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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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slash-and-burn agriculture
Environment; Environment statistics
Method of cultivation whereby areas of the forest are burnt and cleared for planting. When soil fertility declines, cultivation shifts to a new plot.
biologic erosion
Environment; Environment statistics
Erosion of soil as a result of soil's being exposed to water or wind by the burrowing of rodents, and or the destruction of vegetation by insects.
denitrification
Environment; Environment statistics
Natural source of dinitrogenoxide (N2O) from the bacterial or chemical reduction of nitrates in water or soil, producing first nitrites, then nitrogen.
air-conditioning
Environment; Environment statistics
Process used for controlling the temperature, humidity and cleanliness of the air and bringing them to certain specified levels in rooms and buildings.
life expectancy at birth
Environment; Environment statistics
The number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
net present value
Environment; Environment statistics
Present value of an investment, found by discounting all current and future streams of income by an appropriate rate of interest. See market valuation.
toxicity
Environment; Environment statistics
Ability of a substance to cause poisonous effects resulting in severe biological harm or death after exposure to, or contamination with, that substance.
