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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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Environmental conservation
nutrient
Environment; Environmental conservation
As a pollutant, any element or compound, such as phosphorous or nitrogen, that fuels abnormally high organic growth in aquatic ecosystems.
observation well
Environment; Environmental conservation
A non-pumping well used to observe the elevation of the water table or the potentiometric surface. An observation well is generally of larger diameter than a piezometer and typically is screened or ...
ocean mixing
Environment; Environmental conservation
Processes that involve rates of advection, upwelling/ downwelling, and eddy diffusion and that determine how rapidly excess atmospheric carbon dioxide can be taken up by the oceans.
offstream use
Environment; Environmental conservation
Water withdrawn or diverted from a ground or surface water source for public water supply, industry, irrigation, livestock, thermoelectric power generation, and other uses. Sometimes called off ...
opacity
Environment; Environmental conservation
The degree of obscuration of light; for example, a glass window has almost 0% opacity, whereas a concrete wall has 100% opacity.
open system
Environment; Environmental conservation
System in which energy and matter are exchanged between the system and its environment, for example, a living organism.
organic compounds
Environment; Environmental conservation
Natural or synthetic substances based on carbon.
