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Environment
Issues related to the circumstances or condition of the earth's natural surroundings.
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(treatment) process flow diagram (TFD)
Environment; Pollution
"A process flow diagram (PFD) is a diagram commonly used in chemical and process engineering to indicate the general flow of plant processes and equipment. The PFD displays ...
tracer
Environment; Pollution
"A substance used to trace the course of a process; specifically : a labeled element or atom that can be traced throughout chemical or biological processes by its ...
soot
Environment; Pollution
"A fine, sticky powder, comprised mostly of carbon, formed by the burning of fossil fuels."
post consumer waste
Environment; Pollution
"Waste collected after the consumer has used and disposed of it (e.g., the wrapper from an eaten candy bar)."
toxic waste
Environment; Pollution
"Garbage or waste that can injure, poison, or harm living things, and is sometimes life-threatening."
uranium
Environment; Pollution
"A heavy, radioactive metal (atomic number 92) used in the explosion of nuclear weapons (especially one isotope, U-235)."
thermonuclear
Environment; Pollution
"The application of high heat, obtained via a fission explosion, to bring about fusion of light nuclei."
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