Glossary D

The Environmental Glossary. Letter D +++ Popular Articles: 'Disease', 'Deposition', 'Development'

Driver Tag Teams are Driver Tag Teams are known by many different names in the industry,

Drop tubes are Devices that can be added to a Center Pivot system to achieve greater Efficiency in agricultural Irrigation (Kromm and White, 1990).

A Drop-off is Recyclable materials collection method in which individuals bring them to a designated collection site.

English: Droplet / Español: Gotícula / Português: Gota / Français: Gouttelette / Italiano: Gocciolina

Droplet in the environmental context typically refers to a small particle of liquid, often water, that is suspended in the air or deposited on surfaces as part of atmospheric or environmental processes.

The term "drug" refers to pharmaceutical compounds or substances that have the potential to enter the environment and may have adverse effects on ecosystems and organisms. These drugs can be derived from both human and veterinary sources and are typically introduced into the environment through various pathways such as wastewater discharges, agricultural runoff, and improper disposal of pharmaceutical products. While the primary purpose of drugs is to treat or prevent diseases in humans and animals, their presence in the environment has raised concerns due to their potential impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

A Dry cooling is Cooling-down process using steam, to eliminate the loss of water (Strauss, 1991).

A Dry Cow is a Cow that is not Lactating or secreting milk after it has completed a lactation period following calving.

A dry deposition is the settling of gases and Particles out of the atmosphere. dry deposition is a

A Dry Lot is an open lot that may be covered with concrete, but that has no vegetative cover. Generally used as exercise areas in most of US, but may be used as primary Cow housing in

A Dual-Phase Extraction is active withdrawal of both liquid and gas phases from a well usually involving the use of a vacuum pump.

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