wherever information about environmental words and/or terms is likely to be sought. One-sentence definitions for approximately 6,000 words or terms are provided in non technical jargon. Every attempt has been made to present as much information as possible in this one sentence without complicating its meaning. The words and terms are drawn from the following environmental areas: air; water; solid waste; risk; meteorology; regulations; toxicology; engineering; inorganic chemicals; multimedia concerns; sustainable development; ISO 14000; ecology; and health, safety, and accident management. The appendix section, consisting of acronyms, units/conversion factors, and references, rounds out the scope of this work. In addition to the references provided, the reader will find a computer diskette attached to the back cover of the dictionary. The diskette contains two program files, a Word Perfect 5.1 file which can be run from the WINDOWS Program Manager, and an ASCII file. Both of these text files contain the entire dictionary of words and enable the reader to quickly find a definition using the search capability of the modern word processor. |
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Concise Dictionary of Environmental Terms Kevin Morris,Joseph Reynolds,Louis Theodore No preview available - 1998 |
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acid agent air pollution alcohol analysis atmosphere atomic number atomic weight biological carbon carcinogen cell chemical compound chemical reaction chloride chlorine colorless liquid combustion components concentration containing crystalline solid dangerous fire risk describe device distillation electrical element with atomic emission employed energy environment environmental explosive explosive limits exposure facility federal flammable flow fluid fuel gases HAP that exists hazardous waste heat hydrocarbons hydrogen incinerator industrial mass material measure metallic element mg/m³ of air microorganisms mineral mixture molecules nuclear odor operation organic compounds organic matter oxidation oxygen particles pesticide petroleum plant pound mass powder ppm in air pressure radiation radioactive removal skin absorption sludge soil solid waste solution solvent standard stream strong irritant sulfur sulfur dioxide Superfund surface tank temperature term tissue toxic by ingestion toxic by inhalation treatment TRI that exists unit usually vapor velocity volatile wastewater