Glossary F

The Environmental Glossary. Letter F +++ Popular Articles: 'Function', 'Feeder', 'Fishery'

A Finishing Operation is the operation purchases Feeder pigs from a Pig Operation and feeds them to market weight at 240 to 260 lbs.

A fiscal year is a financial term referring to any twelve-month period, usually to set a budget. The federal government's fiscal year begins October 1.

Deutsch: Fisch / Español: Pez / Português: Peixe / Français: Poisson / Italiano: Pesce /

In the environmental context, "fish" refers to aquatic animals that are typically harvested for food or recreation.

Deutsch: Fischerei / Español: Pesquería / Português: Pesca / Français: Pêche / Italiano: Pesca /

A Fishery is an established area where fish species are cultivated and caught.

Deutsch: Fischerei / Español: Pesca / Português: Pesca / Français: Pêche / Italiano: Pesca
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fishing usually takes place in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping.

A fissile material is material fissionable by slow neutrons. The fission process and the fissile isotopes are the source of Energy in nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors.

Deutsch: Spaltung / Español: Fisión / Português: Fissão / Français: Fission / Italiano: Fissione /

A fission is the process whereby the nucleus of a particular heavy Element splits into (generally) two nuclei of lighter elements, with the Release of substantial amounts of energy.

A FIVC is Forced inspiratory vital capacity.

Deutsch: Fixierung / Español: Fijación / Português: Fixação / Français: Fixation / Italiano: Fissazione

Fixation in the environmental context refers to the process by which a substance is captured and converted into a stable form that is less likely to be mobilized or transformed within the environment. This term is often used to describe how certain elements, such as carbon or nitrogen, are assimilated by plants or microorganisms from their gaseous or soluble forms and converted into more stable, solid compounds within the ecosystem.

A Flake is Chopped up pieces of recycled plastic bottles. These tiny pieces are melted and formed into pellets, which are stretched into long fibers like thread and woven into fabric

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