Environment

Environment

Issues related to the circumstances or condition of the earth's natural surroundings.

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chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

Environment; Pollution

A chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) is an organic compound that contains carbon, chlorine, and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivative of methane and ethane. A common subclass are ...

fumigants

Environment; Pollution

A chemical compound used in its gaseous state as a pesticide or disinfectant.

sick building syndrome (SBS)

Environment; Pollution

Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a combination of ailments (a syndrome) associated with an individual's place of work (office building) or residence.

environmental technology

Environment; Pollution

Environmental technology (abbreviated as envirotech) or green technology (abbreviated as greentech) or clean technology (abbreviated as cleantech) is the application of one or ...

aerosol

Environment; Pollution

a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas

asbesto

Environment; Pollution

any of several minerals (as chrysotile) that readily separate into long flexible fibers, that cause asbestosis and have been implicated as causes of certain cancers, and that have ...