Glossary D

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

A Drilling Fluid is Fluid used to lubricate the bit and convey drill Cuttings to the surface with rotary drilling equipment.

A Drinking Water Equivalent Level is Protective level of Exposure related to potentially non-carcinogenic effects of chemicals that are also known to cause cancer.

A Drinking Water State Revolving Fund is the Fund provides capitalization grants to states to develop drinking water revolving loan funds to help finance system infrastructure improvements, assure source-water protection, enhance operation and management of drinking-water systems, and otherwise promote local water-system compliance and protection of public health.

A drip irrigation is a common Irrigation method where pipes or tubes filled with water slowly drip onto crops. Drip Irrigation is a low-pressure method of Irrigation and less water is lost to evaporation than high-pressure spray irrigation.

A Drive Casing is Heavy duty steel casing driven along with the sampling tool in cased DP systems.

A Drive Point Profiler is an exposed groundwater DP system used to collect multiple depth-discrete groundwater samples. Ports in the tip of the probe connect to an internal stainless

Driver Tag Teams are Driver Tag Teams are known by many different names in the industry,

Drop tubes are Devices that can be added to a Center Pivot system to achieve greater Efficiency in agricultural Irrigation (Kromm and White, 1990).

A Drop-off is Recyclable materials collection method in which individuals bring them to a designated collection site.

The term "drug" refers to pharmaceutical compounds or substances that have the potential to enter the environment and may have adverse effects on ecosystems and organisms. These drugs can be derived from both human and veterinary sources and are typically introduced into the environment through various pathways such as wastewater discharges, agricultural runoff, and improper disposal of pharmaceutical products. While the primary purpose of drugs is to treat or prevent diseases in humans and animals, their presence in the environment has raised concerns due to their potential impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

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