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The Environmental Glossary. Letter A +++ Popular Articles: 'Adulterants', 'Acid', 'Abatement Debris'

An Absorption of radiation is the uptake of radiation by a solid body, liquid or gas. The absorbed Energy may be transferred or re-emitted. See radiation.

An Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) is the maximum number of errors, defects, or Contamination at which data are considered usable.

Acceptance Criteria
Specific limits placed on

Deutsch: Unfallstelle / Español: Sitio del Accidente / Português: Local do Acidente / Français: Site de l'Accident / Italiano: Sito dell'Incidente /

An Accident Site is the location of an unexpected occurrence, failure or loss, either at a plant or along a transportation route, resulting in a release of hazardous materials.

An Acclimation is a response by an animal that enables it to tolerate a change in a single factor (e.g. temperature) in its

Deutsch: Akklimatisierung / Español: Acclimatization / Português: Aclimatação / Français: Acclimatation / Italiano: Acclimatazione /

An Acclimatization is the physiological and behavioral adjustments of an Organism to changes in its environment.

An accuracy is the degree to which a calculation, a measurement, or set of measurements agree with a true value or an accepted reference value. "accuracy includes a combination

An acequia is acequias were important forms of irrigation in the development of agriculture in the American Southwest.

Deutsch: Säure / Español: Ácido / Português: Ácido / Français: Acide / Italiano: Acido /

An Acid is a Corrosive solution with a pH less than 7.

Deutsch: Säuremine-Abfluss / Español: Drenaje Ácido de Minas / Português: Drenagem Ácida de Minas / Français: Drainage Acide des Mines / Italiano: Drenaggio Acido delle Miniere /

An Acid Mine Drainage is Drainage of water from areas that have been mined for coal or other mineral ores.

Deutsch: Säureneutralisierungskapazität / Español: Capacidad de neutralización de ácidos / Português: Capacidade de neutralização de ácidos / Français: Capacité de neutralisation des acides / Italiano: Capacità di neutralizzazione degli acidi /

An Acid Neutralizing Capacity (ANC) is a measure of the ability for water or soil to neutralize added acids. This is done by the reaction of hydrogen ions with inorganic or organic bases such as bicarbonate (HCO3-) or organic ions.

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