Glossary E

The Environmental Glossary. Letter E +++ Popular Articles: 'Environmental Impact Assessment', 'Energy', 'Environment'

Deutsch: Element / Español: Elemento / Português: Elemento / Français: Élément / Italiano: Elemento /

An Element is Chemicals such as hydrogen (H), iron (Fe), sodium (Na), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), or oxygen (O), whose distinctly different atoms serve as the basic building blocks of all matter.

An Elevation (solar) is the sun's angle above the horizon.

ELF --->Epithelial lining fluid

EMAP stands for Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program, which was a long-term monitoring program initiated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1990 to assess the condition of the nation's ecological resources. The program aimed to provide a comprehensive picture of the ecological condition of the country's surface waters, wetlands, and terrestrial resources.

embeddedness are the degree to which rocks in the streambed are surrounded by sediment.

English: Emergency / Español: Emergencia / Português: Emergência / Français: Urgence / Italian: Emergenza

Emergency in the environmental context refers to a situation where immediate action is required due to an environmental threat that poses significant risks to health, ecosystems, or property.

An Emergency Response is a response action to situations that may cause immediate and serious harm to people or the environment

emergent plants are plants rooted underwater, but with their tops extending above the water.

Emission means for the purposes of reporting criteria air contaminants (CACs) to the NPRI, any discharge of a CAC to air.

An Emission density: is Represents tons per year within a given area on a per square mile basis. In this assessment, total county Emissions are divided by the total square mileage of

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