Glossary B
The Environmental Glossary. Letter B +++ Popular Articles: 'Balance', 'Biodiversity', 'Biodiversity monitoring'
- Biological Assessment (bioassessment) : A Biological Assessment (bioassessment) is Using Biomonitoring data of samples of living organisms to evaluate the condition or health of a place (e.g., a stream, wetland, or woodlot)
Biological Assessments or Bioassessments are evaluation of the biological condition of a waterbody using biological surveys and other direct measurements of resident Biota in surface
- Biological Criteria (biocriteria) : A Biological Criteria (biocriteria) is Numerical values or narrative expressions that describe the condition of aquatic, biological assemblages of reference sites of a given aquatic life use designation.
- Biological Criteria or Biocriteria : A Biological Criteria or Biocriteria is narrative or numeric expressions that describe the biological condition (structure and function) of Aquatic communities inhabiting waters of a
A Biological Degradation is as used in the Superfund Program, the process by which biological agents can reduce or eliminate risks posed by a Hazardous Substance through decomposition