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An Applied Dose is In Exposure assessment, the amount of a substance in contact with the primary Absorption boundaries of an Organism (e.g. skin, lung tissue, gastrointestinal track)
An appropriation is the setting aside of funds for a designated purpose (e.g., there is an appropriation of $7 billion to build 5 new submarines).
An appropriation doctrine is the system for allocating water to private individuals used in most Western states.
Deutsch: Aquakultur / Español: Acuicultura / Português: Aquacultura / Français: Aquaculture / Italiano: Acquacoltura /
An aquaculture is the controlled rearing of fish or shellfish by people or corporations who own the harvestable product, often involving the capture of the eggs or young of a speciesEspañol: Acuático / Português: Aquático
Aquatic is the pertaining to water. Compare terrestrial.
An Aquatic Assemblage is an Organism group of interacting populations in a given waterbody, for example, fish assemblage or a Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage.
An Aquatic Biota is collective term describing the organisms living in or depending on the Aquatic environment.