Glossary F

The Environmental Glossary. Letter F +++ Popular Articles: 'Feeder', 'Function', 'Fishery'

German: Frischwasser
Fresh Water are water resources free from salt that are critical to living organisms ;

Deutsch: Süßwasser / Español: Agua dulce / Português: Agua doce/ Français: Eau douce / Italiano: Acqua dolce

A freshwater is water that contains less than 1,000 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of dissolved solids; generally, more than 500 mg/L of Dissolved Solids is undesirable for drinking and many industrial uses.

Freshwater life zones are Aquatic systems where water with a dissolved salt Concentration of less than 1\% by volume accumulates on or Flows through the surfaces of terrestrial biomes.

A Fronthaul is the first leg of the truck trip that involves hauling a load or several loads to targeted destinations.

Frontier Environmental worldview is the view by European colonists settling North America in the 1600s that the continent had vast resources and was a wilderness to be conquered by settlers clearing and planting land.

A frustule is the hard shell of a diatom

Deutsch: Brennstoff / Español: Combustible / Português: Combustível / Français: Carburant / Italiano: Carburante /

A Fuel is any material, like wood, coal, oil, or gas, that is burned to supply Heat or energy.

fugitive emissions are Emissions that do not come from smokestacks, tailpipes, or any other Emissions collection system. Air Pollution escaping from leaky pipes in an industrial plant

Deutsch: Funktion / Español: Función / Português: Função / Français: Fonction / Italiano: Funzione /

A function is a role that wetlands serve, which are of value to society or environment.

Functional diversity is the biological and chemical processes or functions such as energy flow and matter cycling needed for the survival of species and biological communities.

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