Environmentalism Glossary

A

• Absorption (of light) in Environmentalism
• Absorption in Environmentalism
• Acid in Environmentalism
• Activated Carbon in Environmentalism
• Active Management Area (AMA) in Environmentalism
• Acute Exposure in Environmentalism
• Acute in Environmentalism
• Acute Toxicity in Environmentalism
• Adsorbent in Environmentalism
• Adsorption in Environmentalism
• Advection in Environmentalism
• Adverse Health Effect in Environmentalism
• Aeration in Environmentalism
• Aerobic in Environmentalism
• Air Binding in Environmentalism
• Air Gap in Environmentalism
• Air Pollution in Environmentalism
• Air Quality in Environmentalism
• Air Quality Index (AQI) in Environmentalism
• Air Quality Standards in Environmentalism
• Air Sparging in Environmentalism
• Air Stripping in Environmentalism
• Airshed in Environmentalism
• Alluvial in Environmentalism
• Alternative Energy in Environmentalism
• Ambient Air in Environmentalism
• Ambient Temperature in Environmentalism
• Anaerobic in Environmentalism
• Anhydrous in Environmentalism
• Aquifer in Environmentalism
• Aquifer Protection Permit (APP) in Environmentalism
• Aquifer Water Quality Standard (AWQS) in Environmentalism
• Aquitard in Environmentalism
• Artesian in Environmentalism
• Artificial Recharge in Environmentalism
• Asbestos in Environmentalism
• Assimilative Capacity in Environmentalism
• Auto Shredder Fluff in Environmentalism
• Available Expansion in Environmentalism
• Avoidance and Reduction Methods in Environmentalism

B

• Back Pressure in Environmentalism
• Backflow in Environmentalism
• Bailer in Environmentalism
• Baseline Risk Assesment in Environmentalism
• Bedrock in Environmentalism
• Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Xylene (BTEX) in Environmentalism
• Berm in Environmentalism
• Beryllium in Environmentalism
• Best Available Control Technology (BACT) in Environmentalism
• Best Management Practice (BMP) in Environmentalism
• Billet in Environmentalism
• Bioaccumulation in Environmentalism
• Bioassay in Environmentalism
• Bioconcentration in Environmentalism
• Biodiversity Hotspots in Environmentalism
• Biodiversity in Environmentalism
• Biological Degradation in Environmentalism
• Biomedical Waste in Environmentalism
• Bioremediation in Environmentalism
• Bioventing in Environmentalism
• Blackwater in Environmentalism
• Blowing Dust in Environmentalism
• Border 2020 in Environmentalism
• Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) in Environmentalism
• Border Environmental Protection, Office of (OBEP) in Environmentalism
• Borehole or boring in Environmentalism
• Brackish in Environmentalism
• British Thermal Unit (BTU) in Environmentalism
• Brownfields in Environmentalism

C

• Cadmium in Environmentalism
• Cap in Environmentalism
• Carbon Absorption Unit (CAU) in Environmentalism
• Carbon Capture and Storage in Environmentalism
• Carbon Credits in Environmentalism
• Carbon Farming in Environmentalism
• Carbon Footprint in Environmentalism
• Carbon Management in Environmentalism
• Carbon monoxide in Environmentalism
• Carbon Neutral in Environmentalism
• Carbon Offsetting in Environmentalism
• Carbon Sequestration in Environmentalism
• Carbon Trading in Environmentalism
• Carcinogen in Environmentalism
• Catalytic converter in Environmentalism
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Environmentalism
• Central Arizona Project (CAP) in Environmentalism
• Channelization in Environmentalism
• Characteristic in Environmentalism
• Chemical Compound in Environmentalism
• Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Environmentalism
• Chlorinated Solvent in Environmentalism
• Chlorination in Environmentalism
• Chlorinator in Environmentalism
• Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) in Environmentalism
• Chronic Exposure in Environmentalism
• Chronic in Environmentalism
• Circle of Influence in Environmentalism
• Circular Economy in Environmentalism
• Clay in Environmentalism
• Clay Soil in Environmentalism
• Clean Energy in Environmentalism
• Clean Technology in Environmentalism
• Cleanup in Environmentalism
• Climate Action in Environmentalism
• Climate Adaptation in Environmentalism
• Climate Change in Environmentalism
• Climate Mitigation in Environmentalism
• Clinical Studies in Environmentalism
• Closed-Loop Recycling in Environmentalism
• Coal Gasification in Environmentalism
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in Environmentalism
• Cold Front in Environmentalism
• Coliform in Environmentalism
• Community Water System (CWS) in Environmentalism
• Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) in Environmentalism
• Compliance Cycle in Environmentalism
• Compliance Monitoring in Environmentalism
• Compliance Schedule in Environmentalism
• Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Environmentalism
• Concentration in Environmentalism
• Cone of Depression / Area of Influence in Environmentalism
• Confined Aquifer in Environmentalism
• Consent Order (CO) in Environmentalism
• Conservation Biology in Environmentalism
• Conservation in Environmentalism
• Containment in Environmentalism
• Contaminant in Environmentalism
• Contaminant Level in Environmentalism
• Contamination in Environmentalism
• Convection in Environmentalism
• Cost Recovery in Environmentalism
• Criteria (for Water) in Environmentalism
• Criteria Air Pollutant (CAP) in Environmentalism
• Criteria Flow Condition in Environmentalism
• Crumb Rubber in Environmentalism
• Cubic Feet Per Second (CFS) in Environmentalism

D

• Deforestation in Environmentalism
• Delegation Agreement (DA) in Environmentalism
• Desalinization in Environmentalism
• Destination Facility in Environmentalism
• Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT) in Environmentalism
• Dichloroethane (DCA) in Environmentalism
• Dichloroethylene (DCE) in Environmentalism
• Digester in Environmentalism
• Disinfectant in Environmentalism
• Dispersion in Environmentalism
• Disposal Methods in Environmentalism
• Dissolved Oxygen (DO) in Environmentalism
• Diurnal Winds in Environmentalism
• Domestic Water Source (DWS) in Environmentalism
• Downgradient in Environmentalism
• Drain Water in Environmentalism
• Drawdown in Environmentalism
• Drinking Water in Environmentalism
• Dross in Environmentalism
• Drywell in Environmentalism

E

• E-waste in Environmentalism
• Eco-Friendly Products in Environmentalism
• Ecological Economics in Environmentalism
• Ecological Footprint Analysis in Environmentalism
• Ecological Footprint in Environmentalism
• Ecological Restoration in Environmentalism
• Ecosystem in Environmentalism
• Ecotourism in Environmentalism
• Effluent in Environmentalism
• Effluent-Dependent Water (EDW) in Environmentalism
• Electric arc shaft furnace in Environmentalism
• Electronic Waste (e-waste) in Environmentalism
• Emergency Response in Environmentalism
• Emission in Environmentalism
• Emissions Reduction in Environmentalism
• Energy Conservation in Environmentalism
• Energy Efficiency in Environmentalism
• Energy Policy in Environmentalism
• Environment in Environmentalism
• Environmental Accounting in Environmentalism
• Environmental Activism in Environmentalism
• Environmental Assessment (EA) in Environmentalism
• Environmental Auditing in Environmentalism
• Environmental Conflict in Environmentalism
• Environmental Conservation in Environmentalism
• Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) in Environmentalism
• Environmental Data Science in Environmentalism
• Environmental Education in Environmentalism
• Environmental Ethics in Environmentalism
• Environmental Governance in Environmentalism
• Environmental Health in Environmentalism
• Environmental History in Environmentalism
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Environmentalism
• Environmental Impact Assessment in Environmentalism
• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in Environmentalism
• Environmental Indicators in Environmentalism
• Environmental Journalism in Environmentalism
• Environmental Justice (EJ) in Environmentalism
• Environmental Justice in Environmentalism
• Environmental Law in Environmentalism
• Environmental Management in Environmentalism
• Environmental Management System (EMS) in Environmentalism
• Environmental Management System in Environmentalism
• Environmental Monitoring in Environmentalism
• Environmental Performance in Environmentalism
• Environmental Planning in Environmentalism
• Environmental Policy in Environmentalism
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Environmentalism
• Environmental Protection Strategies in Environmentalism
• Environmental Psychology in Environmentalism
• Environmental Restoration in Environmentalism
• Environmental Risk Management in Environmentalism
• Environmental Science in Environmentalism
• Environmental Sociology in Environmentalism
• Environmental Stewardship in Environmentalism
• Environmental Sustainability in Environmentalism
• Ephemeral Water in Environmentalism
• Evaporation Ponds in Environmentalism
• Exceedance (of pollution standard) in Environmentalism
• Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) in Environmentalism
• Exposure Pathway in Environmentalism
• Extinction (of light) in Environmentalism
• Extraction Well in Environmentalism

F

• Facility in Environmentalism
• Feasibility Study (FS) in Environmentalism
• Federal Implementation Plan in Environmentalism
• Federal Register (FR) in Environmentalism
• Ferrous Metals in Environmentalism
• Filtration in Environmentalism
• Fish Consumption in Environmentalism
• Fissure in Environmentalism
• Five-Year Review in Environmentalism
• Floodplain in Environmentalism
• Floodwater in Environmentalism
• Fly Ash in Environmentalism
• Forest Management in Environmentalism
• Fossil Fuels in Environmentalism
• Fractures in Environmentalism
• Friable Asbestos Material (FAM) in Environmentalism
• Fugitive Emissions in Environmentalism

G

• General Agreement on Trade In Services (GATS) in Environmentalism
• Generator in Environmentalism
• Geographical Information System (GIS) in Environmentalism
• Geologic Formation in Environmentalism
• Global Positioning System (GPS) in Environmentalism
• Global Warming in Environmentalism
• Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB) in Environmentalism
• Gray Water in Environmentalism
• Green Building in Environmentalism
• Green cleaning in Environmentalism
• Green Economy in Environmentalism
• Green Jobs in Environmentalism
• Green Living in Environmentalism
• Green Space in Environmentalism
• Green Supply Chain in Environmentalism
• Green Technology in Environmentalism
• Greenhouse Gas (GHG) in Environmentalism
• Greenhouse Gases in Environmentalism
• Greenwashing in Environmentalism
• Groundwater Basin in Environmentalism
• Groundwater in Environmentalism
• Groundwater Model in Environmentalism

H

• Habitat Restoration in Environmentalism
• Hardness (of water) in Environmentalism
• Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) in Environmentalism
• Hazardous Substance in Environmentalism
• Hazardous Waste (HW) in Environmentalism
• Hazardous Waste in Environmentalism
• Hazardous Waste Operator Certification in Environmentalism
• Health Based Guidance Level (HBGL) in Environmentalism
• Health Watch (HW) in Environmentalism
• Heat Island Effect in Environmentalism
• Heavy Metals in Environmentalism
• High Pollution Advistory (HPA) in Environmentalism
• Holding Pond in Environmentalism
• Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) in Environmentalism
• Human Health Risk Assessment in Environmentalism
• Hydraulics in Environmentalism
• Hydrogeology in Environmentalism
• Hydrology in Environmentalism

I

• Impervious Surface in Environmentalism
• In-Situ in Environmentalism
• Indian Country in Environmentalism
• Infiltration in Environmentalism
• Information Repository in Environmentalism
• Injection Well in Environmentalism
• Inorganic Compounds in Environmentalism
• Institutional Controls (ICs) in Environmentalism
• Integrated Pest Management in Environmentalism
• Intermittent Water in Environmentalism
• International Boundary and Water Commission in Environmentalism
• International Outfall Interceptor (IOI) in Environmentalism
• Inversion in Environmentalism
• ISO 14000 in Environmentalism

L

• Ladle Metallurgical Furnace in Environmentalism
• Lamp in Environmentalism
• Land Degradation in Environmentalism
• Land Use in Environmentalism
• Landfill Gas in Environmentalism
• Landfill in Environmentalism
• LaPaz Agreement in Environmentalism
• Large Quantity Generators (LQG) in Environmentalism
• Leachate in Environmentalism
• Lead in Environmentalism
• Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) in Environmentalism
• Life Cycle Assessment in Environmentalism
• Livelihoods Assessment in Environmentalism

M

• Manifest (Hazardous Waste) in Environmentalism
• Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) in Environmentalism
• Marine Conservation in Environmentalism
• Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) in Environmentalism
• Medical Waste Incinerator (MWI) in Environmentalism
• Methane in Environmentalism
• Micrograms per Liter (μg/L) in Environmentalism
• Migration in Environmentalism
• Milligrams per Liter (mg/L) in Environmentalism
• Million Gallons per Day (MGD) in Environmentalism
• Mixed Waste (Radioactive/Hazardous) in Environmentalism
• Mixing Height in Environmentalism
• Mixing Zone in Environmentalism
• Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) in Environmentalism
• Monitoring Assistance Program (MAP) in Environmentalism
• Monitoring Wells in Environmentalism
• Monsoon (North American) in Environmentalism
• Multiple Use in Environmentalism

N

• National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in Environmentalism
• National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) in Environmentalism
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Environmentalism
• National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) in Environmentalism
• National Priorities List (NPL) in Environmentalism
• National Response Center (NRC) in Environmentalism
• National Response Team in Environmentalism
• Natural Resources in Environmentalism
• Navigable Waters in Environmentalism
• New Source Performance Standards in Environmentalism
• New Source Review in Environmentalism
• Nitrate in Environmentalism
• Nitrogen oxides in Environmentalism
• No Burn Day in Environmentalism
• Non-Attainment Area in Environmentalism
• Non-Point Sources in Environmentalism
• North American Development Bank (NADB) in Environmentalism
• Notice of Opportunity to Correct (NOC) in Environmentalism
• Notice of Violation (NOV) in Environmentalism
• Noxious Gases in Environmentalism
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in Environmentalism
• Nutrient in Environmentalism

O

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in Environmentalism
• Ocean Acidification in Environmentalism
• On-Screen Coordinator in Environmentalism
• Opacity in Environmentalism
• Operable Unit in Environmentalism
• Operation and Maintenance (O&M) in Environmentalism
• Operator Certificate in Environmentalism
• Organic Compounds in Environmentalism
• Organic Farming in Environmentalism
• Organismo Operador de Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y Saneamiento (OOMAPAS) in Environmentalism
• Osmosis in Environmentalism
• Outfall in Environmentalism
• Outflow in Environmentalism
• Outstanding Arizona Water in Environmentalism
• Overdraft in Environmentalism
• Oxidation in Environmentalism
• Ozone in Environmentalism
• Ozone Layer in Environmentalism

P

• Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Environmentalism
• Partial-Body Contact in Environmentalism
• Particulate Matter (Inhalable) in Environmentalism
• Particulate matter in Environmentalism
• Particulate Matter-10 (PM10) in Environmentalism
• Particulate Matter-2.5 (PM2.5) in Environmentalism
• Parts Per Billion (ppb)/Parts Per MillionMillion (ppm) in Environmentalism
• Pathogens in Environmentalism
• Pathway in Environmentalism
• Perched Aquifer in Environmentalism
• Perchlorate in Environmentalism
• Perchloroethene (also known as tetrachloroethylene) (PCE) in Environmentalism
• Percolation in Environmentalism
• Perennial Water in Environmentalism
• Permeability in Environmentalism
• Permit in Environmentalism
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Environmentalism
• Pesticides in Environmentalism
• pH in Environmentalism
• Plume in Environmentalism
• Point Source in Environmentalism
• Pollution in Environmentalism
• Pollution Prevention (P2) in Environmentalism
• Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) in Environmentalism
• Porosity in Environmentalism
• Portable Particulate Monitor (PPM) in Environmentalism
• Potable in Environmentalism
• Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) in Environmentalism
• Preliminary Investigation in Environmentalism
• Prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) in Environmentalism
• Primary Treatment in Environmentalism
• Procuraduría Ambiental del Estado de Sonora (PROAES) in Environmentalism
• Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente (PROFEPA) in Environmentalism
• Production Well in Environmentalism
• Public Comment Period in Environmentalism
• Public Participation in Environmentalism
• Public Water System (PWS) in Environmentalism
• Pump and Treat in Environmentalism

R

• Radioactive Waste in Environmentalism
• Radionuclide in Environmentalism
• Radon in Environmentalism
• Rainforest Destruction in Environmentalism
• Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) in Environmentalism
• Recharge in Environmentalism
• Reclaimed Water in Environmentalism
• Record of Decision (ROD) in Environmentalism
• Recycling in Environmentalism
• Release in Environmentalism
• Remedial Investigation (RI) in Environmentalism
• Remedial Objective (RO) in Environmentalism
• Remediation in Environmentalism
• Renewable Energy Certificates in Environmentalism
• Renewable Energy in Environmentalism
• Renewable Fuel in Environmentalism
• Renewable Resources in Environmentalism
• Reportable Quantity in Environmentalism
• Resource Depletion in Environmentalism
• Responsible Party (RP) in Environmentalism
• Responsiveness Summary in Environmentalism
• Retention Pond in Environmentalism
• Reverse Osmosis in Environmentalism
• Riffle Habitat in Environmentalism
• Rip Rap in Environmentalism
• Riparian Habitat in Environmentalism
• Risk Assessment in Environmentalism
• Run Habitat in Environmentalism

S

• Scattering (of light) in Environmentalism
• Scrubber in Environmentalism
• Secondary Treatment in Environmentalism
• Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT) in Environmentalism
• Sediment in Environmentalism
• Self-Monitoring Report Form (SMRF) in Environmentalism
• Semi Volatile Organic Compound (SVOC) in Environmentalism
• Septic System in Environmentalism
• Septic Tank in Environmentalism
• Sewage Treatment Plants in Environmentalism
• Sharps in Environmentalism
• Significant Noncompliance in Environmentalism
• Sludge in Environmentalism
• Slurry in Environmentalism
• Small Quantity Generators in Environmentalism
• Smelter in Environmentalism
• Smoke in Environmentalism
• Social Impact Assessment in Environmentalism
• Soil Contamination in Environmentalism
• Soil Erosion in Environmentalism
• Solid Waste in Environmentalism
• Soot in Environmentalism
• Special Waste in Environmentalism
• Stagnation in Environmentalism
• Stakeholder Concept in Environmentalism
• Stakeholder in Environmentalism
• State Assurance Fund in Environmentalism
• State Implementation Plan (SIP) in Environmentalism
• Stationary Source in Environmentalism
• Stockholm Conference in Environmentalism
• Stromwater in Environmentalism
• Sulfur dioxide in Environmentalism
• Sump in Environmentalism
• Superfund in Environmentalism
• Surface Water in Environmentalism
• Surface Water Quality Standards in Environmentalism
• Sustainability in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Agriculture in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Architecture in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Consumption. in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Development in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Fashion in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Fishing in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Forestry in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Forestry Practices in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Landscaping in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Lifestyle in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Livelihoods in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Livestock Production in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Materials in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Mining in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Packaging in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Tourism Certification in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Tourism in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Transportation in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Waste Management in Environmentalism
• Sustainable Water Management in Environmentalism
• Synthetic Organic Chemical (SOC) in Environmentalism

T

• Tail Water in Environmentalism
• Tailings in Environmentalism
• Tertiary Treatment in Environmentalism
• Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) in Environmentalism
• The Earth Summit Agreements in Environmentalism
• Threshold in Environmentalism
• Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in Environmentalism
• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) in Environmentalism
• Total Nitrogen in Environmentalism
• Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) in Environmentalism
• Total Suspended Solids (TSS) in Environmentalism
• Toxic Wastes in Environmentalism
• Toxicity in Environmentalism
• Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) in Environmentalism
• Toxin in Environmentalism
• Transfer Facilities in Environmentalism
• Transport (air pollution) in Environmentalism
• Transport Winds in Environmentalism
• Treated Wastewater in Environmentalism
• Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facility (TSDF) in Environmentalism
• Trichloroethylene (TCE) in Environmentalism
• Turbidity in Environmentalism

U

• Underground Injection Control (UIC) in Environmentalism
• Underground Storage Tank (UST) in Environmentalism
• Universal Waste in Environmentalism
• Urbanization in Environmentalism
• Used Oil in Environmentalism

V

• Vadose Zone in Environmentalism
• Vapor in Environmentalism
• Vapor Intrusion in Environmentalism
• Vector in Environmentalism
• Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program in Environmentalism
• Ventilation in Environmentalism
• Visibility in Environmentalism
• Volatile in Environmentalism
• Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) in Environmentalism
• Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program in Environmentalism
• Voluntary Remediation Program in Environmentalism

W

• Waste Handling and Transport in Environmentalism
• Waste Management in Environmentalism
• Waste Programs Division (WPD) of ADEQ in Environmentalism
• Wastewater in Environmentalism
• Wastewater Treatment Plant in Environmentalism
• Water Body in Environmentalism
• Water Conservation in Environmentalism
• Water Conservation Strategies in Environmentalism
• Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Airzona (WIFA) in Environmentalism
• Water Pollution in Environmentalism
• Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) in Environmentalism
• Water Quality Division (WQD) of ADEQ in Environmentalism
• Water Quality Standards in Environmentalism
• Water Regional Air Partnership in Environmentalism
• Watershed in Environmentalism
• Western States Air Resources Council (WESTAR) in Environmentalism
• Wetlands in Environmentalism
• Wildlife Conservation in Environmentalism
• Wildlife Corridors in Environmentalism
• Wildlife Habitat in Environmentalism
• Wildlife Management in Environmentalism
• Wildlife Preservation in Environmentalism
• Wildlife Trafficking in Environmentalism
• Wood-burning-stove Pollution in Environmentalism
• WTO in Environmentalism

Z

• Zero Waste in Environmentalism