Environment statistics

Environment statistics

The development of methodologies and data collection in support of the development and harmonization of national and international statistics on the environment.

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biomass

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Total living weight (generally in dry weight) of all living organisms in a particular area or habitat. It is sometimes expressed as weight per unit area of land or per unit volume of water.

rainwater

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Water that falls to earth as precipitation from atmospheric humidity. It may contain undesirable quantities of nitrogen, sulphur and heavy metals which give rise to problems of "acid rain".

fixed assets

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Are tangible or intangible assets produced as outputs from processes of production that are themselves used repeatedly or continuously in other processes of production for more than one year.

nitric oxide (NO)

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Gas formed by combustion under high pressure and high temperature in an internal combustion engine. It changes into nitrogen dioxide in the ambient air and contributes to photochemical smog.

aeration tank

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Tank in which the sewage is brought into intense contact with activated sludge, and in which a high oxygen concentration is maintained by means of aerators that keep the sludge in suspension.

HABITAT Conference

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United Nations Conference on Human Settlements. The first conference was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, 31 May-11 June 1976; the second conference was held in Istanbul, 3-14 June 1996.

weathering

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Disintegration of rocks into small soil particles through the physical and chemical action of atmospheric agents, for example, rain, water, frost, wind, temperature changes, plant and animals.