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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micrograms per liter - ug/l

Environment; Environmental conservation

Micrograms per liter of water. One thousands micrograms per liter is equivalent to 1 milligram per liter. This measure is equivalent to parts per billion (ppb)

migration

Environment; Environmental conservation

The movement of oil, gas, contaminants, water, or other liquids through porous and permeable rock.

milligrams per liter

Environment; Environmental conservation

A measure of the amount of dissolved solids in a solute in terms of the milligrams of solute per liter of solution.

minimum streamflow

Environment; Environmental conservation

The specific amount of water reserved to support aquatic life, to minimize pollution, or for recreation. It is subject to the priority system and does not affect water rights established prior to ...

Water use for the extraction of minerals occurring naturally including solids, such as coal and ores; liquids, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gas. Also includes uses associated ...

mist

Environment; Environmental conservation

Liquid particles 40 to 500 microns in diameter that are formed by condensation of vapor in air.

model calibration

Environment; Environmental conservation

The process by which the independent variables of a digital computer model are varied in order to calibrate a dependent variable such as a head against a known value such as a water-table map.