A creek is a watercourse smaller than, and often tributary to, a river. In the context of the environment, . . . Read More

An Acute Effect is an adverse effect on any living Organism which results in severe symptoms that develop . . . Read More

A Biotechnology is Techniques that use living organisms or parts of organisms to produce a variety of . . . Read More

A Bloom is a proliferation of Algae and/or higher Aquatic plants in a body of wateroften related to pollution, . . . Read More

A Coagulation is Clumping of particles in wastewater to settle out impurities, often induced by chemicals . . . Read More

A Benthic is Bottom-dwelling. The plant and animal life whose habitat is the bottom of a sea, lake, or . . . Read More

Outfall: An outfall is the pipe through which industrial facilities and wastewater treatment plants Discharge . . . Read More

Soil is the natural body consisting of minerals, mixed with some organic materials. It is covering the . . . Read More

Land, sometimes referred to as dry land, is the solid surface of the Earth, that is not covered by water. . . . Read More

Nitrate is a polyatomic ion with the molecular formula NO3. Nitrates also describe the organic functional . . . Read More