Glossary R

The Environmental Glossary. Letter R +++ Popular Articles: 'Range', 'Renewable energy', 'Range of tolerance'

A ranking member is the lead member of a Congressional committee from the minority party, usually chosen on the basis of seniority.

A Rapid Exit is Panels or rails that raise to Release all cows on one side of the milking Parlor at once.

Deutsch: Ratte / Español: Rata / Português: Rato / Français: Rat / Italiano: Ratto

Rats in the environment context refer to small to medium-sized rodents that are often found living in close association with human populations. They are known for their remarkable adaptability to various habitats and their ability to survive in harsh conditions. While they play a role in the natural ecosystem, their presence in human environments can have significant environmental and health implications.

Deutsch: Rate / Español: Tasa / Português: Taxa / Français: Taux / Italiano: Tasso

Rate in the environment context refers to a quantitative measure that expresses the occurrence or magnitude of a particular environmental phenomenon within a specified time frame. It is a critical metric used to assess, monitor, and understand the dynamics of environmental processes and their impacts on ecosystems, climate, and human societies.

Español: Razón / Português: Razão / Italiano: Rapporto
A Ratio is the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things.

A Ration is Feed fed to an animal during a 24-hour period.

The Raw Data are all the documentation generated during sampling and analysis which includes, but is not limited to, field notes, hardcopies of electronic data, disks, untabulated sample results, QC sample results, printouts of chromatograms, instrument outputs, and handwritten notes.

A Raw Water is Water in its natural state, prior to any treatment for drinking. See finished water.

RCRA is the Resource conservation, and Recovery Act (RCRA)

A Re-entrainment is Situation that occurs when the air being exhausted from a building is immediately brought back into the system through the air intake and other openings in the building envelope.

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