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Environmental management

Comprehensive environment protection practices that aim to prevent or reduce damages to the natural environment as a result of energy productions. These activities include emergency planning, environmental response, compensation and liability, community right to know, regulations for owners and operators of permitted hazardous waste facilities, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and use prohibitions.

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Environmental management

as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA)

Energy; Environmental management

An approach to radiation protection to control or manage exposures (both individual and collective to the work force and the general public) and releases of radioactive material to the environment as ...

available technology

Energy; Environmental management

Technologies and methods for emplacing a permanent radon barrier on uranium mill tailings piles or impoundments. This term shall not be construed to include extraordinary measure or techniques that ...

super-clean hydrogen fuel technique

Energy; Environmental management

A method of producing hydrogen while also capturing carbon dioxide and producing a base that could be used to offset or neutralize ocean acidification. The technique involves first applying ...

Airbag Recycling

Automotive; Auto parts

Japan's Automobile Recycling Law designates unused airbags in end-of-life vehicles as items for recycling.

Environmental Accounting

Energy; Environmental management

A system in which an organization calculates its costs for environmental preservation, such as for [waste processing], [wastewater treatment], and [R&D related to developing environmentally ...

Ha:mo

Automotive; Automobile

Ha:Mo is the Toyota's new electric motorbike. Ha:Mo means Harmonious Mobility Network. This vehicle has a network system combining private car and public transportation efficiently to make more ...

pipeline

Energy; Environmental management

A pipeline is a long, tubular conduit, typically underground, used to convey oil, gas, and other substances over long distances.

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