Glossary D

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

A Dry cooling is Cooling-down process using steam, to eliminate the loss of water (Strauss, 1991).

A Dry Cow is a Cow that is not Lactating or secreting milk after it has completed a lactation period following calving.

A dry deposition is the settling of gases and Particles out of the atmosphere. dry deposition is a

A Dry Lot is an open lot that may be covered with concrete, but that has no vegetative cover. Generally used as exercise areas in most of US, but may be used as primary Cow housing in

A Dual-Phase Extraction is active withdrawal of both liquid and gas phases from a well usually involving the use of a vacuum pump.

A Dump (Dump site) is a site used to dispose of solid waste without Environmental controls.

see also:

German: Deponie
Dump sites are waste Disposal grounds.

A Duplicate is a second Aliquot or sample that is treated the same as the original sample in order to determine the precision of the analytical method. (See: aliquot.)

Duplicate measurements are Two measurements made concurrently and in the same location, or side-by-side. Used to evaluate the precision of the measurement method.

Durable goods are Sturdy items, like furniture or appliances, that can be used for many years. When people repair these Products instead of buying new ones, they save money and reduce

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