- Industry: NGO
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The United Nations Organization (UNO), or simply United Nations (UN), is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and the achieving of world peace.
Generation of an appropriate bacterial mass in sludge, under aerobic conditions, that is capable of eliminating and/or adsorbing organic matter from sewage.
Industry:Environment
Naturally occurring water having a low concentration of salts. It is generally accepted as suitable for abstraction and treatment to produce potable water.
Industry:Environment
Plastic that releases hydrochloric acid when burnt. It may cause harmful effects. Its industrial precursor, vinylchloride monomer, is a potent carcinogen.
Industry:Environment
Processing and use of wastes in production and consumption processes, for example, melting of scrap iron so that it can be converted into new iron products.
Industry:Environment
Rapid and significant increase in one or a few species of planktonic algae, stimulated by input of nutrients. See also blue-green algae and eutrophication.
Industry:Environment
Tank for storage and partial treatment of excess storm sewage prior to its disposal in a body of water. It is usually situated near sewage treatment works.
Industry:Environment
Area in which there is little or no rainfall because it is located to the leeward side of mountains, the opposite side being exposed to moisture-laden winds.
Industry:Environment
Movement of city dwellers to suburban areas resulting in the creation of new urban areas. This is a phenomenon usually observed in industrialized countries.
Industry:Environment
Add-on control device that uses activated carbon to adsorb volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from a gas stream. The VOCs are later recovered from the carbon.
Industry:Environment
Assets of the natural environment. These consist of biological assets (produced or wild), land and water areas with their ecosystems, subsoil assets and air.
Industry:Environment
