Environmental conservation

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, ...