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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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river basin
Environment; Environmental conservation
The area drained by a river and its tributaries.
metamorphic rock
Environment; Environmental conservation
A rock formed by the application of heat and pressure to preexisting rocks.
time of concentration
Environment; Environmental conservation
The time it takes for water to flow from the most distant part of the drainage basin to the measuring point.
tortuosity
Environment; Environmental conservation
The actual length of a ground-water-flow path, which is sinuous in form, divided by the straight-line distance between the ends of the flow path.
total dissolved solids
Environment; Environmental conservation
The total amount in milligrams of solid material dissolved in one liter of water (mg/l).
toxicity test
Environment; Environmental conservation
The means to determine the toxicity of a chemical or an effluent using living organisms. A toxicity test measures the degree of response of an exposed test organism to a specified chemical or ...
trace gas
Environment; Environmental conservation
A minor constituent of the atmosphere. The most important trace gases contributing to the greenhouse effect are water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone, methane, ammonia, nitric acid, nitrous oxide, ...
