Alphabetical List of Terms

552 Pages·1999·1.77 MB·English

GEMET
GEneral Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus
Volume 3: Alphabetical List of Terms
Prepared under contract to the European Topic Centre on Catalogue of Data Sources (ETC/CDS)
by
CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto Tecnologie Biomediche
Reparto Ricerca e Documentazione Ambientale
Roma
and
UBA - Umweltbundesamt
Berlin
Version 2.0
August 1999
Alphabetical List of Descriptors
abandoned industrial land absorption (exposure)
USE industrial wasteland S:5174, T:1822, T:4345
DEF The taking in of fluids or other substances by
abandoned industrial site cells or tissues. (Source: LANDY)
S:1054, T:4613, T:5991, T:6672, T:9012 THEME CHEMISTRY; HUMAN HEALTH
DEF Site that cannot be used for any purpose, being GROUP HEALTH, NUTRITION
contaminated by pollutants, not necessarily TT disease
radioactive. (Source: RRDA) BT poisoning
THEME INDUSTRY; NATURAL AREAS, LANDSCAPE,
ECOSYSTEMS; POLLUTION; URBAN ENVIRONMENT, absorption (process)
URBAN STRESS
USE sorption
GROUP ANTHROPOSPHERE (BUILT ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN
SETTLEMENTS, LAND SETUP)
TT land setup Ac
BT land setup USE actinium
NT disused military site
RT industrial wasteland academic
old hazardous site T:4071
THEME GENERAL
abandoned vehicle GROUP FUNCTIONAL TERMS
S:2646, T:8813, T:9178
DEF A vehicle that has been discarded in the acceptable daily intake
environment, urban or otherwise, often found S:4949, T:1823, T:4346, T:6673
wrecked, destroyed, damaged or with a major DEF The measurement of the amount of any chemical
component part stolen or missing. (Source: substance that can be safely consumed by a
ISEP / MDM) human being in a day. Calculations are usually
UF discarded automobile based on the maximum level of a substance that
THEME TRANSPORT; WASTE can be fed to animals without producing any
GROUP WASTES, POLLUTANTS, POLLUTION harmful effects. This is divided by a "safety
TT waste factor" to allow for the differences between
BT type of waste animals and humans and to take account of the
RT vehicle variation in human diets. (Source: WRIGHT)
UF ADI
abattoir THEME CHEMISTRY; HUMAN HEALTH; POLLUTION
USE slaughterhouse GROUP RESEARCH, SCIENCES
TT parameter
abiotic environment BT parameter
S:9, T:4070 RT health-environment relationship
DEF The non-living components of the environment health hazard
(rocks, minerals, soil, water and climate).
(Source: WRIGHT) acceptable risk level
THEME GENERAL S:4950, T:1824, T:4347, T:6674
GROUP ENVIRONMENT (NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, DEF Level of risk judged to be outweighed by
ANTHROPIC ENVIRONMENT)
corresponding benefits or one that is of such a
TT environment
degree that it is considered to pose minimal
BT physical environment
potential for adverse effects. (Source:
EPAGLOa)
abiotic factor
THEME CHEMISTRY; HUMAN HEALTH; POLLUTION
S:541, S:4781, T:875
GROUP RESEARCH, SCIENCES
DEF Physical, chemical and other non-living
TT parameter
environmental factors. They are essential for
BT parameter
living plants and animals of an ecosystem,
RT risk assessment
providing the essential elements and nutrients
that are necessary for growth. The abiotic
acceptance
elements also include the climatic and pedologic
USE agreement (administrative)
components of the ecosystem. (Source: LBC /
WRIGHT)
access right
THEME BIOLOGY
USE right of access
GROUP BIOSPHERE (ORGANISMS, ECOSYSTEMS)
TT biosphere; science
access road
BT ecological parameter
S:1010, T:1511, T:8814
NT anthropogenic factor
THEME BUILDING; TRANSPORT
geogenic factor
GROUP ANTHROPOSPHERE (BUILT ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN
RT climate
SETTLEMENTS, LAND SETUP)
TT built environment
BT road
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GROUP RISKS, SAFETY
access to administrative documents NT accident source *
S:3897, T:1 environmental accident *
DEF The legal right of access to administrative major accident *
documents or the opportunity to avail oneself of traffic accident *
the same. (Source: BLACKa) work accident
UF administrative documents access technological accident
THEME ADMINISTRATION RT disaster
GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS, health hazard
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING
TT administration
accident source
BT public function
S:5244, T:2505
DEF The cause or origin of an unexpected occurrence,
access to culture
failure or loss with the potential for harming
S:4190, T:7839
human life, property or the environment.
DEF The ability, right and permission to approach
(Source: OED / HMD)
and use, or the general availability of resources
THEME DISASTERS, ACCIDENTS, RISK
that transmit the beliefs, customs, artistic activity
GROUP RISKS, SAFETY
and knowledge of a people. (Source: PPP /
TT accident
RHW)
BT accident
THEME SOCIAL ASPECTS, POPULATION
NT oil slick
GROUP INFORMATION, EDUCATION, CULTURE,
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
TT culture (society) accidental release of organisms
BT culture (society) S:3031, T:303, T:876, T:5992, T:6675
NT cultural development DEF Genetically engineered organisms that are
access to information released in the environment by mistake; once
information transfer released they may exhibit some previously
unknown pathogenicity, might take over from
access to information some naturally occurring bacteria (possibly
S:4191, T:5176, T:7840 having other positive functions which thus are
DEF The ability, right and permission to approach lost) or pass on some unwanted trait to such
and use, or the general availability of resources indigenous bacteria. There is also concern that
that convey knowledge. (Source: RHW) an uncontrolled genetic mutation could produce
THEME INFORMATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS, POPULATION a form with hazardous consequences for the
GROUP INFORMATION, EDUCATION, CULTURE, environment. (Source: WPRa)
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS UF organisms accidental release
TT culture (society)
THEME AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGY; NATURAL AREAS,
BT access to culture LANDSCAPE, ECOSYSTEMS; POLLUTION
RT public information GROUP EFFECTS, IMPACTS
TT impact source
access to the courts BT release of organisms
S:3524, T:5372
DEF The right of citizens to access to the organs of accommodation
the governments where justice is administered. USE lodging
(Source: BLACK)
THEME LEGISLATION accounting
GROUP LEGISLATION, NORMS, CONVENTIONS S:3231, T:2671
TT justice DEF Method of recording all the transactions
BT justice affecting the financial condition of a business or
organization.
access to the sea THEME ECONOMICS
S:3883, T:2 GROUP ECONOMICS, FINANCE
UF sea access TT business
THEME ADMINISTRATION BT business
GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS, NT balance (economic) *
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING bookkeeping *
TT administration
environmental accounting *
BT right of access
expenditure *
accident
accounting system
S:5243, T:2504, T:4348
S:3270, T:2672
DEF An unexpected occurrence, failure or loss with
DEF The system of setting up, maintaining, and
the potential for harming human life, property or
auditing the books of a firm and of analyzing its
the environment. (Source: TOE / HMD)
financial status and operating results.
UF incident
THEME ECONOMICS
THEME DISASTERS, ACCIDENTS, RISK; HUMAN HEALTH
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GROUP ECONOMICS, FINANCE acid rain
TT economy S:2960, T:560, T:6677
BT economy DEF Rain having a pH less than 5.6. The acidity
results from chemical reactions occurring when
accumulation in body tissues water, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides,
S:5114, T:877, T:4349 generally released by industrial processes, are
UF body tissues accumulation chemically transformed into sulphuric and nitric
THEME BIOLOGY; HUMAN HEALTH acids. (Source: DUNSTE)
GROUP HEALTH, NUTRITION UF acid precipitation
TT health-environment relationship THEME AIR; POLLUTION
BT human exposure to pollutants GROUP WASTES, POLLUTANTS, POLLUTION
TT pollution
accumulator BT atmospheric pollution
S:2350, T:3150, T:4614 RT acid deposition
DEF A rechargeable device for storing electrical acidification
energy in the form of chemical energy,
consisting of one or more separate secondary acidification
cells. (Source: CED) S:1338, T:1826
THEME ENERGY; INDUSTRY DEF Addition of an acid to a solution until the pH
GROUP INDUSTRY, CRAFTS; TECHNOLOGY; EQUIPMENTS falls below 7. (Source: MGH)
TT equipment THEME CHEMISTRY
BT electrical storage device GROUP CHEMISTRY, SUBSTANCES, PROCESSES
RT energy source TT chemical process
BT chemical reaction
acid RT acid rain
S:1196, T:1825
DEF A compound capable of transferring a hydrogen acidity
ion in solution. (Source: MGH) S:1174, T:1827
THEME CHEMISTRY DEF The state of being acid that is of being capable
GROUP CHEMISTRY, SUBSTANCES, PROCESSES of transferring a hydrogen ion in solution.
TT chemical (Source: MGHa)
BT chemical UF alkalinity
NT diluted acid THEME CHEMISTRY
hydrochloric acid GROUP CHEMISTRY, SUBSTANCES, PROCESSES
TT chemical property
acid deposition BT acidity degree
S:2935, T:6676, T:8308, T:9453 NT strong acidity
DEF A type of pollution which washes out of the
atmosphere as dilute sulphuric and nitric acids. It acidity degree
tends to be a regional rather than a global S:1173, T:1828
phenomenon, linked to particular industrial DEF The amount of acid present in a solution, often
activities and meteorological conditions. It expressed in terms of pH. (Source: CEDa)
includes rain, more than normally acidic snow, THEME CHEMISTRY
mist, sleet, fog, gas and dry particles. It upsets GROUP CHEMISTRY, SUBSTANCES, PROCESSES
the balance of nature, disrupting ecosystems, and TT chemical property
destroys forests and woodlands, plants and BT concentration (value)
crops; kills aquatic life by altering the chemical NT acidity *
balance of lakes and rivers and corrodes building basicity
materials and fabrics. The pollutants are caused pH-value
principally by discharges from power station
chimneys of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides acoustic comfort
released by burning fossil fuels, coal and oil. S:5087, T:4350, T:6493
(Source: WRIGHT) THEME HUMAN HEALTH; NOISE, VIBRATIONS
THEME POLLUTION; SOIL; WATER GROUP HEALTH, NUTRITION
GROUP WASTES, POLLUTANTS, POLLUTION TT health
TT pollution BT health protection
BT deposition RT noise protection
RT acid rain
soil acidification acoustic filter
S:2368, T:4615, T:6494
acid precipitation DEF A device employed to reject sound in a particular
USE acid rain range of frequencies while passing sound in
another range of frequencies. (Source: MGH)
THEME INDUSTRY; NOISE, VIBRATIONS
GROUP INDUSTRY, CRAFTS; TECHNOLOGY; EQUIPMENTS
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TT equipment sound *
BT filter
act
acoustic insulation S:3364, T:5373
S:2205, T:4616, T:6495 DEF 1) Something done voluntarily by a person, and
DEF The process of preventing the transmission of of such a nature that certain legal consequences
sound by surrounding with a nonconducting attach to it. 2) Documents, decrees, edicts, laws,
material. (Source: CED) judgments, etc. (Source: WESTS)
UF sound insulation THEME LEGISLATION
THEME INDUSTRY; NOISE, VIBRATIONS GROUP LEGISLATION, NORMS, CONVENTIONS
GROUP INDUSTRY, CRAFTS; TECHNOLOGY; EQUIPMENTS TT law (individual)
TT industrial process BT law (individual)
BT insulation (process)
RT noise reduction actinide
S:1442, T:1829
acoustic level DEF A group of 15 radioactive elements some of
S:4951, T:6496 which occur naturally while others are produced
DEF Physical quantity of sound measured, usually in nuclear reactions. They include plutonium,
expressed in decibels. (Source: KORENa) americium and neptunium. The health hazard
THEME NOISE, VIBRATIONS presented by the actinides, if they are released
GROUP RESEARCH, SCIENCES into the environment, comes from the potency of
TT parameter their radioactive characteristics. They are alpha-
BT parameter emitters, and therefore can cause intense
NT loudness localized damage in tissues if absorbed into the
noise level body. (Source: WRIGHT)
sound level THEME CHEMISTRY
decibel GROUP CHEMISTRY, SUBSTANCES, PROCESSES
RT sound TT chemical element
sound immission BT actinium
NT plutonium
acoustic property uranium
S:4917, T:6497 RT radioelement
DEF The characteristics found within a structure that
determine the quality of sound in its relevance to actinium
hearing. (Source: KOREN) S:1441, T:1830
THEME NOISE, VIBRATIONS DEF A radioactive element of the actinide series,
GROUP PHYSICAL ASPECTS, NOISE, VIBRATIONS, RADIATIONS occurring as a decay product of uranium. It is
TT science used as an alpha particle source and in neutron
BT acoustics production. (Source: CED)
NT sound propagation UF Ac
sound transmission THEME CHEMISTRY
GROUP CHEMISTRY, SUBSTANCES, PROCESSES
acoustical quality TT chemical element
S:4956, T:6498 BT transition element
DEF The characteristics of a confined space that NT actinide *
determines its ability to enable music and speech
to be heard clearly within it. (Source: action
UVAROV) T:4072
UF sound quality THEME GENERAL
THEME NOISE, VIBRATIONS GROUP GENERAL TERMS
GROUP RESEARCH, SCIENCES
TT parameter action group
BT parameter S:5482, T:7841
RT sound THEME SOCIAL ASPECTS, POPULATION
GROUP SOCIETY
acoustics TT society
S:4916, T:6499, T:6600, T:7286 BT pressure group
DEF The science of the production, transmission and
effects of sound. (Source: MGH) activated carbon
THEME NOISE, VIBRATIONS; PHYSICS; RESEARCH S:1667, T:1831, T:5689
GROUP PHYSICAL ASPECTS, NOISE, VIBRATIONS, RADIATIONS DEF A powdered, granular or pelleted form of
TT science amorphous carbon characterized by a very large
BT physical science surface area per unit volume because of an
NT acoustic property * enormous number of fine pores. (Source:
noise * LANDY)
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THEME CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS GROUP CHEMISTRY, SUBSTANCES, PROCESSES
GROUP PRODUCTS, MATERIALS TT chemical
TT product BT polymer
BT chemical product NT polyvinyl chloride *
activated sludge additional packaging
S:2837, T:6678, T:9179, T:9454 S:1836, T:5690, T:8644, T:9180
DEF Sludge that has been aerated and subjected to DEF Additional packaging around the normal sales
bacterial action; used to speed breakdown of packaging. For example as protection against
organism matter in raw sewage during secondary theft or for the purpose of advertising; the
waste treatment. (Source: LANDY) customer may leave the additional packaging in
THEME POLLUTION; WASTE; WATER the shop for waste collection. (Source: RRDA)
GROUP WASTES, POLLUTANTS, POLLUTION THEME MATERIALS; TRADE, SERVICES; WASTE
TT overburden GROUP PRODUCTS, MATERIALS
BT sludge treatment TT product
BT packaging
active participation
S:5396, T:7842 additive
THEME SOCIAL ASPECTS, POPULATION S:1668, T:1833, T:5691
GROUP SOCIETY DEF Substances mixed in small quantities with
TT society another product to modify its chemical or
BT social behaviour physical state. Additives are used to make food
NT community participation look visually more attractive, in the case of
public participation colouring agents, as well as to preserve and
citizen initiative extend the life of the product. (Source:
WRIGHT)
active population THEME CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS
S:5345, T:7843 GROUP PRODUCTS, MATERIALS
UF working population TT product
THEME SOCIAL ASPECTS, POPULATION BT chemical product
GROUP SOCIETY NT fuel additive
TT labour
BT manpower additive effect of toxic substances
USE synergistic effect of toxic substances
activity branch
USE branch of activity adequate food supply
S:5198, T:4351
activity on the land THEME HUMAN HEALTH
USE intervention on land GROUP HEALTH, NUTRITION
TT nutrition
adaptable species BT applied nutrition
S:572, S:4812, T:878 RT food
THEME BIOLOGY
GROUP BIOSPHERE (ORGANISMS, ECOSYSTEMS) adhesive
TT biosphere; science S:1670, T:1834, T:5692
BT species DEF Substance used for sticking objects together,
such as glue, cement, or paste. (Source: CED)
adaptation THEME CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS
USE ecological adaptation GROUP PRODUCTS, MATERIALS
TT product
adaptation period BT chemical product
S:3586, T:5374 RT glue
THEME LEGISLATION
GROUP LEGISLATION, NORMS, CONVENTIONS ADI
TT organisation of the legal system USE acceptable daily intake
BT judicial system
administration
addition polymer S:3811, T:3
S:1321, T:1832 DEF Management of the affairs of an organization
DEF A polymer formed by the chain addition of such as a business or institution. (Source: CED)
unsaturated monomer molecules, such as olefins, UF public administration
with one another without the formation of a by- THEME ADMINISTRATION
product, as water; examples are polyethylene, GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS,
polypropylene and polystyrene. (Source: MGH) INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING
NT administrative competence *
THEME CHEMISTRY
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administrative procedure * administrative deed
sanction * S:3834, T:8, T:5375
public function * THEME ADMINISTRATION; LEGISLATION
administrative organisation * GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS,
legislative procedure * INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING
TT administration
BT administrative procedure
administrative acts motivation
USE motivation of administrative acts
administrative documents access
USE access to administrative documents
administrative agency
USE administrative body
administrative fiat
S:3835, T:9
administrative authorisation
UF administrative authorisation
USE administrative fiat
THEME ADMINISTRATION
GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS,
administrative body INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING
S:3665, T:4 TT administration
UF administrative organism type, administrative BT administrative procedure
agency
THEME ADMINISTRATION administrative instructions
GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS, S:4225, T:10, T:5376
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING
DEF Education in the theories and practices of
TT institutional structure
managing an office, business or organization.
BT institutional structure
(Source: RHW)
NT authority body *
THEME ADMINISTRATION; LEGISLATION
GROUP INFORMATION, EDUCATION, CULTURE,
administrative boundary ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
S:4145, T:5, T:3408 TT education
DEF A limit or border of a geographic area under the BT level of education
jurisdiction of some governmental or managerial RT administrative law
entity. (Source: RHW)
THEME ADMINISTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY administrative jurisdiction
GROUP ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY S:3814, T:11
TT border THEME ADMINISTRATION
BT sub-national boundary GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS,
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING
TT administration
administrative competence
BT jurisdiction
S:3812, T:6
THEME ADMINISTRATION
administrative law
GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS,
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING S:3431, T:12, T:5377
TT administration DEF Body of law created by administrative agencies
BT administration in the form of rules, regulations, orders and
NT jurisdiction * decisions to carry out regulatory powers and
legislative competence duties of such agencies. (Source: BLACK)
mandate THEME ADMINISTRATION; LEGISLATION
official duty GROUP LEGISLATION, NORMS, CONVENTIONS
responsibility * TT law (corpus of rules)
minister competence BT law branch
state control RT administrative instructions
police power
administrative occupation
administrative court (administration) S:5352, T:13, T:8645
S:3714, T:7 THEME ADMINISTRATION; TRADE, SERVICES
UF administrative court (legal aspects), GROUP SOCIETY
administrative tribunal TT labour
THEME ADMINISTRATION BT occupation
GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS,
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING
administrative organisation
TT institutional structure
S:3823, T:14
BT court
THEME ADMINISTRATION
GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS,
administrative court (legal aspects)
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING
USE administrative court (administration) TT administration
BT administration
NT balancing of interests
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conflicting use BT sanction
conflict of aims
conflict of interests administrative tribunal
co-operation principle USE administrative court (administration)
institutionalisation
municipal level adsorption
public-private partnership S:1402, T:1835, T:6601, T:6679, T:8309,
supervisory body T:9455
DEF The physical or chemical bonding of molecules
administrative organism type of gas, liquid or a dissolved substance to the
USE administrative body external surface of a solid or the internal surface,
if the material is porous, in a very thin layer.
administrative penalty (Source: ALL)
USE administrative sanction THEME CHEMISTRY; PHYSICS; POLLUTION; SOIL; WATER
GROUP CHEMISTRY, SUBSTANCES, PROCESSES
administrative procedure TT physicochemical process
S:3833, T:15 BT sorption
THEME ADMINISTRATION
GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS, adult
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING S:5378, T:4352, T:7844
TT administration
DEF A person who is fully grown, developed or of a
BT administration
specified age. (Source: RHW)
NT agreement (administrative)
THEME HUMAN HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECTS, POPULATION
administrative fiat
GROUP SOCIETY
advice *
TT demography
attribution
BT population structure
authorisation *
claim for restitution
adult education
classification *
S:4226, T:7845
compulsory use
DEF Various measures and programmes of continuing
detection
and/or informal education which are directed to
enforcement *
the adult populations. Generally centers on adult
industrial property right
interests, developments, and general problems,
inspection *
and can include environmental problems/areas
interim decision
with alternative ways and choices for adults to
legally protected right
improve their living conditions/environments.
permission *
(Source: UNUN)
prohibition *
THEME SOCIAL ASPECTS, POPULATION
registration *
GROUP INFORMATION, EDUCATION, CULTURE,
resolution (act) ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
restriction on use TT education
petition right BT level of education
right of property
right to compensation advanced material
seizure * USE new material
administrative deed
notice advertisement
circular mail S:4347, T:5177, T:7846
right of access * DEF The action or practice of drawing public
repression attention to goods, services, events, etc.
(Source: CED)
administrative sanction UF advertising
S:3910, T:16 THEME INFORMATION; SOCIAL ASPECTS, POPULATION
DEF Generally, any formal official imposition of GROUP INFORMATION, EDUCATION, CULTURE,
penalty or fine; destruction, taking, seizure, or ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
TT information
withholding of property; assessment of damages,
BT public information
reimbursement, restitution, compensation, costs,
NT product advertising
charges or fees; requirement, revocation or
suspension of license; and taking other
advertising
compulsory or restrictive action by organization,
USE advertisement
agency or its representative.
UF administrative penalty
advice
THEME ADMINISTRATION
S:3836, T:17, T:4073
GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS,
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING THEME ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL
TT administration
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GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS, TT overburden
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING BT biological waste treatment
TT administration
RT waste water treatment
BT administrative procedure
NT environmental protection advice
aerobiology
S:4735, T:562, T:881
aeolian energy
DEF The study of the atmospheric dispersal of
USE wind power
airborne fungus spores, pollen grains, and
microorganisms; and, more broadly, of airborne
aeration
propagules of algae and protozoans, minute
S:1492, T:561, T:4617, T:9456
insects such as aphids, and pollution gases and
DEF Exposition to the action of air. (Source: MGH)
particles which exert specific biologic effects.
THEME AIR; INDUSTRY; WATER
(Source: MGH)
GROUP PHYSICAL ASPECTS, NOISE, VIBRATIONS, RADIATIONS
THEME AIR; BIOLOGY
TT physical process
GROUP RESEARCH, SCIENCES
BT physical process
TT science
NT water aeration
BT biology
RT ventilation
RT pollen
aerial photograph
aerobiosis
S:4295, T:5178
USE aerobic condition
DEF An image of the ground surface made on a light-
sensitive material and taken at a high altitude
aerodynamic noise
from an aircraft, spacecraft or rocket. (Source:
S:4923, T:6500, T:8815
MHD)
DEF Acoustic noise caused by turbulent airflow over
THEME INFORMATION
the surface of a body. (Source: MGH)
GROUP INFORMATION, EDUCATION, CULTURE,
THEME NOISE, VIBRATIONS; TRANSPORT
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
TT information GROUP PHYSICAL ASPECTS, NOISE, VIBRATIONS, RADIATIONS
BT photograph TT science
BT noise type
aerial photography
S:2196, T:7287 aeroplane
DEF No definition needed. (Source: NDN) USE aircraft
THEME RESEARCH
GROUP INDUSTRY, CRAFTS; TECHNOLOGY; EQUIPMENTS aerosol
TT industrial process S:1526, T:563, T:5693, T:6602
BT photography DEF A gaseous suspension of ultramicroscopic
particles of a liquid or a solid. (Source: MGH)
aerobic condition THEME AIR; MATERIALS; PHYSICS
S:544, S:4784, T:879, T:9181, T:9457 GROUP PHYSICAL ASPECTS, NOISE, VIBRATIONS, RADIATIONS
DEF Life common to the majority of animal and TT state of matter
plants species requiring the presence of oxygen. BT state of matter
(Source: LAROUSa) RT atmospheric component
UF aerobiosis spray can
THEME BIOLOGY; WASTE; WATER
GROUP BIOSPHERE (ORGANISMS, ECOSYSTEMS) aesthetics
TT biosphere; science S:4644, T:7288, T:7847
BT ecological parameter DEF Considerations, values, and judgements
pertaining to the quality of the human perceptual
aerobic process experience (including sight, sound, smell, touch,
S:1368, T:880, T:1836, T:4618 taste, and movement) evoked by phenomena or
DEF A process requiring the presence of oxygen. components of the environment. (Source:
(Source: MGH) UNUN)
THEME BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; INDUSTRY THEME RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS, POPULATION
GROUP CHEMISTRY, SUBSTANCES, PROCESSES GROUP RESEARCH, SCIENCES
TT biochemical process TT science
BT biochemical process BT philosophy
aerobic treatment affection
S:2823, T:4619, T:6680, T:9458 USE disease
DEF The introduction of air into sewage so as to
provide aerobic biochemical stabilization during afforestation
a detention period. (Source: KOREN) S:2013, T:3974, T:5993
THEME INDUSTRY; POLLUTION; WATER DEF 1) Establishment of a new forest by seeding or
GROUP WASTES, POLLUTANTS, POLLUTION planting of nonforested land. 2) The planting
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of trees on land which was previously used for
other uses than forestry. 3) The planting of trees Agenda 21
in an area, or the management of an area to allow T:3409, T:5378
trees to regenerate or colonize naturally, in order DEF Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment
to produce a forest. (Source: MGH / WRIGHT / and Development, is a comprehensive
ALL) programme of action to be achieved by
THEME FORESTRY; NATURAL AREAS, LANDSCAPE, governments, development agencies, United
ECOSYSTEMS Nations organizations and independent sector
GROUP AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY;
groups in every area where human activity
FISHERY
TT forestry affects the environment. Agenda 21 was adopted
BT forestry by the United Nations Conference on
NT reforestation Environment and Development, the Earth
local afforestation Summit. Agenda 21 is the response to the UN
General Assembly's call, in December 1989, for
Africa a global meeting to devise strategies to halt and
S:410, T:4236 reverse the effects of environment degradation
DEF The second largest of the continents, on the "in the context of increased national and
Mediterranean in the north, the Atlantic in the international efforts to promote sustainable and
west, and the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian environmentally sound development in all
Ocean in the east. The Sahara desert divides the countries". (Source: WRIGHT)
continent unequally into North Africa and Africa THEME ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LEGISLATION
south of Sahara. The largest lake is Lake GROUP ACTS
Victoria and the chief rivers are the Nile, Niger,
Congo, and Zambezi. The hottest continent, aggregate extraction
Africa has vast mineral resources, many of S:1628, T:4621, T:8310
which are still undeveloped. (Source: CED / DEF Extraction of crushed rock or gravel screened to
AMHER) sizes for use in road surfaces, concretes, or
THEME GEOGRAPHY bituminous mixes. (Source: KOREN)
GROUP LAND (LANDSCAPE, GEOGRAPHY) THEME INDUSTRY; SOIL
TT land GROUP RESOURCES (UTILISATION OF RESOURCES)
BT world TT resource utilisation
NT Central Africa BT extraction
East Africa
North Africa agreement
Southern Africa USE convention
West Africa
agreement (administrative)
afterburning S:3838, T:18
S:2218, T:564, T:4620, T:6681 DEF A coming together of minds; a coming together
DEF An afterburner is a gadget fitted to the exhaust in opinion or determination; the coming together
flues of furnaces and also to the exhaust systems in accord of two minds on a given proposition.
of motor vehicles. They remove polluting gases In law, a concord of understanding and intention
and particles, which are the result of between two or more parties with respect to the
incompletely combusted fuel, by incineration effect upon their relative rights and duties, of
and break down other chemical molecules certain past or future facts or performances. The
associated with combustion into inert chemicals. consent of two or more persons concerning
(Source: WRIGHT) respecting the transmission of some property,
THEME AIR; INDUSTRY; POLLUTION right, or benefits, with the view of contracting an
GROUP INDUSTRY, CRAFTS; TECHNOLOGY; EQUIPMENTS obligation, a mutual obligation. The union of
TT industrial process two or more minds in a thing done or to be done;
BT physicochemical treatment a mutual assent to do a thing. (Source: WESTS)
UF acceptance
Ag THEME ADMINISTRATION
USE silver GROUP ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, POLICY, POLITICS,
INSTITUTIONS, PLANNING
TT administration
age
BT administrative procedure
S:492, T:882, T:4353, T:7848
DEF The period of time that a person, animal or plant
agreement (contract)
has lived or is expected to live. (Source: CED)
S:3277, T:2673
THEME BIOLOGY; HUMAN HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECTS,
DEF An agreement, convention, or promise of two or
POPULATION
GROUP BIOSPHERE (ORGANISMS, ECOSYSTEMS) more parties, by deed in writing, signed, and
TT biosphere delivered, by which either of the parties pledges
BT biological development himself to the other that something is either
NT youth done, or shall be done, or shall not be done, or
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