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Environmental conservation
Terms related to protecting natural resources including plant and animal species as well as their habitat for the future.
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effective grain size
Environment; Environmental conservation
The grain size corresponding to the 10 percent finer by weight line on the grain-size distribution curve.
effective pore fraction
Environment; Environmental conservation
The ratio of the porosity available for fluid flow to the total porosity of a rock or sediment.
effective porosity
Environment; Environmental conservation
The volume of the void spaces through which water or other fluids can travel in a rock or sediment divided by the total volume of the rock or sediment.
effective precipitation
Environment; Environmental conservation
The part of precipitation which produces runoff; a weighted average of current and antecedent precipitation "effective" in correlating with runoff. It is also that part of the precipitation falling ...
effluent
Environment; Environmental conservation
Any substance, particularly a liquid, that enters the environment from a point source. Generally refers to wastewater from a sewage treatment or industrial plant.
el nino
Environment; Environmental conservation
An irregular variation of ocean current that from January to March flows off the west coast of South America, carrying warm, low-salinity, nutrient-poor water to the south. It does not usually ...
electrical resistance model
Environment; Environmental conservation
An analog model of ground-water flow based upon the flow of electricity through a circuit containing resistors and capacitors.
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