Glossary B

The Environmental Glossary. Letter B +++ Popular Articles: 'Background extinction', 'Blood Products', 'Biological Integrity'

A BUILDING-RELATED ILLNESS (BRI) is Diagnosable illness whose symptoms can be identified and whose cause can be directly attributed to airborne building pollutants (e.g., Legionnaire'

A Built-Up Roof (BUR): is Built-up roofs are a class of Low-Slope Roof that consist of layers of reinforcing felt between either Asphalt or Coal tar bitumen. The reflectivity of BURs

Deutsch: Knolle / Español: Bulbo / Português: Bulbo / Français: Bulbe / Italiano: Bulbo

Bulb in the environment context refers to a specialized underground storage organ of certain plants that allows them to survive adverse environmental conditions, such as winter cold or summer drought. Bulbs are a crucial component of various ecosystems, supporting biodiversity by providing food and habitat for a range of organisms. They are also significant in human environments, both in agriculture and horticulture, for the cultivation of many important food crops and ornamental plants.

A Bulk is a large amount of something that is not divided into separate packages. Many stores allow shoppers to scoop out the amount they need of bulk goods like popcorn or potato chips. This reduces waste and packaging.

A Bulk Cargo is Unpacked dry cargo such as grain, iron Ore or coal. Any commodity shipped in this way is said to be in bulk

- Bulk Sample : A Bulk Sample is a small portion (usually thumbnail size) of a suspect asbestos-containing building material collected by an Asbestos inspector for laboratory analysis to determine asbestos content.

A Bulk Tank is a refrigerated, stainless steel vessel in which milk is cooled quickly to 2 to 4_C (35 - 39_F) and stored until collected by a Bulk tank truck for shipping to the milk

A Bulky Waste is Large items of waste materials, such as appliances, furniture, large auto parts, trees, stumps.

A Bull is a sexually mature, uncastrated Bovine male.

A Bullock is Young bull, typically less than 20 months of age.

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