Glossary D

The Environmental Glossary. Letter D +++ Popular Articles: 'Deposition', 'Degradation', 'Diesel'

A Debris is any solid material exceeding a 60 mm particle size that is intended for disposal and that is a manufactured object, or plant or animal matter, or natural geologic material.

A Decant is To draw off the upper Layer of liquid after the heaviest material (a solid or another liquid) has settled.

A Decay is To rot, or waste away

Decay Products are Degraded radioactive materials, often referred to as "daughters" or "progeny"; radon Decay

A Decharacterize is Treat a Characteristic waste so that it no longer exhibits a Characteristic property. For Characteristic wastes treated in Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking water

A Dechlorination is Removal of chlorine from a substance.

A Deciduous is a tree which sheds its foliage at the end of the growing season.

Decomposer is the Organism that digests parts of dead organisms and cast-off fragments and wastes of living organisms by breaking down the complex organic molecules in those materials

A Decomposition is the breakdown of matter by Bacteria and fungi, changing the chemical makeup and physical appearance of materials.

German: Dekontamination
The Decontamination is the removal of harmful substances such as noxious chemicals,

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