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Ampere

Deutsch: Ampere / Español: Amperio / Português: Ampère / Français: Ampère / Italiano: Ampere /

An Ampere is the unit of electrical current. A potential of one volt across a resistance of one ohm causes a Current of one ampere (6.25 X 1018 Electrons per second) to flow.

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Ampere-hour

An Ampere-hour is a unit of energy, typically referring to battery capacity.

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Ampoule

Deutsch: Ampulle / Español: Ampolla / Português: Ampola / Français: Ampoule / Italiano: Fiala

Ampoule in the environmental context refers to a small, sealed vial made of glass or plastic, typically used to contain and preserve liquids, gases, or samples under sterile or airtight conditions. Ampoules play a critical role in Environmental Monitoring, conservation, and Laboratory Analysis.

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Amprometric Titration

An Amprometric Titration is a way of measuring concentrations of certain substances in water using an electric Current that Flows during a chemical reaction.

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An acid rain

- An acid rain : An An Acid rain is the precipitation of dilute solutions of strong mineral acids, formed by the mixing in the atmosphere of various industrial pollutants is primarily sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides -- with naturally occurring oxygen and water vapor.

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An Assessment Endpoint

- An Assessment Endpoint : An An Assessment Endpoint is In ecological risk assessment, an explicit expression of the environmental value to be protected; includes both an ecological entity and specific attribute d thereof.

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Anadromous

An Anadromous is Fish that return from salt water to Fresh Water to spawn (e.g., salmon, steelhead).

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Anaerobic

An Anaerobic is a life or process that occurs in, or is not destroyed by, the absence of oxygen.

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"Anaerobic" is in the UNSPSC Code "41104308"
Anaerobic environmental culture systems or supplies


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An Anaerobic is Microorganisms that biodegrade organic matter without free oxygen.

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Anaerobic Decomposition

An Anaerobic Decomposition is Reduction of the net Energy level and change in chemical composition of organic Matter caused by Microorganisms in an oxygen-free environment.

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Anaerobic lagoon

An Anaerobic lagoon is a liquid-based manure management system, characterized by waste residing in water to a depth of at least six feet for a period ranging between 30 and 200 days.

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