Glossary A

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

Deutsch: Akut / Español: Agudo / Português: Agudo / Français: Aigu / Italiano: Acuto /

An Acute is used to describe disease where symptoms are readily evident. Treatment is generally required.

Deutsch: Akuter Effekt / Español: Efecto Agudo / Português: Efeito Agudo / Français: Effet Aigu / Italiano: Effetto Acuto /

An Acute Effect is an adverse effect on any living Organism which results in severe symptoms that develop rapidly; symptoms often subside after the Exposure stops.

An Acute Exposure is a single exposure to a toxic substance which may result in

An Acute Health Effect is an immediate (i.e. within hours or days) effect that may result from exposure to certain drinking water contaminants (e.g., pathogens).

An Acute Toxicity is the ability of a substance to cause severe biological harm or death soon after a single Exposure or dose. Also, any poisonous effect resulting from a single short

Deutsch: Anpassung / Español: Adaptación / Português: Adaptação / Français: Adaptation / Italiano: Adattamento /

The term adaptation may refer to any one of the following:

Adaptive radiation is the process in which numerous new species evolve to fill vacant and new ecological niches in changed environments, usually after a mass extinction.

An adaptive sampling strategy is a sampling strategy that allows modification of sampling design and analysis to adapt to changing objectives or to changing circumstances.

Adaptive trait --->adaptation

An Add-on Control Device is an Air Pollution control device such as Carbon Absorber or incinerator that reduces the pollution in an exhaust gas.

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