Glossary O
The Environmental Glossary. Letter O +++ Popular Articles: 'Ozone-depleting substance', 'Organism', 'Ozone'
The Oversight is the independent assessment of the quality system and/or projects for conformance with requirements, effectiveness of requirements in maintaining quality, and ensuring or effecting appropriate corrective action.
Deutsch: Oxidation / Español: Oxidación / Português: Oxidação / Français: Oxydation / Italiano: Ossidazione /
Oxidation refers to a chemical reaction that involves the loss of electrons or an increase in oxidation state. It plays a crucial role in various environmental processes and can have both beneficial and detrimental effects.
An Oxidize is To chemically transform a substance by combining it with oxygen. See chemical reaction.
Deutsch: Sauerstoff / Español: Oxígeno / Português: Oxigênio / Français: Oxygène / Italiano: Ossigeno /
An Oxygen is a gas that exists naturally in the atmosphere and is produced by plants during Photosynthesis that humans and other animals breathe.
An Oxygen cycle is Cyclic movement of Oxygen in different chemical forms from the environment, to organisms, and then back
An Ozonation is a new technology using a form of oxygen, instead of chemicals, to treat Cooling water (Brown and Caldwell,
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