Glossary D

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

A Detention Time is 1. The theoretical calculated time required for a small amount of water to pass through a tank at a given rate of flow.

A Detergent is Synthetic washing Agent that helps to remove dirt and oil. Some contain compounds which kill useful Bacteria and encourage Algae growth when they are in wastewater that

A Determination of Equivalent Treatment (DET) is a type of

Detritivore is the consumer organism that feeds on detritus, parts of dead organisms, and cast-off fragments and wastes of living organisms.

Detritus are the parts of dead organisms and cast-off fragments and wastes of living organisms.

Detritus feeder is the Organism that extracts nutrients from fragments of dead organisms and their cast-off parts and organic wastes. Examples include earthworms, termites, and crabs.

Developed country is the country that is highly industrialized and has a high Per capita GNP. Compare developing country.

German: Entwicklungsland
A developing country is a country that has low to moderate industrialization and

Deutsch: Entwicklung / Español: Desarrollo / Português: Desenvolvimento / Français: Dêveloppement / Italiano: Sviluppo

A development is (1) a developed tract of land (with houses or structures); (2) the act, process or result of developing.

Development Effects are adverse effects such as altered growth, structural abnormality, functional deficiency, or death observed in a developing organism.

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